Martha Stewart Faces Backlash Over Controversial Halloween Costume Deletion

Martha Stewart has deleted a Halloween photo from her Instagram after dressing as a homeless person while promoting her line of QVC candles in the same post. The image, which was screenshotted and shared widely before it was removed, showed the 85-year-old in ripped jeans and a torn sweater with dirt smeared across her face, holding a clipboard sign that read 'I AM HUNGRY HELP ME!! ' Two dogs sat on a porch beside her.

The caption on the carousel, which also included photos of candles, read: "My QVC candles are perfect for Halloween!!! " A woman with an estimated net worth of $400 million dressed as someone who cannot afford to eat, in a post designed to sell luxury candles. The internet took roughly four minutes to arrive at a verdict.

The backlash It started on Instagram and spread quickly to X and Reddit, where a thread in the r/popculturechat community drew hundreds of comments. ' Martha Stewart absolutely tone deaf and totally out of touch,' one user wrote. 'What on earth was Martha Stewart thinking with that Halloween outfit,' said another.