Martha knows best Martha StewartShe is well-known for her opinions on business, celebrities and other hot-button topics. She is known for her snarky opinions, which often causes controversy.
The businesswoman is probably as closely associated with her empire and ongoing feud with as her empire. Gwyneth PaltrowConcerning her Goop company. “I haven’t eaten at Gwyneth’s house and I don’t know how she lives, but if she’s authentic, all the better. I certainly hope she is,” Stewart told Bloomberg Television in October 2013. “She really wants to be part of the lifestyle business. She’s a charming, pretty person who has a feeling for lifestyle. Fine, good. … I think I started this whole category of lifestyle.”
Stewart was skeptical about the claims of other celebrities, including her pal. Blake LivelyWhen the Gossip Girl alum launched her website, Preserve, in July 2014.
“Let her try,” the Martha Knows Best star told HuffPost Entertainment in July 2014 of Lively trying to emulate her. “I don’t mean that facetiously! I mean, it’s stupid. She could be an actress! If you could be an actress, why would you want to be me? I just did a movie yesterday, though — I can’t even tell you about it — but I want to be Blake Lively.”
The Simple Favor star shut down Preserve in October 2015, at which point Stewart offered words of encouragement to her New York neighbor. “I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I know she made a big effort,” she told Us Weekly. “Sometimes shuttering is good. Listen, she’s a movie actress. Why bother with commerce now? She’s at the top of her career. … I’m totally supportive, but you know what? Maybe you can’t do everything at the same time.”
Lively and her husband were friends with the cookbook author. Ryan ReynoldsAfter her initial criticism, she began to playfully throw shade at the Deadpool star in April 2020.
Despite her frank nature — or possibly because of it — fans still look to Stewart as a source of inspiration, which she has embraced. “If you can get some life lessons out of what I’ve done or what I think I’ve done, that would be great,” she said in the March 2021 issue of Harper’s Bazaar.
Scroll down to revisit Stewart’s most eyebrow-raising quotes about Paltrow, Bethenny Frankel, Rachael RaymondYou can find out more over the years.
