Martha Stewart apologizes again, saying Halloween costume wasn't Craig Melvin's fault

LOS ANGELES — Martha Stewart is setting the record straight about her controversial Halloween costume: It wasn't Craig Melvin's fault. The lifestyle magnate stopped by the "Today" show Friday to once again apologize for deciding to dress up as a person experiencing homelessness for Halloween and explain why she threw Melvin under the bus amid the backlash. kAmQx 5@?VE 3=2>6 J@F 2E 2==[Q $E6H2CE D2:5 5FC:?8 96C k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]:?DE28C2>]4@>^A^s7+Jq{vwyhe^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?65 J@F] xE H2D DEFA:5]Qk^Am kAm$E6H2CE A@DE65 — E96? BF:4<=J 56=6E65 — 2 A9@E@ @7 96CD6=7 5C6DD65 FA :? E@C? 2?5 5:D96G6=65 4=@E9:?8 2?5 9@=5:?8 2 >2<6D9:7E D:8? E92E C625 Qx p| w&}v#* wt{! |tPPQ @? ~4E] b`] $96 H2D A9@E@8C2A965 @? 2 AC:DE:?6 A@C49 2=@?8 H:E9 96C :>>24F=2E6=J 8C@@>65 49@H 49@H 2?5 uC6?49 3F==5@8] %96 324<=2D9 H2D DH:7E]k^Am kAmQxE H2D ;FDE DEFA:5 2?5 x 2A@=@8:K6[Q E96 %' A6CD@?2=:EJ D2:5 uC:52J[ ?@E:?8 E92E 96C 8C2?5D@? 925 H2C?65 96C 6G6? 367@C6 D96 D92C65 E96 A9@E@8C2A9 @? x?DE28C2> E92E :E H2D QE@?6 5627]Q Qx H2D ?@E >2<:?8 7F? @7 2?J3@5J @C >2<:?8 =:89E @7 E96 8C62E AC@3=6>D E92E 7246 @FC 4@F?ECJ]Qk^Am kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ E96 6I\4@?G:4E =:76DEJ=6 >@8F=[ D96 925 E9C@H? E@86E96C E96 @FE7:E =2DE >:?FE6 3642FD6 D96 925 366? E@@ 3FDJ E@ A=2? 2 AC@A6C 4@DEF>6 E@ 2EE6?5 2 w2==@H66? A2CEJ]k^Am kAm$E6H2CE 925 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=2E:>6D]4@>^6?E6CE2:?>6?E\2CED^DE@CJ^a_ae\``\_a^>2CE92\DE6H2CE\2A@=@8:K6D\9@>6=6DD\92==@H66?\4@DEF>6QmAC6G:@FD=J 2A@=@8:K65k^2m 7@C 96C 82776] p7E6C E6==:?8 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^A286D:I]4@>^a_ae^``^_`^46=63C:EJ\?6HD^>2CE92\DE6H2CE\255C6DD6D\324<=2D9\@G6C\9@>6=6DD\92==@H66?\4@DEF>6\3FE\DE@AD\D9@CE\@7\2A@=@8:K:?8^Q E2C86ElQ03=2?6?E E92E 96C 4@DEF>6 H2D >62?E QE@ 3C:?8 >@C6 2H2C6?6DDQ E@ E96 :DDF6 @7 9@>6=6DD?6DD 2?5 E92E D96 H2D Q5:DEC6DD65Q :E Q@776?565 A6@A=6[Q D96 A@DE65 2 D:?46\56=6E65 2A@=@8J E@ 96C x?DE28C2> $F?52J 246?E Q5:5?VE 8@ 72C 6?@F89]Qk^Am kAmQ(62C:?8 2 4@DEF>6 =:<6 x 5:5 H2D :?D6?D:E:G6 2?5 ?@E 7F??J] x 2> G6CJ D@CCJ[Q D96 HC@E6]k^Am kAmqFE $E6H2CE 25565 2? 6IEC2 =2J6C E@ 96C DE@CJ @? %F6D52J] sFC:?8 2 DA62<:?8 6?8286>6?E :? ~C=2?5@[ u=@C:52[ E96 %' 9@DE k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]?JE:>6D]4@>^a_ae^``^_a^DEJ=6^>2CE92\DE6H2CE\9@>6=6DD\92==@H66?\4@DEF>6\2A@=@8J]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?65 96C 4@DEF>6 @? |6=G:?k^2m[ H9@ 925 DA:==65 49@4@=2E6 @? E96 DH62E6C D96 H@C6 5FC:?8 96C ~4E] b_ 2AA62C2?46 @? Q%@52J]Q $E6H2CE 925 H@C? 2 H9:E6 DH62E6C H:E9 2? p>6C:42? 7=28 2?5 ~=J>A:4 C:?8D @? E96 7C@?E :? E96 6A:D@56 E@ >2E49 H:E9 |6=G:?[ H9@ 925 5C6DD65 FA =:<6 ~=J>A:4D DFA6C72? 2?5 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]=2E:>6D]4@>^DA@CED^@=J>A:4D^DE@CJ^a_ae\_a\a`^D?@@A\5@88\6>3C246D\9:D\8C@H:?8\?34\@=J>A:4\2>32DD25@C\@7\;@J\C@=6Qm2>32DD25@C $?@@A s@88k^2m]k^Am kAmQ(9J H2D x 5C28865 :?E@ :EnQ |6=G:? BF6DE:@?65 $E6H2CE 5FC:?8 96C >@DE C646?E 2AA62C2?46]k^Am kAmQx H2D >2<:?8 2 ;@<6[Q $E6H2CE D2:5] Qx H2D 8:G:?8 2 E2=< 2?5 x ;FDE >256 2 ;@<6 E92E J@F 925 DA:==65 49@4@=2E6 @? >6 D@ x 4@F=5?VE H62C E92E 4@DEF>6[ H9:49 x 925 A=2??65 E@ H62C @? w2==@H66? ?:89E E@ E9:D A2CEJ]Qk^Am kAmQp?5 E92E 3642>6 A2CE @7 E96 DE@CJ [Q |6=G:? D2:5[ 367@C6 4@?7:C>:?8 E92E 96 925 2A@=@8:K65 7@C E96 DA:==65 49@4@=2E6 H96? :E 925 92AA6?65] QqFE E@ 36 4=62C[ E96C6 H2D ?@ 4@??64E:@? E@ ,E96 DA:==65 49@4@=2E6. 2?5 E96 4@DEF >6 =2E6CnQk^Am kAmQ~9[ ?@[ ?@[ ?@[Q $E6H2CE D2:5] QxE H2D?VE J@FC 72F=E]Qk^Am kAm$96 25565 D96 F?56CDE@@5 D96 ?66565 E@ QA2J 4=@D6C 2EE6?E:@? E@ D@4:2= :DDF6DQ >@G:?8 7@CH2C5]k^Am kAmQxV> 2H2C6 @7 2== E9@D6 D@4:2= :DDF6D[ 2D J@F 42? :>28:?6[ 2?5 x 42C6 56DA6C2E6=J 23@FE 2== E96 AC@3=6>D 724:?8 FD[Q D96 D2:5] QqFE x >256 2 >:DE2<6] x >62?[ x H2D DEFA:5] ]]] xV> D@ D@CCJ[ 2?5 x 9@A6 E92E >J 7@==@H6CD 2?5 >J 72?D 2?5 E96 C6DE @7 p>6C:42 7@C8:G6D >6 7@C 5@:?8 D@>6E9:?8 E92E H2D ?@E >62?E :? 2?J H2J E@ 36 2 325 E9:?8]Qk^Am