Kelly Clarkson Says Brooklyn Shop Treated Her as Unable to Pay

Kelly Clarkson said she was treated as though she could not afford items during a shopping visit to Art of Play, a Brooklyn store, and named the business in a post on X. Her account of the encounter has not been independently verified in the reports, and the store’s response was not included. Clarkson wrote that she had driven to Brooklyn because the shop looked appealing and she had several things in mind to buy. She said she was looked at as if she could not afford the items and that a staff member offered to find something comparable for her. She then wrote that the interaction had cost the store a large sale and urged her followers to visit if they wanted to be treated like Julia Roberts’ character in the 1990 film Pretty Woman. In the film, Roberts plays Vivian, who is turned away from a clothing store after staff judge her by her appearance. Clarkson’s post invoked that scene to describe what she said happened during her visit. Her post identified Art of Play, a home-goods shop in Brooklyn that sells puzzles, games, toys, books and other items.