Kelly Clarkson Seen Interacting With Brooklyn Store Staff in Newly Released Footage

At the heart of the dispute is Molly, a singing and dancing mechanical bird that the shop says serves as its unofficial mascot. Thanks to the uproar, the little automaton now carries a price tag fit for a mansion.

New footage capturing Kelly Clarkson's viral visit to a Brooklyn store has surfaced. Independent journalist Pablo Torre, who obtained the video, unveiled it during an episode of his podcast "Pablo Torre Finds Out."

In the clip, which has no audio, Clarkson, 44, can be seen picking up what appears to be a kaleidoscope from a shelf and holding it to her eye before continuing through the store.

At one point, she stops to admire a mechanical bird sculpture and strikes up a conversation with a staff member whom Torre identified as one of the shop's owners. After what looks like a brief exchange, the pair appear to part ways, with Clarkson moving on to browse another section of the store.

Meanwhile, the employee is seen heading in a different direction and pointing elsewhere while glancing at Clarkson, whose back is turned. The singer then walks toward the store's front exit before turning around and gesturing at the shop owner as two other employees look on.

Exterior camera footage shared by Torre shows Clarkson pulling out her phone as she leaves the store. Torre said on the podcast that the bird automaton, named Molly, is allegedly used as the "opening act" for close-up magic shows held in the shop after hours, also claiming it was "drilled into the wall."

According to the footage Torre obtained, Clarkson's October 10 X post about her experience at the store went live just 15 minutes later.

"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," "The Voice" coach wrote. "Wow, dude. You're an idiot and just lost a huge 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.' For sure, check it out 👎," she concluded the post, referencing the iconic scene in the 1990 romcom "Pretty Woman," in which Roberts' character, Vivian, is mistreated at an upscale boutique.

Art of Play responded on Instagram the following day, writing in a statement that Clarkson had asked about purchasing a "one-of-a-kind singing and dancing bird automaton" named Molly, which the store said is "permanently attached to the wall and isn't for sale."

The shop later released a second statement, claiming that Clarkson had only spent five minutes inside the shop.

"We explained that while Molly is permanently attached to the wall and serves as a de facto mascot for our shop, a nearly identical automaton is owned by the creator of the machines, a brilliant artist named Bliss Kolb who lives in Seattle," the statement read.

"He told us he would be willing to part with Molly's twin for $15,000. We explained all of this to Kelly Clarkson," the statement continued. The store also claimed that it offered to show Clarkson a different automaton she could take home that same day for $2,000, but she "did not stick around long enough to see it."

"We've reached out to Kelly directly to try and clear the air. We really do wish her the best and hope that someday we can all laugh about this misunderstanding," the statement concluded.

Clarkson fired back by sharing a photo of a $15,000 price tag on Molly to her Instagram Stories, seemingly confirming that the bird was, in fact, up for sale. The shop later revealed that it had hiked Molly's price to $15 million in the wake of the incident.

"So many people asked about it that we had put a price on it, but we talked to the creator when he came to fix the machine, and if someone showed serious interest, we would reach out to him about getting them an automaton," co-owner Adam Rubin told New York Magazine on October 13. "As you've noticed, we've raised the price due to popular demand. It now costs $15 million."