Editor’s Note: This story contains discussions of domestic violence. Reader discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence or abuse, you can find resources and discreet ways to get help on the National Domestic Violence Hotline website or by calling 1-800-799-7233.
(NewsNation) — Kristen Bell is being called out for a “tone deaf” post about her husband, Dax Shepard.
Celebrating her 12th wedding anniversary, the “Nobody Wants This” star posted a photo of her giving Shepard a tight hug while they both sit on a bed, captioning the Instagram post:
“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.’ ❤️.”
Social media users were quick to decry the post, calling it insensitive during Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
“Just an fyi, posting this caption during domestic violence awareness month is unbelievably tone deaf :/ please reconsider,” one social media user wrote under Bell’s post.
“That’s 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,” another person said.
Another Instagram user chimed in, saying, “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…#stopviolenceagainstwomen.”
The official Instagram page for true crime series “Dateline” also commented under the post, simply writing “screenshotted.”
Kristen Bell writes post during Domestic Violence Awareness Month
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
According to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the U.S.
“Nearly 3 in 10 women (29%) and 1 in 10 men (10%) in the US have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by a partner and reported it having a related impact on their functioning,” according to the hotline.