Kelly Clarkson says a Brooklyn store snubbed her. The shop says the item she wanted wasn’t for sale.
NBC News reports on the viral conflict between Kelly Clarkson and Brooklyn-based store Art of Play. The store claims the item in question was a permanent display, while Clarkson maintains she was treated rudely by staff.
Why it matters
This highlights the volatility of online reputation management for small businesses in the age of viral social media call-outs.
Kelly Clarkson accused a New York City store of treating her as though she couldn’t afford its merchandise. But the business at the center of her viral complaint offered a different explanation. Clarkson, a three-time Grammy winner, publicly called out Art of Play in Brooklyn, writing Saturday on X that she visited the curiosity shop with “a few things in mind to buy” and was offered something similar after being treated as though she couldn’t afford what she wanted. “Wow, dude. You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale,” Clarkson wrote of the employee who served her at the store.
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