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Infamous Dupont twins defend former boss Martha Stewart amid homeless costume backlash

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Greer, C. (2026, November 3). Infamous Dupont twins defend former boss Martha Stewart amid homeless costume backlash. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/11/02/society/infamous-dupont-twins-defend-former-boss-martha-stewart-over-homeless-halloween-costume/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-03 · by Carlos Greer

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The Dupont twins, who worked with Martha Stewart in the 1970s, defended her against recent backlash over a controversial Halloween costume depicting a homeless person. They emphasized that Stewart has long supported the homeless by distributing leftover food from catering events. This defense comes after Stewart initially posted and then deleted an image of herself in the costume on social media, sparking widespread criticism before she issued an apology for the insensitivity of her actions.
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The Dupont twins, former employees of Martha Stewart from her early days in the 1970s, are speaking out in defense of their former boss amid backlash over a tone-deaf Halloween costume that resembled homeless individuals. Richard Dupont told Page Six that Stewart had a history of feeding the homeless after catering events and expressed his admiration for her actions. Robert Dupont also defended Stewart on Instagram, stating she has shown deep empathy towards the unhoused community in New York City by distributing leftover food to them consistently over the years. The brothers emphasized their personal experiences of following Stewart's lead during their work together, highlighting her charitable efforts in Manhattan, particularly near the Bowery area.

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Richard’s brother, Robert, took to Instagram to defend Stewart and declare, “I know firsthand that Martha has spent years quietly and consistently showing deep empathy for the unhoused community in New York City for a longtime, after ever[sic] single catering event we did, she made it a strict point to pack up all the extra, high quality food.”
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2026-11-03 · New York Post
Infamous Dupont twins defend former boss Martha Stewart amid homeless costume backlash · assertive framing

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The Dupont twins — one-time Andy Warhol favorites and former employees of Martha Stewart — want everyone to back off the domestic diva over her tone-deaf homeless Halloween costume. asserted
everyone → want → costume
Richard Dupont, who worked with Stewart in the 1970s at her first catering company, told Page Six Stewart has always cared for the less fortunate. asserted
Stewart → work → fortunate
“I remember going quite often with her, catering events in the city, and she’d always drop off leftover food [to the homeless] — always! asserted
she → remember → homeless
I remember that about her and I always liked that … asserted
I → remember → that
We all followed her lead,” Richard told us. asserted
Richard → follow → us
She’s always been good to me and it’s my duty to stand up for her because she did feed the homless back then and she did care about the people, who were homeless,” he said. asserted
he → ’ → people
Richard’s brother, Robert, took to Instagram to defend Stewart and declare, “I know firsthand that Martha has spent years quietly and consistently showing deep empathy for the unhoused community in New York City for a longtime, after ever[sic] single catering event we did, she made it a strict point to pack up all the extra, high quality food.” asserted
it → take → food
The brothers said they often distributed the meals to the Bowery in downtown Manhattan. asserted
they → say → Manhattan
They added that while the costume was shocking, “Martha meant no harm,” Richard said. asserted
Richard → add → harm
Stewart sparked outrage when she shared — and quickly deleted — a snap of her Halloween costume with her depicting a homeless person holding a sign that read: “I AM HUNGRY HELP ME!!” asserted
I → spark → ME
It didn’t help that the Stewart’s tone-deaf post also promoted her “perfect for Halloween” QVC candles. asserted
post → help → candles
She deleted it after the backlash and initially tried to clear it all up by claiming her costume “was intended to bring more awareness to the very serious subject of homelessness.” asserted
costume → delete → homelessness
“My earlier statement didn’t go far enough. asserted
statement → go → ?
I know many people are suffering economically. asserted
people → know → ?
Wearing a costume like I did was insensitive and not funny. asserted
I → wear → costume
I am very sorry,” she said. asserted
she → say → ?
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