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Kelly Clarkson's songbird showdown exposes the thin skin she's hid…

The Brooklyn shop, Art of Play, says it told the singer the mechanical bird was not for sale; the bird remains employed.

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on BBN Tonight
Published 7:31 PM ET, Wednesday, October 14, 2026

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First reported by New York Post: “Kelly Clarkson’s songbird showdown exposes the thin skin she’s hid from us all these years”.
Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at 7:31 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Kelly Clarkson.

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New York PostKelly Clarkson’s songbird showdown exposes the thin skin she’s hid from us all these years

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTime to pay that off: a Brooklyn magic shop called Art of Play is reeling from what its owners call a surreal row with Kelly Clarkson over a mechanical singing bird.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAccording to the New York Post, the bird hangs on the shop's wall, the singer wanted it, and the shop told her it was not for sale.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Post says those three words, not for sale, turned a usually affable star into a customer service war, and it calls the whole thing a show of thin skin.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA bird that sings on a wall, and a famous singer who can't have it.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe shop is still reeling, and the bird is still on the wall.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe bird has the best contract in Brooklyn.

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