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Not A Good Thing: Dog Bites Martha Stewart

marthastitches011311.jpg While preparing to leave her New York home earlier this week, Martha Stewart leaned down to whisper a goodbye into her dog Francesca's ear—and TMZ reports it's a move that landed her in the hospital! The domestic goddess startled her French bulldog, who was sleeping at the time, and says "She bolted upright with such force that she hit me in the face like a boxing glove hitting an opponent’s face. I was entirely startled and my neck snapped back. I felt a bit of whiplash as blood gushed forth from my split lip.” Stewart had her driver bring her to the hospital, where she received nine stitches. Nothing a few cocktails won't cure!

In case you were wondering how Martha would document an emergency room experience... she would document it with no less, and no more, than 34 photographs, and 308 words. But what we really want to know is her secret to such amazing skin: this is the face of a 69-year-old woman!

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  • scallywag

    Oh, Martha, you can make even the most gruesome situations sound so lovely. But really, did Frannie cower on her bed because she hurt you, or because you probably went ape shit as blood gushed down your face and seeped into your uber-expensive linens?

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  • cat3555

    She may have "such amazing skin: this is the face of a 69-year-old woman!"But check out her hand's.
    They don't do plastic surgery on those, they look 69.

  • Pibble

    Hit does not equal bite.I know that`s not of great importance to the Media.

  • langleycollyer

    "Although I considered sewing up my lip with a tight hemming or blanket stitch, I finally decided upon the diagonal overcast."

  • Sounds like the dog didn't bite her, but just jumped up unexpectedly and hit her in the face. French bulldog skulls are very tough/hard (I have a Frenchie, so I can attest to this). They're like little battering rams.

  • Inconcievable de Impublishable

    Her secret? Potpourri!

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