The Brooklyn store targeted by Kelly Clarkson’s social media posts - describing a rude and offensive employee who refused to sell her an automaton bird - says the backlash is getting scary. Art of Play co-owner Adam Rubin says they are receiving threatening phone calls amid an onslaught of negative reviews, saying “we are afraid for the safety of our shopkeepers.” Rubin described Clarkson’s post as “social warfare," as the surveillance footage of the interaction between Clarkson and the employee was released.  While there’s no audio of the incident, we go over our impressions of what happened in less than 5 minutes that escalated into the controversy that is still raging on today.

The Brooklyn store targeted by Kelly Clarkson&rsquo;s social media posts - describing a rude and offensive employee who refused to sell her an automaton bird - says the backlash is getting scary. Art of Play co-owner Adam Rubin says they are receiving threatening phone calls amid an onslaught of negative reviews, saying &ldquo;we are afraid for the safety of our shopkeepers.&rdquo; Rubin described Clarkson&rsquo;s post as &ldquo;social warfare," as the surveillance footage of the interaction between Clarkson and the employee was released.&nbsp; While there&rsquo;s no audio of the incident, we go over our impressions of what happened in less than 5 minutes that escalated into the controversy that is still raging on today.

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