Wat-Not Staff
Snoop Dogg stood up for Martha Stewart after Ina Garten hinted in her new book that their friendship ended when Stewart moved to Connecticut. On the October 20 episode of Watch What Happens Live, Snoop backed his old friend rejecting Garten’s statements. “She [Stewart] doesn’t break ties with people,” Snoop said showing his solid support. Martha Stewart, who mixed drinks for Snoop’s birthday party on the show, agreed by saying Garten’s claim wasn’t true.
The talk came from a part in Garten’s book, Be Ready When the Luck Happens where she wrote about a supposed split after Stewart moved. But Stewart said the real problem started when she went to jail. After she got out, she felt Garten “quit talking” to her, which Stewart thought was “unfriendly.” Garten, on her side, denied these claims saying the friendship just faded because of distance.
Stewart Reflects on Post-Prison Strain with Garten
In a recent interview, Stewart shared more about the decline of her friendship with Ina Garten, who, Stewart noted, became distant during her legal troubles in 2004. Stewart spent five months in prison after being convicted of conspiracy and making false statements. While Garten cited geographic separation as the reason for their growing apart, Stewart offered a different perspective, pointing to the emotional toll of being ignored during such a critical period of her life.
Snoop Dogg, who became close with Stewart following her release, humorously commented during the interview that he “stepped in” when Garten stepped out. While Garten has praised Stewart for her influence on the cooking industry, their relationship remains complicated, despite both parties publicly insisting there’s no feud
Publicists Say No Feud Despite Strained Relations
In spite of Stewart’s words, her publicist Susan Magrino, insisted that Stewart has no ill feelings towards Garten. ‘There is no feud whatsoever,’ Magrino said, adding that the situation had been resolved in Stewart’s mind a long time ago. Garten also spoke out against such negative sentiments, commending the achievements of Stewart in the home arts industry as a pioneering figure.
Garten remembers Stewart helping her at the very beginning of her career when they met in East Hampton. Over the years, both of them have contributed to the development of the food industry. Presently, neither Stewart nor Garten seem to have any kind of active professional relationship with each other. Rather, they seem to sustain an amicable distance without the warmth of previous friendships.
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