Martha Stewart’s ex-husband Andrew “Andy” Stewart and his wife Shyla Nelson Stewart have broken their silence on the lifestyle mogul’s claims in the new documentary “Martha.”

In the Netflix movie, Martha, 83, accused Andrew of having numerous affairs during their 29-year marriage and also revealed that she had been unfaithful to him.

“Young women, take my advice, if you’re married and your husband starts cheating on you, it’s a s—-,” said Martha, who was married to Andrew from 1961 to 1990, in the trailer for the documentary. . “Get out of that marriage.”

Andrew and Shyla shared their response in a statement they both signed and posted on Facebook ahead of the documentary’s October 30 release.

“Hello FB family – this is my first public comment and will be my only public comment on this topic. Since I’m not active on any other social media platforms, this is the only place I’m sharing this,” Shyla wrote in the post on who uploaded it. on her page.

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She continued: “As some of you know, my husband is Andrew Stewart – a brilliant editor, a professional naturalist and nature photographer and one of the kindest, gentlest and kindest people I have ever known.”

“No one was more surprised than us when, after being introduced as colleagues almost 12 years ago, our connection blossomed into a deep and everlasting love,” added Shyla.

“With our shared devotion to the Earth and to our families at the center, Andy and I have built a life of beauty, meaning, productivity and purpose, infused with true love, which we share as much as possible from full with our beautiful blend. family of 5 wonderful grown children, our 3 adorable grandchildren, our extended family and many dear friends.”

She went on to touch on Andrew’s past, writing that her husband went through difficult times before falling in love.

“Before this happy chapter in his life, Andy had some dark ones, including a painful and abusive chapter. marriage to Martha (as in Martha Stewart), which ended almost 40 years ago,” Shyla claimed.

She continued: “While Andy has quietly moved on with his life, it seems Martha continues to publicly re-judge the marriage, including comments in a sensational trailer for an upcoming Netflix documentary.”

“The juxtaposition of Andy’s early life with the joyful, purpose-driven and loving marriage we live today is striking,” added Shyla. “Every day, we openly express our gratitude for our love and our life together.

“We both wish everyone, including Martha herself, the experience of loving and being loved deeply and fully and the peace that comes from such love,” she concluded in the post, which featured photos of herself and Andrew.

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Shyla is the president and CEO of Fieldstone Publishing, while Andrew is its publisher emeritus, according to the company’s website.

Fox News Digital has reached out to reps for Martha as well as Andrew and Shyla for comment.

In the documentary, Martha recalled that she and Andrew, who share a daughter Alexis, both had affairs while married.

Martha claimed Andrew “had a lot of different girlfriends” and “wasn’t happy at home”. She also accused him of cheating on her with her former assistant, Robyn Fairclough.

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Three years after his divorce from Martha, Andrew married Fairclough, who was 21 years his junior, in May 1993, but they later divorced.

In the film, Martha also revealed that she kissed a stranger in a cathedral in Florence, Italy while she and Andrew were on their honeymoon.

Additionally, Martha admitted that she “had a very brief fling with a very attractive Irishman,” but told the film’s director, RJ Cutler, that she believed Andrew never knew about it.

But Cutler said Andrew confirmed he knew about the affair and said Martha “confessed to him.”

“He says he didn’t get lost from marriage until you told him you were already lost,” Cutler said.

“Oh, that’s not true. I don’t think so,” answered Martha.

“Martha” is available to stream on Netflix.

Source of the original article: Martha Stewart’s ex-husband and wife say his marriage to lifestyle mogul was ‘painful and abusive’