Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart corrected the New York Post after they said she only owned 16 peacocks.
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  • Martha Stewart, 79, clarified that she owns 21 peacocks at her farm in Bedford, New York.
  • She issued the correction on Twitter after the New York Post reported that she only owned 16.
  • Stewart turned her farm into a makeshift TV production studio during quarantine.
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Martha Stewart wants everyone to know the number of "glorious" peacocks she owns at her upstate New York farm.

On Sunday, the 79-year-old called out the New York Post for spreading "fake news" about her beloved animals. The outlet published an article on Saturday that reported the lifestyle guru only owned 16 peacocks on her Bedford farm.

"The nypost again 'fake news,'" Stewart wrote. "They have a story on peacocks today and say I have sixteen on my farm. I actually have 21 of these glorious birds whose house is impeccable."

She added: "They do not smell. They are so clean! Their voices are loud but such fun to hear. They are so friendly."

The New York Post issued a correction about the peacocks following Stewart's tweet.

Fans of Stewart became very familiar with her farm after she quarantined there with her housekeeper, gardener, and driver during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her snowplowing adventures and thirst-trap selfies delighted social media users and quickly went viral.

While speaking with Harper's Bazaar's Jada Yuan, Stewart revealed that she transformed the large home into a makeshift TV production studio with more than two dozen staffers during the pandemic.

She hired a concierge doctor to perform COVID-19 tests twice a week and enforced efforts like social distancing, face masks, and staffers eating lunch inside their cars. When two people tested positive, they quarantined away from the farm.

According to Stewart, the trick to creating a smooth work environment with 30 people inside a home is equality and respect. Everyone, from creative directors to housekeepers, are "on the same plane."

"There's no hierarchy in my life," Stewart said. "I will wash the floor if I have to wash the floor. I'll take out the garbage if nobody else has taken out the garbage. The CEO should be available to everybody at all times, if possible."

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