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Toy store feud with Kelly Clarkson keeps going viral

Both Clarkson and the Brooklyn toy store claim moral superiority, though observers remain split on who initiated the dispute.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Kelly Clarkson toy store feud is still going tonight, and the Times says people still can't agree who made the big mistake, the singer or the shop.

  2. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA toy store, Hank. First it's a shop, then it's the blocks aisle, and by Friday it's sanctions.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSanctions on blocks.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBoth sides are claiming the high ground, and the only thing everyone agrees on is that it's a very small shop.

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The story so far

  1. Kelly Clarkson Responds After NY Store Denies 'Pretty Woman' Treatment · The Hollywood Reporter
  2. Clarkson's Brooklyn shop snub: store says item wasn't for sale · NBC News
  3. NYC Store Art of Play Responds to Kelly Clarkson's Claim · E! News
  4. Prepper in bunker says toy store feud proves collapse is near · FOX 5 New York
  5. Kelly Clarkson's feud with Brooklyn toy store Art of Play · The New York Times
  6. Kelly Clarkson's feud with a Brooklyn magic shop, and more headlines · New York Post
  7. Toy store feud with Kelly Clarkson keeps going viral (this story)

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