Bell was scheduled to appear on the Today show Wednesday to promote the second season of her Netflix romantic comedy series, Nobody Wants This<\/a>, but did not show up. <\/p>\n Instead, her co-star, Justine Lupe<\/a>, attended the taping of the talk show by herself, not mentioning Bell\u2019s absence. <\/p>\n The Frozen star is still slated to attend Wednesday evening\u2019s screening and conversation of Nobody Wants This season two at The 92nd Street Y, New York, hours before the episodes hit Netflix. <\/p>\n The Independent has contacted Today as well as Bell\u2019s representative for comment.<\/p>\n Bell\u2019s missed appearance came a few days after she received criticism for the Instagram post she made for her wedding anniversary to Shepard. <\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Bell\u2019s absence from the talk show was not explained (Getty Images)<\/p>\n \u201cHappy 12th wedding anniversary to the man who once said to me: \u2018I would never kill you. A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point. Even though I\u2019m heavily incentivized to kill you, I never would,\u2019\u201d she captioned the post, alongside a photo of her sitting on her husband\u2019s lap as he hugs her. <\/p>\n Several fans have since taken to the comment section, calling Bell out for her \u201cinsensitive\u201d caption <\/a>\u2014 particularly given that October is widely recognized in the U.S. as Domestic Violence Awareness Month<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHey! i\u2019ve been a fan for a while. I just wanted to say that please don\u2019t joke about domestic violence,\u201d one commenter wrote, reminding her to \u201cplease keep in mind that this is something real that lots of people suffer on a daily basis. And the text could be triggering for victims.\u201d<\/p>\n The post generated further discussion on the popular Fauxmoi subreddit, garnering hundreds of additional comments.<\/p>\n open image in gallery<\/p>\n Kristen Bell was criticized for joking about how \u2018a lot of men have killed their wives\u2019 in an anniversary post to her husband (AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n The couple has been together since 2007 and shares two daughters, Lincoln, 12, and Delta, 10. They first met at a birthday dinner for Forgetting Sarah Marshall producer Shauna Robertson. After two years of dating, they quietly got engaged in 2009. However, the pair waited to tie the knot until same-sex marriage was legalized in the U.S.<\/p>\n Following the Supreme Court\u2019s landmark decision to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act in June 2013, Bell quickly jumped on X to re-propose to Shepard.<\/p>\n \u201c@daxshepard1 will you marry me? Xo #marriageequality #loveislove,\u201d she wrote, to which Shepard replied: \u201cDOMA is dead. Prop 8 is dead. Now let\u2019s bring my big, gay marriage to @IMKristenBell to Life!!!!\u201d<\/p>\n Months later, they got married during a private ceremony at the Beverly Hills courthouse.<\/p>\n The national domestic abuse helpline offers support for women on 0808 2000 247, or you can visit the Refuge<\/a> website. There is a dedicated men’s advice line<\/a> on 0808 8010 327. <\/p>\n![\"Bell\u2019s](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-2235454196.jpeg\")
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