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Rachael Ray 'Exorcises' Martha Stewart Studio

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 08 May 2012 09:07:51 CDT

Rachael Ray and Martha Stewart aren’t exactly what you would call chums, and apparently the blood between them is so bad that Ray made her staffers “exorcise” Stewart’s studio before she would use it. “She ordered her staff to ‘sage the place,’” burning sage in order to chase away...

Martha Stewart Show Canceled

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:38:28 CST

Martha Stewart is not having a good 2012 so far. The Martha Stewart Show will end in April due to poor ratings, and Home Depot won't even sell her paint anymore, the New York Post reports. Stewart's flagship show, currently on the Hallmark Channel, averaged 225,000 viewers last year,...

Alexis Stewart Reveals Her 'Mommie Dearest'

Mary Papenfuss — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:21:16 CDT

Turns out super homemaker Martha Stewart was a bit of a shrew in the maternal department—a gut-churning, demanding perfectionist when it came to her house, and decidedly not kid-friendly. That's the verdict from her grown daughter, Alexis, who has penned a kind of "Mommie Dearest" tell-all about life with...

Dog Splits Martha Stewart's Lip, She Rips Hospital Wallpaper

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 04:05:42 CST

Martha Stewart's lip was split by her French bulldog Francesca when she bent down to "whisper goodbye"—and she ended up in a hospital where she criticized the "dated" wallpaper. "I must have startled her, because she bolted upright with such force that she hit me in the face like...

Martha Stewart: I Kill Drunk Turkeys

Rob Quinn — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 06:40:00 CST

The bad news for turkeys meeting Martha Stewart is that she'll kill you with her bare hands. The good news is that she'll get you drunk first. The celebrity cookbook author, appearing on Stephen Colbert's Colbert Report , told the host that she treats the birds to airline-sized mini-bottles of cognac...

Tim Gunn Fires at LiLo, Suri, Wintour

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:40:00 CDT

Project Runway's sweet, motherly Tim Gunn sure can get nasty . Remember Lindsay Lohan's foray into "fashion design" for Emanuel Ungaro? "It's got to be a publicity stunt—or a crack-smoking board of directors," Gunn told a reporter at the time, he reveals in his new tell-all tome, Gunn's Golden Rules...

Babysitting Aunt Stabbed Nieces: NY Police

Nick McMaster — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:05:00 CDT

A woman is charged with two counts of felony assault after allegedly stabbing her nieces while babysitting them, the Journal News reports. Lisa Turkki was arrested after the girls she had been watching, ages 7 and 9, were found on the kitchen floor of their Bedford, NY, home—which is...

Who Will Replace Larry King?

Kevin Spak — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:52:40 CDT

If you needed proof that it’s time for Larry King to retire—beyond the plummeting ratings —you got it during his painful interview with Lady Gaga. The interaction was a total dud, despite Gaga’s obvious willingness to have fun. “If he can no longer hit a hanging curve ball over...

Tell-All Reveals Martha's Sexual Exploits

Evann Gastaldo — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:56:28 CDT

Martha Stewart: Domestic goddess, business magnate, stalker? Sort of, if her ex-best friend is to be believed. In a new tell-all, Mariana Pasternak recalls Stewart’s desperate attempts to find a new husband, the New York Post reports. “Each time she met a man she liked, Martha heard wedding bells, and...