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Telegraph
By Tom Leonard in New York
(Filed: 26/04/2005)

Martha Stewart, the American domestic guru, is being investigated by probation officers over claims that she may have violated the conditions of her release from prison by going to a celebrity gala.

The US probation department said that it was trying to establish whether a dinner she attended in New York to celebrate Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People" was directly related to her employment.

If not, Stewart, one of this year's 100, may be deemed to have broken the terms of her release and could be sent back to prison where she has served a five-month sentence for lying about a share deal.

The Time party was billed as a "celebration" rather than an awards ceremony. Fellow guests included the actress Nicole Kidman and the American television presenter Barbara Walters.

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