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 .
