United Kingdom, Jan. 29 -- Martha Stewart has claimed her parole officer banned her from hosting 'Saturday Night Live'.

In 2004, the 83-year-old star spent five months in jail and another five under house arrest before two years of supervised probation after being found guilty of charges relating to an insider trading case.

Asked if she'd ever want to host the iconic late night comedy show, she told 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon': "I wanted to and they asked me as I was coming out of Alderson [Federal Prison], that camp that I was in for a while, and my parole officer wouldn't give me the time to do it.

"I was allowed to be out of my house eight hours a day."

When Jimmy asked if her parole officer gave permission, she quippe...