Bell, 45, wrapped her arms around the “Armchair Expert” podcast host in a photo posted on Instagram Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The “Good Place” actress recalled words Shephard once recited, but the message was lost on many of her followers, who slammed Bell and accused her of joking about domestic violence.<\/p>\n
KRISTEN BELL REGRETS NOT DATING MORE, WISHES SHE \u2018BUTTERFLIED AROUND\u2019 BEFORE MARRIAGE TO DAX SHEPARD<\/a><\/p>\n Kristen Bell caught the wrath of online critics for a three-sentence message shared to commemorate her anniversary with husband Dax Shephard. (Cindy Ord\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Bell wrote, “Happy 12th wedding anniversary to the man who once said to me: ‘I 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.”<\/p>\n KRISTEN BELL SHUTS DOWN PARENTING POLICE AFTER BEING SLAMMED FOR LETTING KIDS DRINK NON-ALCOHOLIC BEER<\/a><\/p>\n APP USERS CLICK HERE TO VIEW POST<\/a><\/p>\n While some fans weren’t affected by Bell’s words, many accused the mother-of-two of minimizing a sensitive subject.<\/p>\n “1. Congratulations! 2. I know the caption is supposed to be cute, funny, but worldwide a women is killed every ten minutes by their partner,” one user wrote and added the hashtag, “#stopviolenceagainstwomen.”<\/p>\n LIKE WHAT YOU\u2019RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/a><\/p>\n “Domestic violence isn\u2019t a joke,” another user commented, while one follower asked, “is this… supposed to be funny?”<\/p>\n Kristen Bell’s drew ire from social media users for her short caption to honor her wedding anniversary with Dax Shephard. (Weiss Eubanks\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)<\/p>\n “Crazy thing to joke about honestly. Sincerely, someone who thankfully survived,” an Instagram user noted.<\/p>\n “This is tone deaf and offensive during any month,” one fan wrote.<\/p>\n Bell’s representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n Shepard and Bell<\/a>\u00a0first met at a dinner party for a mutual friend in 2007. A few weeks later, the two ran into each other at a hockey game, and the rest is history.<\/p>\n Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell have been married since 2013. (Joe Scarnici)<\/p>\n After their dinner party, Shepard texted Bell saying, “I violated your privacy and got your number from Shauna. How do you feel about that?”<\/p>\n “I was, like, OK, starting it off with a really good joke that makes me feel, like, butterflies. I fell in love with him way before he fell in love with me,”\u00a0Bell recalled<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Kristen](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Kristen-bell-dax-shepard.jpg\")
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