Stewart bids for early release

DOMESTIC diva Martha Stewart’s bid for an early release - or at least to be able to leave home more often for work - was dashed by a US judge who ordered her to serve the full five months of house arrest.

The multi-millionaire had told Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum that serving the rest of her sentence would hamper production of her two TV series - a daytime talk show and The Apprentice.

The New York judge rejected Stewart’s request and said she saw “no reason to modify the sentence”. Stewart, 63, was convicted last year of lying about a share sale.