Martha Stewart Slams Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Goop' Brand, Says She Should Stick To Acting

Martha Stewart has an aversion to anyone planning to become the next her or enter into the business of being a lifestyle guru. First, she indirectly dissed Blake Lively's lifestyle website, now she's asking Gwyneth Paltrow to stick to acting. She even scoffed at Sheryl Sandberg's best-selling book, "Lean In."

For several years now, A-list actress Gwyneth Paltrow has been making a side income from promoting herself as a lifestyle guru while being an actress. She founded the Goop brand, an eminent lifestyle publication designed to inspiring its readers on topics such as nutrition, parenting, lifestyle, fashion and travel. Martha Stewart is not impressed though. And as the godmother of lifestyle tips, her words must mean something.

In an interview with Net-a-Porter's Porter, Stewart said, "She just needs to be quiet. She's a movie star. If she were confident in her acting, she wouldn't be trying to be Martha Stewart." It seems that Martha Stewart just does not like it when people, especially celebrities plan on being the next her.

When Gossip Girl Blake Lively gushed about aspiring to be the next her and launched on her own lifestyle site, Preserve, Stewart refuses to comment and make a judgement about the site when asked. Rather, she let her senior vice president Kevin Sharkey to make the judgement. According to Sharkey, "I don't get the sense she's credible. She's enthusiastic, but she's not credible."

Aside from Blake and Gwyneth, Martha does not have a lot of good things to say about Sheryl Sandberg's best-selling book "Lean In," too. Martha argued against the book's premise and said that women should not be preoccupied with fighting for workplace equality but be more entrepreneurial. "Too much time is spent . . . Isn't 'leaning in' spending a lot of time? . . . I think being entrepreneurial is something women should strive for, rather than working up the corporate ladder," Martha said.

The book impressed many though, even Oprah, calling it the "manifesto" for women in the workplace. In an interview with Oprah, Facebook COO, Sheryl said it's important for women to stop being afraid of seizing opportunities to be on top and achieve gender equality. "I really think we'll all be happier and our businesses will perform better and what leadership is will change. I took a deep breath and I'm doing it. I want other people to do what they would do if they weren't afraid," she told Oprah.

Martha Stewart is not impressed at all.