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Martha Stewart: I ‘really screwed up’ with ‘insensitive’ Halloween costume
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The clear picture
What happened
Martha Stewart apologized after backlash over a Halloween costume that portrayed a hungry homeless person. BBC News says she deleted a photo showing torn clothing and dirt on her face; The Hill says she called the costume insensitive and said she was very sorry.
Latest development
The Hill adds that Stewart explicitly described the costume as insensitive and apologized for offending people.
Why it matters
Stewart’s deletion of the costume photo and public apology address criticism of portraying homelessness as a Halloween costume.
Known / unclear
The available accounts do not establish when or where the photo was posted, the scale of the backlash, or whether Stewart made any statement beyond the apology described by The Hill.
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Sources
Compiled from 3 independent publishers The Hill · BBC News · Fox News
BBC News specifies that Stewart deleted a photo featuring torn clothes and dirt on her face, while The Hill emphasizes her statement that the costume was insensitive and that she was very sorry. Fox News identifies backlash but provides no further detail in the available description.
Bottom line
Stewart has publicly acknowledged that the costume caused offense, but the available information does not show how the response has been received.
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- Headline updated
New reporting from The Hill: Martha Stewart: I ‘really screwed up’ with ‘insensitive’ Halloween costume.
2 sources at this update - Headline updated
The veteran lifestyle guru has deleted a photo of herself wearing torn clothes and dirt on her face.
2 sources at this update - First reported
Martha Stewart says her deleted homeless Halloween costume was meant to bring awareness, but the backlash and online criticism only intensified.
1 source at this update