Martha Stewart was confronted by Craig Melvin on the Today show on Friday after she blamed him for her disastrous ‘homeless’ Halloween costume.The lifestyle guru, 85, was slammed over the weekend after dressing up as a begging bum for the festive holiday with a sign that read ‘I am hungry. Help me.’In the wake of the backlash, Stewart claimed that Melvin spilling chocolate on her planned outfit late last week left her with only 10 minutes to change costumes. Stewart, who is worth an estimated $400 million, had appeared with Melvin on TV late last week when the anchor accidentally squirted chocolate ganache on her white pants. The soiled slacks were purportedly part of her original costume, so she had to switch up the look. At the CrossCountry Mortgage Sales Rally in Orlando on Tuesday, Stewart said: ‘I looked at myself. I said, “You really look hungry and homeless.” So I wrote a sign that said, “I’m hungry,” and boy, did that go off.”‘On Friday’s segment of Today, Melvin appeared unimpressed by Stewart’s excuse and asked her point-blank: ‘Why was I dragged into it?’ Martha Stewart was confronted by Craig Melvin on the Today show as to why she blamed him for her disastrous ‘homeless’ Halloween costume The lifestyle guru, 85, claimed earlier this week that Melvin accidentally spilling chocolate on her planned outfit left her with only 10 minutes to switch the look’I was making a joke,’ she told him. ‘I was giving a talk that you had spilled chocolate on me and I couldn’t wear that costume that I planned to wear Halloween night to this party.”And that became part of the story. But I did apologize for spilling the chocolate and we moved on,’ Melvin reminded her.’I move on now,’ she said.’There was no connection between that and the costume later,’ he went on, and she agreed, ‘Oh, no, no. It wasn’t your fault.’‘It was Saturday and it was Halloween and I was invited to a party,’ the multimillionaire explained. ‘I was very busy all day, doing a lot of gardening, replanting lots of trees up at the farm. I really hadn’t planned a Halloween costume this year. Usually I’m a very elaborate Halloween costumer. I’ve had the most beautiful costumes over the years.’I didn’t have a costume because you had spilled some chocolate on my white sweater and I don’t blame you at all.’In footage from the pre-Halloween cooking segment, the spilled chocolate was visible on Stewart’s $3,000 designer white pants and shoes, with just a trace of a stain on her sweater. ‘It was a joke that I said I blamed you. It was stupid. And then tone deaf or whatever I was, according to my grandson. I was tone deaf,’ Stewart admitted. ‘I was making a joke,’ Stewart told the TV host The multimillionaire caused waves of backlash after posting – and then hurriedly deleting – a picture of her dressed as a ‘hungry’ beggar on Halloween At the CrossCountry Mortgage Sales Rally in Orlando on Tuesday, Stewart said: ‘I looked at myself. I said, “You really look hungry and homeless.” So I wrote a sign that said, “I’m hungry,” and boy, did that go off””Not just your grandson,’ Melvin interjected. ‘No, but he saw the picture first because I sent it to him. I said, “What do you think?” And he said, “Tone deaf.” It was just stupid. And I apologized.’Stewart clarified that she wasn’t ‘making fun of anybody or making light of the great problems that face our country.’She went on to say she hopes the ‘new administration’ takes big steps to help the hungry and ensure that ‘everyone else is taken care of better.’When Melvin asked what lessons she has learned, Stewart responded that she’ll ‘pay closer attention to social issues,’ insisting she cares ‘about all the problems facing us.’I made a mistake. I was stupid, what else can I say? I’m so sorry,’ she said, adding: ‘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.’Stewart addressed the controversial Halloween image in a statement obtained by The Daily Mail, insisting she didn’t intend on offending anyone but rather had hoped to ‘bring more awareness to the very serious subject of homelessness’ with her costume.While Stewart said she was ‘distressed’ knowing the pain her costume had caused others, she never actually apologized.’I’ve spent decades teaching others how to celebrate Halloween — sharing fun, festive recipes, providing unique craft ideas, and giving tips on entertaining and hosting to make the most of one of my favorite holidays of the year,’ she said in the statement. ‘I am distressed that my Halloween costume yesterday, which was intended to bring more awareness to the very serious subject of homelessness, has offended people, which was never my intention. Last week, Stewart scolded Melvin – dressed up as her good friend Snoop Dogg – for spilling chocolate ganache on her $3,000 designer white pants during a Halloween cooking segment on Today A trace of the spilled chocolate ganache could be seen on Stewart’s white sweater as well as her white pants and shoes The media mogul issued two previous apologies for the Halloween costume, which social media users branded as ‘gross,’ ‘out of touch’ and ‘offensive.’ Above, Stewart in 2007’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.’I am committed to continuing to make a difference.’Stewart later issued another apology via Instagram, writing: ‘It’s hard to admit when you’ve really screwed up. My earlier statement didn’t go far enough.’I know many people are suffering economically. Wearing a costume like I did was insensitive and not funny. I am very sorry. Martha.’Social media users were quick to capture the image and share it across Reddit and X, calling it ‘gross,’ ‘out of touch’ and ‘offensive.’The apparent gag came off as especially insensitive given that Stewart is worth an estimated $400 million.For a time, she was the first female self-made billionaire in the US in 1999 when her company, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, went public on the New York Stock Exchange.Her impressive cache took a sharp decline following insider trading charges and a five-month prison sentence in 2004, and later market fluctuations for her company.Stewart’s current wealth stems from real estate, book publications, media projects and brand partnerships, per Tasting Table.The media mogul’s latest scandal comes after she scolded Melvin for spilling chocolate ganache on her $3,000 designer white pants during a Halloween cooking segment on Today.Stewart was dressed in an all-white ensemble that matched the outfit she wore to the 2024 Paris Olympics while Melvin was dressed up as her best friend Snoop Dogg.