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Martha Stewart Heads to Jail
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Martha Stewart is heading to prison. The domestic diva announced today that she wants to begin her five-month sentence as soon as possible, rather than wait for the appeal of her conviction.

Stewart maintains that she has a strong case for appeal, and will reportedly go ahead with it. But she says the best way to get the whole incident behind her is to head to the big house as soon as possible. Her appeal will not be heard until sometime next year, and many legal experts say she has little chance of having her conviction overturned.

Stewart was convicted in March of lying to investigators who were probing her questionable sale of 4000 shares of stock in ImClone Systems, a company run by her friend Sam Waksal.

Hear an excerpt from Martha Stewart’s news conference earlier today in New York City.

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