Martha Stewart’s ex-husband has something to say after she dragged him through the mud in her Netflix documentary.
The lifestyle queen, 83, was married to publisher Andrew (Andy) Stewart from 1961 to 1990. In the recently dropped doc, “Martha,” she accused him of blowing up their marriage with “many different girlfriends” and cheating on her with her ex-assistant.
However, Andy is now telling his side of the story courtesy of his third wife, Shyla Nelson Stewart.
Before the documentary was available to stream on Netflix, Andy and Shyla took issue with the “sensationalized” trailer — and fired off their frustrations via Facebook.
Shyla wrote the lengthy post but signed it on her and her husband’s behalf.
Calling him “one of the gentlest, most soft-spoken, kind-hearted men” she’s ever known, Shyla gushed over their marriage before blasting the union he shared with Martha.
“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,” she wrote in their statement dated Oct. 12.
Assuring everyone that Andy has “quietly moved on and forward with his life,” his wife claimed that “Martha continues to publicly relitigate the marriage, including comments in a sensational trailer for an upcoming documentary on Netflix.”
Shyla continued, “The juxtaposition of Andy’s early life with the joy-filled, purpose-led, loving marriage we live today is striking. Every day, we openly express our gratitude for our love and for our life together.”
Andy and his wife ended their statement by wishing everyone, “including Martha herself, the experience of loving and being loved deeply and fully, and the peace that comes with such a love.”
The message was signed, “Shyla and Andy Stewart.” The couple also said it would be their only public comment on the matter.
Martha shared they “haven’t spoken” since their divorce in 1990. She and Andy share one child — daughter Alexis Stewart, 59.
Martha went into great detail about the alleged infidelities in her marriage with Andy, including claiming he strayed from their relationship with her assistant, Robyn Fairclough, who lived on their Connecticut property.
“I don’t know how many different girlfriends he had … but I think there were quite a few … 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–t. Look at him as a piece of s–t and get out of it, get out of that marriage,” Martha warned viewers.
Andy went on to marry Robyn in May 1993. He wed Shyla in 2016.
Martha admitted to kissing a stranger on her honeymoon in Italy when she was just 19. She also copped to another infidelity later in their marriage.
“I had a very brief affair with a very attractive Irishman, and it was just nothing,” she stated. “It was nothing. In terms of … I would have never broken up a marriage for it. It was nothing.”
Martha’s extramarital affairs weren’t the only bombshells she dropped in her documentary. When discussing her trial and prison stint following the insider trading scandal, the former homemaker-turned-billionaire businesswoman blasted a former New York Post columnist who covered her legal battle.
“She had written horrible things during the entire trial. But she is dead now, thank goodness,” Martha said.
But she’s very much alive, writing a comeback article in response to Martha’s comments with the headline, “Hey Martha Stewart, you gloated about the death of a Post columnist — but I’m alive, bitch!”
When Martha caught wind of the article, she playfully responded by calling the New York Post “my favorite newspaper.”
In March 2004, Martha was found guilty on charges including conspiracy and obstruction of justice. She was sentenced to five months in prison and two years of probation, leaving her brand in free fall.
When Martha was released in March 2005, she rebuilt her reputation and career. She never remarried.
