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Kelly Clarkson and Brooklyn toy store clash over $15,000 mechanical bird
October 14, 2026 at 10:56 PM
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3 reports · over 13 hours
BNBBC News
What's going on between Kelly Clarkson and a Brooklyn store bird?
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BNBBC News
Brooklyn novelty shop reeling from 'surreal' row with Kelly Clarkson over $15m bird
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(opens the publisher’s site)Kelly Clarkson and Brooklyn shop Art of Play are sparring over her claim that staff treated her as unable to afford a $15,000 mechanical bird.
- Clarkson said on X that staff at Art of Play looked at her "as if I couldn't afford" the singing bird, later revealed as Molly.
- Art of Play said Molly is fixed to the wall and not for sale, offering Clarkson an identical bird for $15,000.
- Co-owner Adam Rubin told Curbed that Clarkson had endangered staff, and the store said it faces threats and harassment.
- Investigative journalist Pablo Torre released surveillance footage of Clarkson's visit, viewed more than 350,000 times.