""When I was sent off to Alderson Prison, she stopped talking to me," Stewart explained. "I found that extremely distressing and extremely unfriendly." A recent documentary about Martha Stewart details how her five-month prison sentence for insider trading in 2004 affected her career, but this revelation about Garten's possibly judgmental treatment of her was eye-opening. Stewart's claim (and Garten's denial of it) was widely reported, and when Stewart appeared on "Watch What Happens Live" with Snoop Dogg, she insisted that Garten's story wasn't true."
"Snoop defended Stewart: "Martha don't fall out with people." Stewart repeated her contention that Garten stopped speaking to her after she went to jail, and Snoop piped up, "Yeah, because see, that's when I stepped in." Martha Stewart helped launch Ina Garten's career Matthew Peyton/Getty Images Stewart was obsessed with Garten's luscious lemon bars that were sold at Garten's famous East Hampton specialty food shop, Barefoot Contessa."
Martha Stewart and Ina Garten were once neighbors and friends in East Hampton who both pursued culinary and media careers. Garten reportedly fell out of contact with Stewart when Stewart began spending more time in Bedford, while Stewart contends that Garten stopped speaking to her after Stewart served a five-month prison sentence in 2004. A documentary about Stewart's prison sentence and its career impact renewed attention to the rift. Stewart publicly insisted Garten's account was untrue on a television appearance, and Snoop Dogg defended Stewart during that appearance. Garten built a reputation with her Barefoot Contessa shop and lemon bars.
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