A Brooklyn novelty shop made it clear Sunday that Molly, a singing and dancing mechanical bird that serves as its unofficial mascot, was not for sale after an incident with Kelly Clarkson.
\n\nBut Tuesday, the store changed its tune. Molly can now be purchased — for $15 million.
\n\nAdam Rubin, one of the shop’s co-owners, held a gaggle with reporters Tuesday outside the Atlantic Avenue store and confirmed the hefty price tag.
\n\nRubin did not respond to an NBC News request for comment Wednesday. Clarkson also did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
\n\nMolly, social media’s latest celebrity, entered the zeitgeist over the weekend after Clarkson shared what she described as a distasteful experience at the Brooklyn store on social media just minutes after visiting it.
\n\nIn a lengthy post, she claimed she “drove all the way to Brooklyn” to check out Art of Play, only to be shooed away when she inquired about purchasing Molly, as if she couldn’t afford the bird.
\n\n“But y’all should go check out Art of Play in Brooklyn if you enjoy being treated like Julia Roberts character in Pretty Woman,” Clarkson said.
\n\nAccording to Art of Play, however, that’s not what happened.
\n\nIn…
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