Kristen Bell faced immediate backlash this week for an anniversary post deemed “unbelievably tone-deaf” by social media users, especially as it appeared during Domestic Violence Awareness month. Teh actress and her husband, Dax shepard, received criticism for content some found insensitive given the ongoing awareness campaign and the prevalence of domestic violence.
Comments on Bell’s post quickly flooded in, with users expressing concern over the post’s potential to be triggering for survivors. “just an fyi, posting this caption during domestic violence awareness month is unbelievably tone deaf :/ please reconsider,” one person wrote. Another commenter stated, “I just wanted to say that please don’t joke about domestic violence. Please keep in mind that this is something real that lots of people suffer on a daily basis.And the text coudl be triggering for victims.” A third user added, “Thats a wildly sad and insensitive thing to say considering it’s domestic violence awareness month and thousands of women have died at the hands of the man they trusted…” Bell has since limited comments on the post.
Bell and Shepard, who met in 2007 and married in 2013, share two daughters, Delta, 11, and Lincoln, 12. Bell recently received her first Emmy nomination in July for Best Actress in a comedy series for her role as Joanne in Netflix’s “Nobody Wants This.” She is also widely known for voicing Princess Anna in “Frozen” and for her roles in “Veronica Mars” and “Forgetting Sarah Marshall.” Shepard has appeared in “Parenthood,” “Idiocracy,” and “Without a Paddle.” The couple frequently return to Bell’s home state of Michigan.
