A person who identified themselves as That of Martha Stewart The “best friend” during a stint in federal prison made a bold statement about a promise the lifestyle guru allegedly made but didn’t keep.

Lisa Guarinowho said he served time alongside Stewart at the Alderson federal prison camp in West Virginia in 2004, said The daily mail in a recent interview, she and the businesswoman “hit it off” as soon as they met. The two “cried, laughed and ate together” during their shared time at the facility, Guarino, 62, told the British tabloid, with Guarino offering advice and tools to help Stewart get through the five months she spent behind bars.

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Stewart was “grateful” for the help, Guarino said, and allegedly promised Guarino’s family at the time that she would provide them with $1 million once she was released.

“She told my family she didn’t need to put any more money on my books because she was going to take care of me,” Guarino told the tabloid, adding that Stewart “didn’t keep her word “. The home and hospitality expert “gave me a donut, a big fat zero,” Guarino said.

A representative for Stewart did not immediately respond to Parade’s request for comment.

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Stewart, now 83, was sentenced to prison following an insider trading investigation and subsequent trial. She was convicted in March 2004 of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making false statements, and began serving her sentence in West Virginia’s minimum-security women’s prison in October. She was released in early March 2005 and served the remainder of her sentence on probation.

Several years later, Stewart revisited this period of his life to Marthaa documentary released by Netflix last month. But that was while Stewart was promoting Martha: The Cookbookhis 100th book, which Guarino said he recently saw his prison buddy in person. At a promotional event in Medford, Massachusetts, Guarino said she tried to get Stewart’s attention, but was unsuccessful.

“Martha blew me away after saving her life in prison,” Guarino said while speaking with The daily mail. “I’m pissed, I’m offended.”

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