Martha Stewart’s ex-husband Andy Stewart and his wife Shyla Nelson Stewart have accused the lifestyle guru of using her new Netflix documentary as a vehicle for ‘stalking’ him.
Andy, 86, has informed people in his circle that he believes Martha, 83, used the documentary – titled Martha – to dredge up their painful past, an insider told Page Six Thursday.
Andy thinks Martha needs to ‘move on,’ ‘find a man’ and get remarried following their messy 1990 divorce.
A teaser for the Netflix special began airing October 10 ahead of its October 30 release.
Two days after the preview debuted, Andy and his current wife Shyla Nelson Stewart, 56, took to Facebook with a joint post in which they said they will be addressing the issue for the only time.
Martha Stewart’s ex-husband Andy Stewart, 86, and his wife Shyla Nelson Stewart, 56, have accused the lifestyle guru, 83, of using her Netflix documentary as a vehicle for ‘stalking’ him
The couple (pictured) took to Facebook condemning Martha for continuing ‘to publicly relitigate the marriage’ with her documentary, released on the streaming service last month
The couple said they were in a marriage ‘infused with true love’ establishing ‘a life of beauty, meaning, productivity, and purpose.’
They said, ‘Prior to this happy chapter of his life, Andy had some dark ones, including a painful and abusive marriage to Martha (as in, Martha Stewart), which ended almost 40 years ago.
‘While Andy quietly moved on and forward with his life, it appears that Martha continues to publicly relitigate the marriage, including comments in a sensationalized trailer for an upcoming documentary on Netflix.’
The couple said that it’s a ‘striking’ juxtaposition comparing Andy’s earlier years ‘with the joy-filled, purpose-led, loving marriage’ they’re in now.
Martha and Andy wed in 1961, separated in 1987 and divorced in 1990; they are parents to daughter Alexis Stewart, 59.
Martha in the doc pointedly spoke about Andy’s alleged marital infidelities, claiming he had ‘quite a few’ different girlfriends during the span of their marriage.
‘If you’re married and you think you’re happily married, and your husband starts to cheat on you, he’s a piece of s*** – look at him as a piece of s*** and get out of it, get out of that marriage,’ Martha said. ‘But I couldn’t do that, couldn’t walk away.’
Martha subsequently admitted to a ”very brief’ extramarital ‘affair with a very attractive Irish man.’
Martha and Andy wed in 1961, separated in 1987 and divorced in 1990
Martha in the doc pointedly spoke about Andy’s alleged marital infidelities, claiming he had ‘quite a few’ different girlfriends during the span of their marriage
According to Page Six, Martha and Andy haven’t had any contact for two decades.
Andy’s sister and Martha’s ex-sister-in-law Diane Stewart Love, 83, told the publication she was the person who introduced them to one another, and that she feels Martha ‘hasn’t let go’ of her feelings for Andy despite the years since their split.
‘Some people never forget,’ Diane told the outlet. ‘Some people move on, some don’t … Martha has always cared deeply for my brother. She just hasn’t let go of that.’
Dailymail.com has reached out to Stewart’s reps for comment on this story.
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