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Dax Shepard was ne'er worried astir his woman Kristen Bell’s controversial day post that was branded “tone-deaf” and received a ton of backlash.
Shepard addressed nan contention for nan first clip connected Monday’s section of his “Armchair Expert” podcast, and said he really had “no clue” astir nan uproar it caused.
Bell received backlash past October — which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month — for celebrating their wedding day pinch nan Instagram caption, “Happy 12th wedding day to nan man who, aft an section of Dateline, erstwhile said to me: ‘I would ne'er termination you. A batch of men person killed their wives astatine a definite point. Even though I’m heavy incentivized to termination you, I ne'er would.’ ❤️.”
Shepard said nan station had been up for a week and a half earlier he moreover realized location was backlash from group accusing nan character of making ray of home violence.
“I was alerted by personification that this full point was happening,” Shepard recalled to his impermanent connected Monday’s episode, Nikki Glaser. “I didn’t know, and Kristen knew done her publicist but didn’t show me. So, I really didn’t know, and this was brought to my attention.”
Shepard remained unbothered erstwhile Glaser told him nan joke she almost said while hosting nan 2026 Golden Globes successful January, telling her it was “very funny.”
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Glaser cracked, “‘Die My Love. If I Had Legs, I’d Kick You. Sorry, Baby.’ These are not conscionable captions to Dax Shepard’s Instagram station for Mother’s Day. Or, for illustration … these are not conscionable Dax Shepard captions for his day post. These are movies nominated tonight.”
Bell has ne'er commented connected nan backlash she received, but she did turn disconnected her societal media comments soon aft nan post.
She also avoided talking astir nan controversy during her quality connected the“Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” and opted retired of her “Today” show appearance the pursuing week.
A rep for nan National Network to End Domestic Violence told Page Six exclusively successful a statement astatine nan time, “There’s thing funny astir home unit ‘jokes’ that trivialize nan very existent fear, trauma and symptom that millions of victims and survivors look each day.”
“Especially during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we each person a work to support victims and survivors, to put successful proven solutions and to speak astir this rumor pinch nan seriousness it deserves,” nan statement concluded.
Bell, 45, and Shepard, 51, person been joined since October 2013. They stock daughters Lincoln, 13, and Delta, 11.
