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...Martha Stewart was one of the most successful female entrepreneurs in history—and some people loved to hate her for it. Last Friday, her critics had their hey-day. While few fully understand the actual charges brought against her, Americans were all too eager to pipe in on her more egregious offenses. As Daily News columnist Lenore Skenazy asserted, “She is too confident. Too competent. Too rich. She’s even too pretty.” If there is anything to be taken away from this scandal, it’s that...
...Martha Stewart’s powerful, shrewd character could not be forgiven. Critics called her confidence “arrogance,” her assertiveness “bossiness.” One article called her “a steely-eyed, tart-tongued control-freak executive brought low by hubris.” Another described her as “an uppity, pain-in-the-neck genius.” A letter to the editor in USA Today summed up this attitude perfectly: “It is that smug, arrogant, ‘I’m-above...
...culture that still feels slightly uncomfortable with the idea of an assertive, powerful woman, Martha Stewart was a perfect scapegoat. This is not to imply that what Stewart did was excusable—it certainly is not. But the public reaction to her case suggests that this scandal was much more a product of who she was than what she did. Her boldness was a bit too threatening and it is certainly part of the reason that the public was all too eager to see this ambitious female icon crumble...
MILESTONES: Martha Stewart gets a break; Baltimore Ravens star Jamal Lewis gets arrested...
CHARGE DROPPED. AGAINST MARTHA STEWART; of securities fraud; in New York City. The judge said the charge--that Stewart deceived investors in her company by denying that she had engaged in insider trading of ImClone stock--was based on too little evidence for the jury to consider. After it hears closing arguments, the jury will decide whether she is guilty of the four remaining charges: conspiracy, obstruction of justice and two counts of lying to investigators...