Martha Stewart is addressing backlash about her Halloween costume as a “hungry” homeless person.

Over the weekend, the 85-year-old lifestyle mogul posted and quickly deleted a picture on Instagram showing herself in tattered clothes with dirt on her face, holding a piece of cardboard that read, “I AM HUNGRY HELP ME!!” according to Page Six .

Although she deleted the post, the picture was circulated online as social media users criticized Stewart for seemingly mocking poor people, especially as U.S. homelessness has risen in recent years . Online comments called the multimillionaire businesswoman “tone deaf” and “disrespectful.”

However, Stewart said Sunday in a statement to NBC News that she did not mean any harm with her costume.

“I am distressed that my Halloween costume yesterday, which was intended to bring more awareness to the very serious subject of homelessness, has offended people, which was never my intention,” she told the outlet.

Martha Stewart is responding to backlash over her Halloween…