“They have not heard from Kelly but have reached out via multiple channels,” a source in the Art of Play neighborhood exclusively told Page Six.
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source → hear → Page
While the store waits to hear back from the “American Idol” winner, it certainly has locals in its corner following the drama.
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locals → wait → drama
“They’ve experienced such an outpouring of support from neighbors and visitors to the store,” the source said.
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source → experience → store
“Anyone who stops by can plainly see.
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who → stop → ?
Other businesses have dropped off gift bags and sent flowers.”
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businesses → drop → flowers
“They have gotten nothing but love in real life.
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They → get → life
The hatred continues online, but they stopped looking days ago,” the source continued.
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source → continue → ?
The store — which sells items like collectible playing cards, puzzles, games and other whimsical home goods — has experienced a boom in interest since making headlines with Clarkson.
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which → sell → Clarkson
“They have absolutely been seeing increased foot traffic with many people coming just to take a selfie with Molly,” a regular customer said of the mechanical bird at the center of the drama.
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customer → see → drama
“They get the same repeat customers all of the time,” the shopper said.
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shopper → get → time
“It’s always busy.
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It → ’ → ?
Clarkson called out store staffers in an X rant last weekend, claiming that she was treated like Julia Roberts’ character in “Pretty Woman” during her visit.
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she → call → visit
“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’t afford it and was told he could find something comparable for me,” she wrote in the post.
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she → drive → post
You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale.
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You → ’re → sale
But y’all should go check out Art of Play in Brooklyn if you enjoy being treated like Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman.
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you → go → Woman
For sure, check it out 👎,” she added.
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she → check → it
After taking heat from Clarkson’s fanbase, the store owners responded in a statement, explaining that Clarkson inquired about purchasing a large mechanical bird named “Molly” that wasn’t for sale.
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that → take → sale
Clarkson fired back in a follow-up post accusing the store of lying.
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Clarkson → fire → store
That’s the narrative Art of Play is gonna go with 👍,” she wrote on X.
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she → ’ → X.
“So the whole conversation we had when I asked you if it was for sale whilst pointing to the price tag hanging on the wall with the title Singing Bird didn’t happen as you elevator eyed me saying in a condescending tone ‘yes, it’s for sale but it costs 15,000 dollars so if you’d like me to find something comparable for you I can.'”
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I → have → you
“That all never happened and now it’s not for sale.
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it → happen → sale
So you’re not only rude, you’re also a liar.
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you → ’re → ?
She also shared a photo of the feathered automaton next to what appeared to be a $15,000 price tag.
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what → share → automaton
“She did not take out her Black Card and try to buy the thing off the wall.
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She → take → wall
She was not told no, she was not told to leave,” Rubin said.
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Rubin → tell → ?
“She asked about the bird.
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She → ask → bird
It’s on the wall, and attached permanently.
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It → ’ → wall
It was explained to her that it’s a complicated situation to get these things made,” he continued.
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he → explain → her
“They take years.
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They → take → years
There’s one guy that makes them, and if we have seriously interested buyers, then we talk to the artist and try to work something out.”
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we → ’ → something
Instead, Rubin claimed his employee asked if the “Since U Been Gone” artist wanted to view a similar automaton priced at $2,000.
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artist → claim → 2,000
“It’s just like [a] he-said, she-said thing, right?” Rubin said.
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Rubin → ’ → thing
“So she’s going to say one thing, I’m going to say another thing.
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I → go → thing
The point of it is, nothing happened in the shop that was so dramatic that it’s worth throwing a Molotov cocktail into a mom-and-pop business.”
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it → happen → business
Reps for Clarkson did not immediately return requests for comment.
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Reps → return → comment
Rubin accused Clarkson of wielding her celebrity status to publicly attack a small business, claiming that he and his staffers were subsequently inundated with hateful messages.
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he → accuse → messages
Rubin noted that no one in the store recognized Clarkson and that she was treated just like any other customer.
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she → note → customer
He also said that, despite their feud, she is welcome back in his store anytime.
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she → say → store
Leaked security footage from Clarkson’s visit showed the “Breakaway” singer, dressed casually in a baseball cap and oversized tee, browsing the shop for less than five minutes before appearing to scold staffers and storm out.
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singer → leak → staffers
Page Six reached out to Art of Play for further comment.
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Page → reach → comment
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