Vogue Williams has criticised Kelly Clarkson for ‘naming and shaming’ a small business as she weighed into the viral £11,000 singing bird row.Kelly, 44, sparked fierce debate this week when she became embroiled in a feud with a curiosity shop in New York over her alleged mistreatment by a staffer. It triggered a huge debate over the power imbalance of stars using their platform to review independent businesses.Vogue, 41, hit out at the American songstress on the latest episode of My Therapist Ghosted Me with co-host Joanne McNally.She said: ‘I think she could have called it out, but I don’t think that she should have named and shamed. ‘I’d be very, very slow to ever name and shame. I just don’t think it is fair even if those people are being an a****** I just wouldn’t do it. I’d feel too guilty.’ Vogue Williams, 41, has criticised Kelly Clarkson for ‘naming and shaming’ a small business as she weighed into the viral £11,000 singing bird row Kelly sparked fierce debate this week when she became embroiled in a feud with a curiosity shop in New York over her alleged mistreatment by a stafferSpeaking about a similar situation, Vogue said: ‘I once went into a big shop that I could name and shame. I went in and I wanted to try on a dress and the same thing, they were like ‘That dress is three grand.’ ‘Now I wouldn’t have spent three grand on it but they didn’t know that. But anyway it was my right to try on the dress in the shop.’But they obviously had spotted that I wouldn’t be spending the three grand in there and were just really funny about it, like a Pretty Woman kind of vibe. I’m surprised by Kelly Clarkson.’Joanne added: ‘I would never say anything online. I’m the same and I just don’t think that it’s worth it. I think that you just have to breathe, count to ten and move on. I really do.”Yeah, she shouldn’t have. But now she’s doubling down it makes it even worse because she’s had time to reflect,’ Vogue said. Kelly claimed the shop assistant treated her as though she was unable to afford their products in a moment she said was reminiscent of a famous scene from Pretty Woman.Kelly’s social media rant about her treatment at the Art of Play store was viewed by over 40 million in just two days. The star had originally shared online that she ‘drove all the way to Brooklyn’ to visit the store and ‘had a few things in mind to buy’.However, upon arrival, she said she was ‘looked at as if I couldn’t afford it’.’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,’ she wrote in the post.’Wow, dude. You’re an idiot and just lost a huge sale.’ The singer went head to head with the Brooklyn boutique owner online over an £11,000 singing bird (pictured, the singing bird Kelly says she attempted to purchase at the shop) The star had originally shared online that she ‘had a few things in mind to buy.’ However, upon arrival, she said she was ‘looked at as if I couldn’t afford it’ Kelly’s fans hit the store with one-star Google reviews, promoting the business owners to respond, insisting that the bird isn’t for saleThe songstress then referenced the 1990 film Pretty Woman, which sees Julia Roberts play an unrefined sex worker who is scornfully turned away from a high-end retailer in a famous scene.’But y’all should go check out Art of Play in Brooklyn if you enjoy being treated like Julia Roberts’ character in Pretty Woman,’ she wrote, ending her post with a thumbs down emoji.Fans turned out in their droves to reply with supportive comments, whilst targeting the shop in the comments section of its social media accounts. ‘People saying ‘maybe he didn’t know who Kelly Clarkson was’ are missing the point that they should be treating their customers like everyone is Kelly Clarkson,’ said one X user.Another took aim at the staffer writing, ‘I have spent most of my life in sales, and the number one lesson I have learned is that you have no idea what anyone has in their wallet.’The store has also been flooded with numerous one-star Google reviews, pushing its previous 5-star rating to a 3.7 average.The backlash prompted Art of Play to refute the former talk show host’s story in a lengthy Instagram post, shared on Sunday. The store explained that Kelly inquired about a not-for-sale item, its store mascot Molly, a singing and dancing bird which is used in magic shows hosted in a small theatre at the back of the store. ‘Yesterday, Kelly Clarkson visited us in Brooklyn and inquired about buying ‘Molly,’ a one-of-a-kind singing and dancing bird automaton who plays an important role in the magic shows we host here,’ the store shared in their Instagram post. ‘Molly is permanently attached to the wall and isn’t for sale. However, the negative experience Kelly described on twitter would resonate with anyone who has ever felt judged in a shop.”Imagine our surprise when our small local business was suddenly attacked by 8 million people who have never visited our store. It’s been a surreal experience to be the focus of such widespread outrage after just one mention by a celebrity.’ The store thanked ‘friends for their support’ adding a welcome ‘to all the curious folks who have discovered us amidst the drama’.Quoting Kelly’s famous lyric, it ended the post by writing: ‘We’re going to keep our heads down and hopefully, we can clear things up with Kelly someday. As a talented popular singer once said ‘what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”That wasn’t the end of it though. Incensed by a lack of apology, social media sleuths soon pointed out that a picture of the bird shows a label next to the item that appears to list a price tag of $15,000. Battle lines were drawn when others loyal to the store pointed to a pinned September Instagram post on the store’s account which used a photo of Molly the bird to advertise ‘our favourite items not for sale’. That wasn’t the end of it though. Incensed by a lack of apology, social media sleuths soon pointed out that a picture of the bird show a label next to the item that appears to list a price tag Kelly then doubled down, claiming in another post on social media on Sunday evening that the store was ‘lying’ In a response to ‘clarify’ details about Kelly’s visit Art of Play added another Instagram post on Sunday night, insisting staff explained to the star that ‘Molly serves as a de facto mascot’When the Daily Mail visited the storefront on Sunday afternoon, police were outside. Officers had been summoned to Art of Play at 2.30pm over reports of a disorderly person, and staff were so concerned by the disturbance that they were forced to lock themselves in the store.Shortly afterwards Kelly doubled down, claiming in another post on social media on Sunday evening that the store was ‘lying’ about the bird not being for sale.’So the whole conversation we had when I asked you if it was for sale whilst pointing to the price tag hanging on the wall with the title Singing Bird didn’t happen as you elevator eyed me saying in a condescending tone, ‘Yes, it’s for sale but it costs 15,000 dollars so if you’d like me to find something comparable for you I can.”’That all never happened,’ she wrote, sharing the photo of what she said was the price tag. ‘OK cool, so you’re not only rude, you’re also a liar. Got it,’ she continued.’And by the way, I obviously support small businesses because I was literally at a small business trying to purchase things.”I love small businesses and know they are important, and I always support them, but you don’t get a free pass to treat people [as] less than in your store just because you are a small business.’It’s not that hard to be kind,’ she concluded, noting: ‘I never blast people, but you my friend, were an exception. Your store is really cool. Unfortunately, you aren’t.’ In a response to ‘clarify’ details about Kelly’s visit Art of Play added another Instagram post on Sunday night, insisting staff explained to Kelly that ‘Molly is permanently attached to the wall and serves as a de facto mascot for our shop.’They added that ‘a nearly identical automaton is owned by the creator of the machines, a brilliant artist named Bliss Kolb who lives in Seattle. He told us he would be willing to part with Molly’s twin for $15,000.’The store also said that the star was offered to be shown ‘a different singing bird automaton, made by a traditional clockmaking shop in Germany, that she could have taken home with her that day. It costs about $2,000. She did not stick around long enough to see it.’Art of Play did, however, say it had reached out to Kelly to ‘clear the air’.’We really do wish her the best and hope that someday we can all laugh about this misunderstanding,’ they concluded.