{"id":370216,"date":"2026-10-11T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/370216\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T07:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T07:00:11","slug":"kelly-clarkson-says-nyc-store-treated-her-like-julia-roberts-in-pretty-woman-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/370216\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson Says NYC Store Treated Her Like Julia Roberts in ‘Pretty Woman’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kelly Clarkson<\/a> says she had her very own “Pretty Woman” moment while shopping in New York City … claiming a store employee treated her like she couldn’t afford the merchandise, and she wasn’t having it!<\/p>\n

The singer took to X Saturday to blast Art of Play, a Brooklyn shop specializing in puzzles, games and toys, after she says an employee apparently made some assumptions about the size of her wallet.<\/p>\n

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Kelly says she went out of her way to visit the store because she thought it looked cool and had several items she wanted to buy … but her shopping trip quickly took a turn.<\/p>\n

According to Kelly, an employee made her feel like she couldn’t afford the merchandise and allegedly offered to find her something comparable instead.<\/p>\n

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Needless to say, the Grammy winner wasn’t amused … telling the employee they had just lost out on a massive sale.<\/p>\n

Kelly then compared the awkward encounter to Julia Roberts<\/a>‘ iconic shopping scene in the 1990 film “Pretty Woman” … sarcastically suggesting people visit the store if they want to experience the same treatment.<\/p>\n

For those who need a refresher, Roberts’ character Vivian gets snubbed by saleswomen at a fancy Beverly Hills boutique who assume she can’t afford their clothes.<\/p>\n

Vivian later returns after spending big bucks elsewhere and delivers one of the movie’s most memorable lines … “Big mistake. Big. Huge.”<\/p>\n

Kelly didn’t identify the employee involved or reveal exactly what she planned to purchase.<\/p>\n

The singer, who moved to NYC in 2023, certainly isn’t hurting for cash … making the alleged shopping snub all the more awkward.<\/p>\n

Art of Play seemingly hasn’t addressed the issue yet … but<\/p>\n

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