Reba McEntire says she had only just heard about Kelly Clarkson’s dispute with Brooklyn store

Country singer and actress Reba McEntire says she had only recently heard about former daughter-in-law Kelly Clarkson’s public dispute with a Brooklyn store over a mechanical singing bird priced at $15,000.

Country singer and actress Reba McEntire says she had only recently heard about former daughter-in-law Kelly Clarkson’s public dispute with a Brooklyn store over a mechanical singing bird priced at $15,000.

McEntire made the comments in an interview with E! News, saying she had learned about the controversy while in a makeup trailer.

“I just heard about it in the makeup trailer a while ago,” she said.

Her Happy’s Place co-star Melissa Peterman interjected that she had been the one to tell McEntire about the incident.

“It must be really out there if I’ve heard about it, because I’ve not been watching a ton of stuff and I’ve been working so much,” Peterman said.

The dispute began earlier in October when Clarkson said on social media that staff at Art of Play had treated her as though she could not afford the bird, comparing the experience to a scene involving Julia Roberts’ character in the film Pretty Woman.

The Brooklyn store disputed Clarkson’s account, saying the bird on display was not for sale and describing the incident as a misunderstanding. It said a similar bird could be purchased for $15,000.

McEntire and Peterman are starring in NBC sitcom Happy’s Place, whose third season is scheduled to premiere on October 23.