An antique store in Brooklyn is again trying to clarify its side of the social media drama. Kelly Clarkson.
Clarkson, 44, blew up the Art of Play store in New York City over the weekend, claiming she was treated like this. Julia Roberts‘ character beautiful woman When she asked about purchasing a $15,000 singing bird ornament, which the store later claimed was not for sale. According to Clarkson’s original post from Saturday, October 10, a store employee “looked [me] supposedly [I] He couldn’t afford it and was told he could find me something similar.
talk show host on Sunday, October 11, and American Idol winner He accused the store of lying about the item not being for sale, prompting Art of Play to issue another response.
“During the 5 minutes he spent in the store, he asked questions about our mechanical bird puppet named Molly,” Art of Play wrote on Instagram. “We explained that Molly was permanently attached to the wall and served as our store’s de facto mascot, but that a nearly identical vending machine belonged to a brilliant artist who was the creator of the machines. Happiness Kolb Living in Seattle. He told us Molly would be willing to part with her twin for $15,000. “We told Kelly Clarkson all of this.”
“We also offered to show him a different singing bird automaton that he could take home that day, made by a traditional watch shop in Germany. It costs about $2,000. He didn’t stick around long enough to see it,” the store continued.
Despite the seemingly contradictory circumstances, the store offered Clarkson a mea culpa.
“We reached out directly to Kelly to clear the air,” Art of Play wrote. “We truly wish him the best and hope that one day we can all laugh about this misunderstanding.”
Earlier on Sunday, Clarkson responded to Art of Play’s initial statement claiming the singing bird was not for sale.
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“So when I asked you if it was for sale and pointed to the price tag hanging on the wall with the title Singing Bird, the entire conversation we had didn’t take place with you looking at me from the elevator and saying in a condescending tone, ‘yeah, it’s for sale, but it’s $15,000, so if you want me to find something similar for you, I can,'” he wrote via X. “These never happened and they’re not for sale now. Okay, great. So not only are you rude, you’re also a liar, I get it ✅.”
Clarkson added that he was keen to support small business during his visit on Saturday.
“And by the way, I obviously support small businesses because I was literally trying to buy something at a small business. I love small businesses and I know they are important and I always support them, but just because you’re a small business you don’t get a free pass to treat people less than you would in your store,” she wrote. “It’s not that hard to be nice. I never scold people, but you’re an exception, my friend. Your store is really great. Unfortunately, you’re not.”