Martha Stewart made a public apology to “Today” show host Craig Melvin for her “stupid” joke blaming him for her “tone deaf” homeless Halloween costume.
Stewart, 85, appeared on “Today” Friday, when she explained to Melvin, 47, that she had been speaking in jest and never thought that people would take her comments so seriously.
“I was making a joke, I was giving a talk and I just made a joke that you had spilled chocolate on me and I couldn’t wear that costume [I planned on wearing]” Stewart said.
The lifestyle guru stated at an event in Florida on Nov. 3 that she had only worn the controversial get-up because Melvin had spilled chocolate on her during a “Today” appearance, claiming that she was forced to make a last-minute costume pivot as a result.
Melvin admitted to Stewart that he was surprised she had blamed him because he thought they had moved on from the accidental spill, which took place during a live “Today” segment on Oct. 30, the day before Halloween.
“But I did apologize for spilling the chocolate and we moved on,” the journalist noted, prompting Stewart to state that she has also “moved on, now.”
“It wasn’t your fault about the chocolate,” she clarified. “I made a mistake. I was stupid. What else can I say?
“I’m so sorry and 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.”
The businesswoman also addressed America in her public apology, telling viewers she “was not making fun of anybody or making light of the great problems that face our country.”
“I certainly hope our new administration takes big steps to repair a lot of the damage that’s being done, and the poor, and the hungry and everyone else is taken care of better,” she added.
Stewart also revealed that she first realized she went wrong with the controversial Halloween costume after she sent a picture of it to her grandson.
“He saw the picture first and I said, ‘What do you think?’ And he said, ‘Tone deaf.’”
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