Martha Stewart is pointing the finger at “Today” show co-host Craig Melvin amid uproar over her homeless Halloween costume.
The lifestyle guru indirectly blamed Melvin while onstage at the CrossCountry Mortgage Sales Rally in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday, claiming he “spilled chocolate all over the sweater” she had planned to wear during her “Today” show segment.
Stewart, notably, appeared on the show Friday in a white American flag sweater and Olympic cap to make a spiderweb cake and other treats.
The 82-year-old, per footage obtained by TMZ, believed her top was “too dirty” after the segment to wear to the Halloween party she was attending.
With “only 10 minutes” to get ready for the holiday bash, she decided the “easiest costume” option was “a bum.”
Stewart recalled, “I looked at myself. I said, ‘You really look hungry and homeless. So I wrote a sign that said ‘I’m hungry.’”
Laughing, she quipped, “Boy, did that go off [on social media].”
Reps for Stewart and Melvin did not immediately respond to Page Six’s requests for comment.
Stewart was ripped via Instagram over the weekend for wearing a flannel shirt, a cardigan, ripped jeans and a beanie in a since-deleted photo of her costume, complete with dirt on her face and a sign reading, “I am hungry. Help me!!”
In her initial statement on the scandal to Page Six, Stewart insisted she meant to “bring more awareness” to the homelessness crisis.
“Homelessness continues to remain one of America’s greatest challenges and ongoing crises, something that I care deeply about and I have spent a significant amount of time and effort supporting charities that combat this ongoing social epidemic,” she told us.
The statement was widely slammed, with “Pose” star Indya Moore labeling it a “manipulative counterattack” and Jimmy Kimmel issuing Stewart “a general rule of thumb” in his monologue Monday.
He advised, “Don’t use your Halloween costume to raise awareness of anything other than Halloween, especially when you complete the look with a boyfriend sweater from The Row.”
Stewart followed this up with an Instagram apology on Sunday.
“It’s hard to admit when you’ve really screwed up. My earlier statement didn’t go far enough,” she wrote. “I know many people are suffering economically. Wearing a costume like I did was insensitive and not funny.”
Stewart has continued to spark backlash with her social media activity since — even posting a picture of pastry freebies she received from a Brooklyn bakery.
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