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Martha Stewart apologizes for Halloween costume and clears Craig Melvin
Martha Stewart apologized on Today on Nov.
6 for dressing as a hungry homeless person for Halloween.
She had posted a picture of the costume, which showed her holding a sign saying she was hungry, then deleted it after it drew criticism.
Stewart had said Craig Melvin’s chocolate spill left her without her planned costume, but she told the Today host it was a joke and he was not responsible.
Melvin said there was no connection between the spill and her Halloween outfit, and Stewart agreed.
She said the costume was tone deaf, apologized and said she was not making fun of people facing homelessness or hunger.
The backlash focused on the seriousness of homelessness and poverty, issues Stewart said she cares about and has supported through charity work.
She said she hoped her followers and others would forgive her.
Martha Stewart apologized after criticism of her Halloween costume, which depicted a person experiencing homelessness.
On the Today show on Nov. 6, she called the costume “stupid” and “tone deaf” and said she was sorry.
Stewart said she had not planned a costume and had joked that Craig Melvin’s chocolate spill left her without her original outfit.
Melvin said the spill had no connection to the costume, and Stewart agreed it was not his fault.
Stewart said she hoped her fans and the public would forgive her and that she cared deeply about homelessness.
- Who
- Martha Stewart apologized; Today co-anchor Craig Melvin addressed her earlier joke that blamed him.
- What
- Stewart apologized for a Halloween costume depicting a person experiencing homelessness. She said her joke about Melvin’s chocolate spill was not an actual explanation for the costume.
- When
- Stewart addressed the controversy on Nov. 6. The costume was worn on Halloween.
- Where
- On the Today show.
- Why
- The costume drew criticism as insensitive. Stewart said it was a mistake and apologized.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Melvin accidentally spilled chocolate ganache on Stewart during a Today segment.
Stewart wore a costume depicting a person experiencing homelessness, with a sign reading “I AM HUNGRY. HELP ME!!
Stewart said in a statement that the costume was intended to raise awareness of homelessness and that she was distressed it had offended people.
Stewart apologized on Today and clarified that Melvin was not responsible for her costume.
- Age
- Stewart was 85.
- Costume sign
- I AM HUNGRY. HELP ME!!
- Show appearance
- Today, Nov. 6
- Earlier chocolate spill
- Oct. 30
- Grandson’s reaction
- He called the costume “tone deaf.
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Martha Stewart begs America for forgiveness after 'stupid' homeless Halloween costume sparks backlash
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Craig Melvin Confronts Martha Stewart After Halloween Controversy
What people are saying
I was stupid. What else can I say?
I hope that my followers and my fans and the rest of America forgives me for doing something that was not meant in any way to be a bad thing.
Pay closer attention to social issues.
To be clear, there was no connection between that and the costume later.