Kristen Bell has emerged from the shadows and is able to face the world once more.  

The actress went AWOL following the heavy backlash she obtained for her controversial anniversary message to her husband, Dax Shepard. 

Bell joked that her husband would by no means “kill” her, and followers slammed her for making “insensitive” jokes throughout Home Violence Consciousness month. 

Bell made her first public look since receiving backlash for her anniversary submit. She was a part of the lineup of stars who graced the pink carpet at New York Metropolis’s 92nd Road Y on Wednesday evening. 

The 45-year-old actress wore an all-black ensemble, together with wide-legged black palazzo pants and a black prime with a floral design. She paired the look with a classy beret and a black leather-based coat, ending it with minimalistic jewellery, together with a gold necklace and rings. 

Based on Web page Six, Bell posed alongside her solid members for a panel dialogue and screening of the second season of “No one Desires This.” She was joined by “Glad Unhappy Confused” podcast host Josh Horowitz and her co-star Adam Brody.

Bell’s pink carpet look marks her first since she shared a submit on Instagram celebrating her twelfth marriage ceremony anniversary with Shepard.  The “Gossip Lady” star’s anniversary submit featured an image of her and her husband trying cozy collectively, with a message that learn:

“Glad twelfth marriage ceremony anniversary to the person who as soon as stated to me: ‘I’d by no means kill you. Loads of males have killed their wives at a sure level. Despite the fact that I’m closely incentivized to kill you, I by no means would [red heart emoji].’”

Bell’s submit was met with heavy criticism from followers who argued that she was trivializing a severe difficulty together with her message. 

One fan wrote, “That is a wildly unhappy and insensitive factor to say contemplating it is home violence consciousness month and 1000’s of ladies have died by the hands of the person they trusted.”

And one other added, “Home violence is not a joke. Home violence and violence towards ladies aren’t jokes, Kristen,” per The Blast.

One individual sarcastically wished her a contented anniversary and identified that “bragging about not being murdered by your husband isn’t cute.” 

This fan wrote that the actress’s submit was a “unhappy reflection” on how low the bar is and slammed her for disabling feedback in an try and “dodge the warmth” reasonably than reflecting on what she stated.

Bell not solely disabled feedback on her anniversary submit but in addition opted out of an interview she was scheduled to look on the “At this time” present. 

Based on The Blast, the Emmy Award winner was set to make an look on the present alongside Justine Lupe, her co-star on “No one Desires This.” Nonetheless, she was absent. 

The present nonetheless went on as scheduled, with Lupe making the looks solo. The 36-year-old actress chatted with the host about a number of matters, together with her love of pranks.  Notably, she stated nothing concerning the drama surrounding Bell’s controversial submit.

The backlash surrounding Bell got here amid a string of appearances and promotions for the most recent season of “No one Desires This.” 

A day earlier than all hell broke free, the actress made a pink carpet look throughout which she was interviewed by a reporter. The reporter introduced up the subject of Bell’s marriage ceremony anniversary, saying, “Tomorrow Friday is…?” 

Bell, quickly forgetting that it was her marriage ceremony anniversary, stated, “What’s it? The seventeenth…the Wrexham Charity Gala?” 

It wasn’t till a number of seconds later that she realized it was her anniversary. “Oh my God, it is my anniversary! You realize, I by no means keep in mind that. I am so glad you instructed me!” she exclaimed.