1. Exterior court 2. Media 3. Martha Stewart's vehicle pulls up 4. Stewart getting out of car, greets woman 5. Stewart entering court 6. Aerial shot of court 7. Stewart leaving court after sentencing 8. Aerial shot Stewart approaching microphone 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Martha Stewart, celebrity homemaker: "I have been choked and almost suffocated to death during that time, all the while more concerned about the well-being of others than for myself, more hurt for them and for their losses than for my own, more worried for their futures than the future of Martha Stewart the person. More than 200 people have lost their jobs at my company as a result of this situation. I want them to know how very, very sorry I am for them and their families." 10. Pan along Stewart supporters with banners 11. SOUNDBITE (English) Martha Stewart, celebrity homemaker: "And I'll be back. I will be back. Whatever I have to do in the next few months, I hope the months go by quickly. I'm used to all kinds of hard work, as you know, and I'm not afraid. I'm not afraid whatsoever. I'm just very, very sorry that it's come to this, that a small personal matter has been able to be blown out of all proportion, and with such venom and such gore, I mean it's just terrible." 12. Aerial shot of Stewart at microphone STORYLINE: Celebrity homemaker Martha Stewart moved one step closer to a drastically different lifestyle behind bars when the millionaire entrepreneur was sentenced on Friday to five months in prison for a stock-trading scandal. Stewart, after appealing in a shaky voice for a reduced sentence, was also ordered to serve five months of home confinement for lying to federal investigators. Just before her sentence was pronounced, Stewart - her usually strong voice somewhat strained - asked the judge to "remember all the good I have done." Stewart, who was also fined 30,000 US dollars, was spared an immediate trip to federal prison when US District Court Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum stayed her sentence pending appeal. Cedarbaum rejected a defence request to send Stewart to a halfway house for the first five months, noting that "lying to government agencies during the course of an investigation is a very serious matter." The sentence was at the bottom of the confinement range for Stewart, who was expected to receive 10 to 16 months. Earlier, Stewart, 62, dressed simply in a black pantsuit, showed no emotion as she strode briskly through a media horde. Supporters applauded and one shouted, "Hold your head high, Martha!" The jail term was the latest blow for Stewart, once the CEO of a one (b) billion dollar media empire. After her 2003 indictment, she resigned as head of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. And following her conviction, she surrendered her seat on its board. Her fall from grace did little to hurt her standing among Stewart fans. In the final weeks before Stewart's sentencing, hundreds of well-wishers sent letters to the judge asking for mercy. Former Merrill Lynch stockbroker Peter Bacanovic, who was convicted along with Stewart of lying about the 2001 stock sale, was to be sentenced later on Friday. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/088113a9f11227d2076177f7367fac65 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

• published: 21 Jul 2015
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