Kristen Bell Misses Today Show to dodge Backlash over Anniversary Post with Dax Shepard

Prankster Kristen and Biohacking Talks

While on the show, Lupe, 36, recounted Bell’s penchant for pranks and her fascination with biohacking. \\”Kristen’s obsessed with pranks. She will come to set and she’ll just pull up different pranks on her phone and show them to me. So I knew that that was kind of her love language, was pranking,\\” Lupe shared.

And then I also know that Kristen — if you’ve met her, you know she’s obsessed with biohacking. She’s done everything there ever is to do with hacking the bod.

Justine Lupe

Lupe added to the fun by concocting her own prank, convincing Bell that she drank her own urine. Lupe explained, \\”Basically, I was like, I’m going to convince her that I’m drinking my own pee. For two months, I staged different variations of me drinking fake pee, which was actually chamomile tea,\\” Lupe detailed, noting that Bell was fully convinced to the point of consulting a doctor about the safety of urine consumption.

Social Media Stirs Controversy

Just days before her planned TV gig, Bell shared a series of images from the Netflix show’s press tour on Instagram. Her caption had no hint of the upcoming storm.

However, Bell recently drew criticism for her unconventional tribute celebrating 12 years of marriage with Shepard. Accompanying a photo of the couple, she 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’m heavily incentivized to kill you, I never would.’\\”

Reactions varied in the comments section, with some followers criticizing the message. \\”Domestic violence isn’t a joke,\\” a user commented, while another highlighted the global issue, \\”Congratulations! I know the caption is supposed to be cute, funny, but worldwide a woman is killed every ten minutes by their partner…#stopviolenceagainstwomen.\\” Even Dateline chimed in with a straightforward \\”Screenshotted.\\”

Yet, there were those who empathized with Bell’s humor. Responding to critics, one user wrote, \\”I was in an abusive marriage for TWENTY THREE YEARS and I love this post. If you don’t want to be triggered, get off the Internet.\\” Another added, \\”I was in an abusive relationship and I got out. This post is meant for her husband not to all of us!\\”

Bell and Shepard: A Love in Public View

Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard have often been candid about their relationship. Married in 2013, the pair share two daughters: Lincoln, born the same year they wed, and Delta, who joined the family in 2014. They’ve never shied away from giving the public a closer look into their romance.

Recently, on his Armchair Expert podcast, Shepard spoke on the success of their relationship, even pondering a hypothetical breakup. \\”I say this all the time, like, if Kristen and I ever split up, I would only describe this as still an enormously successful relationship,\\” he shared. \\”We loved each other to death. We had these two beautiful children. We had this great time together.\\”

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