Brooklyn Store Details Kelly Clarkson Incident, Raises Price Of Molly To $15M

Kelly Clarkson's adversary is making the media rounds. In some the most delightfully batshit celebrity antics in recent memory, Clarkson has been waging a PR war on Art Of Play, a Brooklyn boutique that made her feel like Julia Roberts' character in Pretty Woman by refusing to sell her an animatronic bird named Molly. She first posted about the incident Saturday on her X account, inspiring a large number of her followers to send hostile messages the store's way.According to a social media post from Art Of Play, upon her visit to the shop this past Saturday, Clarkson "inquired about buying 'Molly,' a one-of-a-kind singing and dancing bird automaton who plays an important role in the magic shows we host here." Clarkson doubled down on Sunday, insisting that the bird had a price tag. The shop then clarified on Instagram that it had offered Clarkson alternatives to purchase, some of which were available in the shop that day. Clarkson keeps digging her heels in, refusing to back down.Now Adam Rubin, one of Art Of Play's three co-owners, has given an interview to Curbed. "This is an insane misunderstanding," he said. "Nothing happened in this shop to justify her scolding our shopkeeper o...