Martha Stewart deletes Halloween costume photo after backlash

What BBN said about it

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMartha Stewart posted a Halloween photo of herself in tattered clothes, with dirt on her face, holding a sign that said I am hungry help me.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe caption read, my QVC candles are perfect for Halloween, and the photo was in an Instagram carousel promoting them, according to Jingletree.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt came down fast.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNow, I'm going to defend her. It's a costume, it's Halloween, and she's done Fairy GrandMartha. Who gets hurt?

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRedditors called it out of touch, offensive and gross. And it's Instagram, so people screengrabbed it before she deleted it.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDeleting is how a post gets permanent.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorLet me finish. She's worth four hundred million dollars, TMZ says, so surely she meant it as a joke.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat's the problem, Chip.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA hungry sign on a candle ad is the first product placement where the product is the missing item.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorCan I just say, nobody's asked whether the candles are any good? They're perfect for Halloween, it says so right there.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorFashion Times says the photo's origin and removal are unconfirmed, so for now it's allegedly hers. Verdict: a costume, a candle ad and a deletion.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEveryone on this panel has an opinion about the sign. Nobody has said a word about the candles.