Martha Stewart says journalist who covered her 2004 trial is ‘dead now’ but scribe retorts ‘I’m alive’

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Martha Stewart was under the belief that a New York Post journalist who covered her infamous 2004 trial was dead, only for the journalist to sensationally clap back at the lifestyle mogul and let her know that she is very much alive.

Stewart, 83, recently released her life documentary ‘Martha’ on Netflix on October 30, where she chronicled the ups and downs of her lengthy career, including the coverage of her 2004 trial and her conviction. Stewart was convicted for lying to the FBI during an insider trading investigation in 2004.

In the Netflix documentary, Stewart controversially claimed that the New York Post columnist Andrea Peyser, who covered her 2004 trial, was "dead now, thank goodness". Now Peyser has clapped back at the ‘Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia’ founder, declaring, "I'm alive, b***h!"

NYP journalist Andrea Peyser hits back at Martha Stewart 

Taking to her latest column for the New York Post, journalist Andrea Peyser clarified that she is still alive. 

According to People, Peyser joined NYP in 1989 and has written at least eight other stories in 2024. 

In ‘Martha’, businesswoman and television personality Martha Stewart referred to Peyser as simply “New York Post lady” and recalled her presence in the courtroom when her verdict was announced in 2004. 

Stewart said in the documentary, "New York Post lady was there, just looking so smug," before adding, "She had written horrible things during the entire trial. But she is dead now, thank goodness. And nobody has to put up with the crap she was writing all the time."

“News of my passing came as a shock,” Peyser noted in her piece for the New York Post, titled: "Hey Martha Stewart, you gloated about the death of a Post columnist — but I’m alive, (expletive)!"

“In the doc, the now-ex-con harked back to our long-ago connection in Manhattan federal court, where I wrote weeks of Post columns about Circus Marthamus,” wrote Peyser in the article published on November 7. 

Recalling the trial and opining what Stewart could have added in her documentary, Peyser said, “Now, Martha thinks I’m “dead"."

“But rather than feeling angry or worried that Martha has offed me, or to seek an emergency order of protection, I am overwhelmingly sad in the face of Martha’s bitterness,” added the journalist.

She further wrote, "Even if the Domestic Dominatrix thinks she's finished me off … Two decades later, she’s still fantasizing about (plotting?) my grisly demise."

Peyser added: "I made an uncredited cameo appearance in the new Netflix documentary, simply titled with her first name, 'Martha.' Like Cher. Or Osama."

The columnist described Stewart as "petty and abusive" and said she's "obsessive-compulsive".

"She has never accepted responsibility for committing felonies that stood to damage the American financial system."

The columnist wrote she feels "pity" for Stewart. Peyser said Stewart is "beautiful, creative and temperamental" but lamented that she remains "remains dangerously preoccupied with little, insignificant me".

A look into Martha Stewart’s 2004 court case

In 2004, Martha Stewart was convicted for lying to the FBI during an insider trading investigation and was sent to the Alderson Federal Prison Camp in West Virginia for five months. 

Recalling her verdict, Stewart said in the documentary, "Guilty, guilty, guilty on all these counts of whatever.”

"My daughter, she fainted when they read the verdict. Poor child,” added the cookbook author.

In the documentary, Stewart further shared the letters she wrote from prison. In one of the letters, Stewart recalled the horrific moments from the early days of her prison life, writing, "Physical exam, stripped of all clothes. Squat, arms out, cough — embarrassing."

She said, "I had to do all that crap that you see in the movies," before adding, "You can't even believe that that's what you're going through."

Internet in splits over NYP journalist's response to Martha Stewart's remarks

Following journalist Andrea Peyser's reply, the internet was left in splits over the brewing feud between her and Martha Stewart. 

One user said, "Wow, that's a spicy response! It seems like the New York Post columnist isn't taking Martha Stewart's joke lightly. 😂🔥."

"Being alive, the ultimate revenge," declared another.

Someone else said, "You're all surprised that a Netflix Doc ISN'T factual???"

"Imagine someone thinking you’re dead and resting when your actually alive 💀😭 and the way she responded makes it even more FUNNIER 🤣🤣," chimed in another.

One user noted, "She works for the post. Maybe Martha was talking about her career."

"Omg she didn't have to gag Martha like that," said someone else while sharing a photo of a woman holding a card ith the caption, "*screams quietly*"

Another reader commented online, "Martha why are you so miserable and angry all the time? Life is short get over yourself already! All the money and fame and still miserable it honestly sad!"

"Martha's always been a horrible, self-absorbed person, and this is just another example - relishing in the idea of a person's death," wrote another user. 

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