{"id":374566,"date":"2026-10-16T05:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/374566\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T05:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T05:49:06","slug":"kelly-clarkson-calls-out-brooklyn-shop-over-pretty-woman-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/374566\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson Calls Out Brooklyn Shop Over &#8216;Pretty Woman&#8217; Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Kelly Clarkson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/kelly-clarkson\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Kelly Clarkson<\/a> isn&#8217;t happy with the way she was treated during a recent shopping trip in <a data-ylk=\"slk:Brooklyn;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/tag\/brooklyn\" class=\"internal-link\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Saturday (Oct. 10), the Grammy-winning singer and talk show host took to X to criticize Art of Play, a specialty shop in Brooklyn, after claiming an employee assumed she couldn&#8217;t afford the items she wanted to purchase.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clarkson explained that she had traveled across New York City specifically to visit the store, only to leave disappointed by her interaction with a salesperson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;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&#8217;t afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me,&#8221; Clarkson wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:COMPLEX SHOP:;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">COMPLEX SHOP:<\/a><a data-ylk=\"slk:Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#039;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/shop?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=syndication&amp;utm_campaign=shop2025\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what&#8217;s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued, &#8220;Wow, dude. You&#8217;re an idiot and just lost a huge sale. But y&#8217;all should go check out Art of Play in Brooklyn if you enjoy being treated like Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman. For sure, check it out \ud83d\udc4e&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clarkson&#8217;s reference to the 1990 romantic comedy Pretty Woman alludes to a memorable scene in which Julia Roberts&#8217; character, Vivian Ward, is dismissed by employees at a high-end boutique because of her appearance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The singer appeared to suggest that she experienced similar treatment, claiming the salesperson judged her ability to pay rather than helping her find the products she wanted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Clarkson&#8217;s post quickly gained traction on social media, and the store has subsequently been review bombed on Google.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:According to Page Six;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/10\/10\/celebrity-news\/kelly-clarkson-slams-brooklyn-store-for-treating-her-like-julia-roberts-pretty-woman-character\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">According to Page Six<\/a>, Art of Play declined to comment when contacted about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Related News<a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/www.complex.com\/sports\/a\/bernadette-giacomazzo\/caitlin-clark-statpadding-accusation\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"WNBA Announcers Accused of Trying to Embarrass Caitlin Clark with 'Statpadding' Accusation\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"502\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/complex_131\/5f9553e62acae71316fb27eb1a9898bb.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former ESPN Broadcaster Accused of Double Standard After Caitlin Clark &#8216;Stat Padding&#8217; 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