{"id":46041,"date":"2026-10-24T02:01:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T02:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=46041"},"modified":"2026-10-24T02:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T02:01:05","slug":"kelly-clarksons-birdgate-video-draws-sunny-hostins-criticism-and-now-a-petition-is-calling-for-her-removal-from-the-voice-newly-released-security-footage-of-clarkson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new50.info\/?p=46041","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Clarkson\u2019s Birdgate Video Draws Sunny Hostin\u2019s Criticism \u2014 And Now A Petition Is Calling For Her Removal From The Voice! Newly released security footage of Clarkson\u2019s visit to a Brooklyn shop has reignited the controversy, with The View co-host Sunny Hostin suggesting the singer threw \u201ca bit of a tantrum.\u201d As backlash grows over the dispute and reports of threats against the shop\u2019s employees emerge, a Change.org petition is urging NBC to remove Clarkson from The Voice."},"content":{"rendered":"

Kelly Clarkson Faces Fresh Criticism Over \u2018Birdgate\u2019 as Security Footage Emerges and Petition Targets Her \u2018The Voice\u2019 Role<\/h1>\n

Kelly Clarkson is facing renewed scrutiny over her dispute with a Brooklyn shop after newly released security footage prompted The View<\/em> co-host Sunny Hostin to question the singer\u2019s reaction. The controversy, dubbed \u201cBirdgate,\u201d has also sparked a Change.org petition calling on NBC to remove Clarkson from The Voice<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The debate intensified after Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Pablo Torre released silent surveillance footage showing Clarkson\u2019s entire four-minute-and-50-second visit to Art of Play, a Brooklyn store known for its unusual collectibles and curiosities.<\/p>\n

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Security Footage Prompts New Questions About Clarkson\u2019s Visit<\/h2>\n

The footage shows Clarkson browsing the shop, examining a kaleidoscope and speaking with an employee near Molly, the mechanical singing bird at the center of the dispute. She then appears to return several items before leaving the store.<\/p>\n

Discussing the video on The View<\/em>, Hostin suggested Clarkson seemed frustrated during the visit.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems like she kind of had a bit of a tantrum because she starts putting things back kind of quickly,\u201d Hostin said. \u201cShe wasn\u2019t in the store very long.\u201d<\/p>\n

Guest co-host Raven-Symon\u00e9 offered an even more critical assessment, describing Clarkson\u2019s behavior as \u201cpetty.\u201d Hostin agreed, saying, \u201cShe was a little petty.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Raven also defended Clarkson\u2019s right to speak publicly about an encounter she considered insulting. She argued that viewers could not fully understand the singer\u2019s reaction without knowing the personal experiences that might have influenced her perspective.<\/p>\n

Raven pointed to Clarkson\u2019s childhood and the fact that she grew up with limited financial means, suggesting that an interaction involving money or a perceived judgment about what she could afford might have affected her differently.<\/p>\n

Hostin acknowledged that watching the footage had changed her perspective \u201ca little bit.\u201d Nevertheless, she remained concerned about the consequences of Clarkson using her substantial social media following to criticize a small business.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have a huge platform, there comes a lot of responsibility with that,\u201d Hostin said. \u201cI just can\u2019t imagine that she doesn\u2019t know that there\u2019s that social media mob hanging out on the internet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hostin had previously argued that the disagreement should have been \u201chandled privately,\u201d particularly after Art of Play reported that its employees had received hateful messages, angry phone calls and death threats.<\/p>\n

How the Dispute With Art of Play Began<\/h2>\n