Kelly Clarkson has called out a Brooklyn shop after a visit that she says left her feeling judged over whether she could afford its merchandise.<\/p>\n
The singer, 44, named Art of Play in an October 10 post on X, describing an interaction with an unidentified employee.<\/p>\n
She compared the experience to Julia Roberts’ character being dismissed by boutique staff in Pretty Woman, the 1990 romantic comedy.<\/p>\n
Art of Play declined to comment when contacted by phone on Saturday, Page Six<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n Clarkson Says an Employee Offered to Find Something \u201cComparable\u201d<\/p>\n Clarkson said she drove to Brooklyn specifically to visit the store, which had caught her interest, and already had several purchases in mind.<\/p>\n She wrote that she was \u201clooked at as if I couldn’t afford it\u201d and that the employee offered to \u201cfind something comparable for me.\u201d \u201cWow, dude,\u201d she wrote. \u201cYou’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale.\u201d<\/p>\n She finished by sarcastically recommending the shop to followers who wanted the same treatment, adding a thumbs-down emoji. Her account did not identify the merchandise, its price or how much she had intended to spend.<\/p>\n The Store Shared, Then Removed, a Customer’s Praise<\/p>\n