{"id":370242,"date":"2026-10-11T08:20:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-11T08:20:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/370242\/"},"modified":"2026-10-11T08:20:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T08:20:44","slug":"kelly-clarkson-blasts-brooklyn-store-for-treating-her-like-julia-roberts-from-pretty-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/370242\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson blasts Brooklyn store for treating her like Julia Roberts from ‘Pretty Woman’"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clarkson claimed a shop assistant appeared to assume she could not afford the merchandise she wanted to buy<\/p>\n

Kelly Clarkson has described an uncomfortable shopping experience at a Brooklyn boutique, claiming a shop assistant appeared to assume she could not afford the merchandise she wanted to buy.<\/p>\n

The singer shared her account on social media, prompting reactions from fans.<\/p>\n

The 44-year-old former American Idol winner took to X on Saturday, October 10, after travelling to the store, Art of Play, to browse its products.<\/p>\n

“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,” Clarkson began.<\/p>\n

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\u2019t afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me. Wow, dude. You\u2019re an idiot and just lost a\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kelly Clarkson (@kellyclarkson) October 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

She alleged that an employee looked at her as though she could not afford the items before offering to find something “comparable”.<\/p>\n

Clarkson responded: “Wow, dude. You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale.”<\/p>\n

The singer compared the encounter to Pretty Woman, the 1990 romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts.<\/p>\n

In the film, Roberts plays Vivian Ward, who faces dismissive treatment at a boutique because of her appearance.<\/p>\n

The comparison resonated with Clarkson’s followers, with several expressing disbelief at her account. One fan wrote: “You mean to tell me the guy in the store didn’t know who Kelly Clarkson is?!”<\/p>\n

Another commented: “If I was a salesperson and saw you come in the store, I would roll out ‘the red carpet’ treatment.”<\/p>\n

Some people reportedly left negative reviews on the store’s Google listing following the incident.<\/p>\n

The episode comes as Clarkson\u00a0navigates changes in her professional and personal life.<\/p>\n

She announced her departure from The Kelly Clarkson Show after seven seasons and has continued appearing as a coach on The Voice.<\/p>\n

The singer has previously said she wants to prioritise time with her children following the death of her former husband, Brandon Blackstock, in August 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Clarkson claimed a shop assistant appeared to assume she could not afford the merchandise she wanted to buy…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":370243,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,40592,157,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-370242","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-celebrity-scandals-gossip","tag-entertainment","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370242","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370242"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370242\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}