Martha Stewart Calls Herself Stupid for Homeless Halloween Costume

Martha Stewart apologized on the Today show for a Halloween costume depicting a homeless person, calling it insensitive and “stupid” and saying she did not intend to mock people facing hardship. After she sent her grandson a photo of the outfit, he called it tone-deaf; Stewart later deleted the photo amid backlash. She has described the costume both as an attempt to raise awareness about homelessness and as an unplanned, last-minute choice. Stewart clarified that her claim Craig Melvin’s chocolate spill forced her to change costumes was a joke, and Melvin said the spill had no connection to her choice. Stewart said she and Melvin had resolved the matter and that she would be more attentive to social issues.