"Distressed" Martha Stewart Speaks Out After Homeless Person Halloween Costume Causes Backlash
The lifestyle icon deleted the post after social media users called the costume offensive and accused her of mocking poverty.
- On Sunday, Multimillionaire Martha Stewart deleted a promotional post after facing backlash for a Halloween costume showing her as a beggar, holding a sign reading "I AM HUNGRY HELP ME!!".
- Social media users on Reddit and X slammed the costume as "gross," "offensive," and "out of touch," arguing the gag mocked poverty given Stewart's estimated net worth of $400 million.
- The lifestyle icon originally shared the image to advertise her QVC holiday and Halloween candles, writing "My QVC candles are perfect for Halloween!!!!!" before removing the content.
- This controversy follows a recent Today show cooking segment where Stewart scolded Craig Melvin, anchor, for spilling chocolate ganache on her $3,000 designer white pants during the show's 100th anniversary Halloween celebration.
- Earlier this month, the media mogul drew criticism during a Richer Lives by SoFi podcast appearance, where she labeled work-life balance "boring" and asserted there is "no such thing.
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It is estimated that Stewart, famous in the United States for his home recipes and tricks books, has an estimated fortune of $400 million.
"Distressed" Martha Stewart Speaks Out After Homeless Person Halloween Costume Causes Backlash
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Martha Stewart is breaking her silence after sparking controversy with her “hungry” Halloween 2026 costume. “I am distressed that my Halloween costume yesterday, which was intended to bring more awareness to the very serious subject of homelessness, has offended people,” Stewart, 85, told Page Six in a Sunday, November 1, statement. “[That] was never my […]
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