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Kelly Clarkson says Brooklyn store treated her as if she could not afford its goods
Kelly Clarkson says she was treated dismissively while shopping at Art of Play, a store in Brooklyn, New York.
She wrote on X that an employee appeared to assume she could not afford the items she wanted and offered to find something comparable.
Clarkson compared the experience to a scene in the 1990 film Pretty Woman, in which a shop worker judges a customer by her appearance.
She said the employee had lost a major sale and urged people to visit the store if they wanted similar treatment.
Art of Play later shared an Instagram Story featuring a customer praising the staff’s kindness, then deleted it.
The store has not publicly responded to Clarkson’s allegation.
The incident drew attention online, including new negative reviews of the business.
Kelly Clarkson said a Brooklyn store employee treated her as if she could not afford the goods she wanted to buy.
She named the store as Art of Play and compared the encounter to Julia Roberts’ character being turned away in the film Pretty Woman.
Clarkson said the employee offered to find her something comparable and called the interaction a lost sale.
Art of Play shared a customer review praising its staff’s kindness hours after Clarkson’s post, then deleted it, according to Us Weekly.
The store did not provide a response to the accusations to the outlets that contacted it; Page Six reported that it declined to comment.
- Who
- Kelly Clarkson said a staff member at Art of Play treated her as if she could not afford the store’s goods.
- What
- Clarkson accused the employee of offering to find her something comparable. She compared the experience to Pretty Woman.
- When
- Clarkson posted about the visit on X on Saturday, October 10.
- Where
- Art of Play, a store in Brooklyn, New York.
- Why
- Clarkson said she was judged as unable to afford the goods she wanted. The store’s reason is not stated.
Kelly Clarkson
Art of Play
Treatment during the visit
Kelly Clarkson
Clarkson said she was looked at as if she could not afford the goods and was offered something comparable.
Art of Play
The store did not publicly address the accusation in the reports; it shared and later deleted a customer review praising its staff’s kindness.
Response to the allegation
Kelly Clarkson
Clarkson called the employee an idiot and said the store had lost a sale.
Art of Play
The store’s account of the encounter is not stated.
Just drove all the way to Brooklyn to check out this store I thought looked really rad and had a few things in mind to buy
and literally was looked at as if I couldn’t afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me.
You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale.
From the very first time I walked into @artofplay, I felt welcomed and treated with such genuine kindness
Clarkson posted on X about her visit to Art of Play and accused a staff member of treating her as if she could not afford the goods.
Art of Play shared an Instagram Story featuring a customer review that praised the staff’s kindness.
Art of Play deleted the customer review from its Instagram Stories.
- Store
- Art of Play
- Location
- Brooklyn, New York
- Social media platform
- X
- Clarkson’s comparison
- Julia Roberts’ character in the 1990 film Pretty Woman
- Reported store response
- Art of Play shared and later deleted a customer review praising its staff’s kindness
Sources
Kelly Clarkson Slams Brooklyn Store for Giving Her the ‘Pretty Woman’ Treatment: ‘Just Lost a Huge Sale’
Kelly Clarkson Claims NYC Store Gave Her Pretty Woman Treatment
NYC Store at Center of Kelly Clarkson Controversy Seemingly Responds
Kelly Clarkson furiously tears into Brooklyn shop she claims treated her 'like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman'
Kelly Clarkson Details Alleged 'Pretty Woman' Store Moment Over Price Tags
Kelly Clarkson blasts Brooklyn store for treating her like Julia Roberts in ‘Pretty Woman’: ‘You’re an idiot’
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