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Clarkson's Brooklyn shop snub: store says item wasn't for sale

The Brooklyn shop Art of Play claims the item was a display piece, while Clarkson says she was treated as unable to afford it.

On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN Overnight
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Photo: Kelly Clarkson
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTime to pay that off: the item Kelly Clarkson wanted at Art of Play in Brooklyn, the store says, was never for sale, and it calls the backlash since then surreal.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the shop says it was a display piece, and she says she got treated like she couldn't afford it.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBoth of those can be true at once, which is rare online.

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA price tag would have settled it. Rex has the scores.

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