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Kristen Bell Faces Backlash Over Anniversary Post, Misses ‘Today’ but Attends 92NY Event

An anti-violence group condemned the caption during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the post remains up with no public apology.

Overview

  • Bell’s Instagram caption quoted Dax Shepard saying he would never kill her even though 'a lot of men have killed their wives,' drawing criticism from followers and the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
  • She restricted comments on the post and has not issued a formal response, with representatives not providing an official statement.
  • Booked to promote Netflix’s Nobody Wants This, Bell skipped a scheduled Today show appearance, but later the same day joined castmates for a screening and panel at New York’s 92nd Street Y.
  • Season 2 of Nobody Wants This debuted on Netflix on October 23, keeping Bell on the promotional circuit despite the controversy.
  • A 2012 interview clip resurfaced in which Shepard joked about hitting Bell, intensifying scrutiny as public reaction remains split; tabloid 'insider' accounts of the couple’s views are single-source and unverified.