Ina Garten is setting the record straight. The Food Network star, 76, addressed her fallout with Martha Stewart, 83, after the latter claimed Garten stopped talking to her after she “went to jail” in 2004. Speaking at a live Q&A with People on Dec. 5, the TV cook said Stewart’s claim isn’t true.

Barefoot Contessa' star Ina Garten revealed her former friend's version of their fallout isn't quite the whole story.

Garten — who released her latest book, a memoir, Be Ready When the Luck Happens, on Oct. 1 — told The New Yorker in September that distance was the reason the friendship ended. According to Garten, she and Stewart lost touch when she moved to Connecticut and Stewart stayed in New York.

Well, let’s just say her story isn’t exactly accurate,” Garten said. “And, you know, that was 25 years ago. I think it’s time to let it go.”

Ina Garten is refuting the claim that she stopped talking to Martha Stewart after she went to prison in 2004, noting that Martha's story "isn't exactly accurate."

Ina Garten has opened up about her long-rumored falling out with fellow food and lifestyle icon Martha Stewart, offering her side of the story to clarify on comments that Stewart has made in the past.

Ina Garten is clearing up the rumors surrounding her falling out with Martha Stewart. In a live Q&A session at the PEOPLE offices on December 5, the celebrity chef, 76, addressed the longtime tension between her and Stewart,