Kristen Bell thanks husband Dax Shepard for promising not to kill her

Kristen Bell is in hot water for what some fans are calling a tone-deaf Instagram post… she appeared to be making fun of her husband Dax Shepard refrain from domestic violence.

She wrote: ‘Happy twelfth wedding anniversary to the man who once said to me, ‘I would never kill you. Many men have killed their wives at some point. Even if I have strong incentives to kill you, I would never do that.”

The post included a photo of the couple in a deep, dramatic embrace in bed.

As many have noted, their wedding anniversary falls in the middle of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which some felt was particularly insensitive to victims.

One commenter wrote: “Please note that this is a real thing that many people experience on a daily basis. And the text could be triggering for victims.”

“How can any self-respecting woman stay with a man who makes such ‘jokes’? I’m not even a very serious person but then I’d leave so quickly it would make your head spin,” wrote another.

One just called the sentiment “weird.”