Her trial is next year, but Martha Stewart's empire has already begun a sentence of poor results, writes Simon English Anyone who thinks there is no such thing as bad publicity should consult Martha Stewart. It is 20 months since America's domestic goddess - think Delia Smith on rocket fuel - made a calamitous share trade that has ruined her life. Martha Stewart: her personal legal difficulties have had a catastrophic effect on the business she founded Since then she has faced a barrage of negative press that has driven her underground and which threatens the future of the business...