Dax Shepard pushes back on 'controlling' and 'abusive' claims about marriage to Kristen Bell
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Dax Shepard has addressed online narratives surrounding his marriage to Kristen Bell during a recent episode of his 'Armchair Expert' podcast.
The actor responded to accusations that he is “controlling” and “abusive” toward Bell, whom he married in 2013. The couple share two daughters, Lincoln and Delta.
Dax Shepard calls accusations against him 'weird'
Shepard said, as reported by PEOPLE, “Another round of me being a terrible person was in the media, and I avoided that. But then it hit Kristen’s doorstep really hard, and then I got to find out everything that people are saying about me.”
Dax Shepard calls accusations against him 'weird'
“The weird narrative that is surrounding me is like controlling, abusive, now flirting with people in public, which I don’t do… It’s so frustrating,” he stated.
The 51-year-old comedian also asserted that he found the allegations really upsetting because he’s dedicated his “whole life to being the opposite” of that.
“I don’t ever yell at my children. I don’t yell at my wife. To have given it my all to be the opposite of what now some group of people is saying I am, it’s hard,” he explained
Dax Shepard says allegations are 'very offensive' to Kristen Bell
Shepard also noted that the claims are “very offensive” to his actress wife. The 'CHiPS' star said, “She’s what, she’s sitting in a house with her two daughters and modeling some abusive relationship? Like, it’s very offensive to her.”
This came weeks after Bell shared a rare insight into her marriage to Shepard. She disclosed that her husband’s way of flirting with her was unconventional.
She had shared, “There’s a couple things Dax does where he doesn’t have to look up and wink at me, but I know that he’s just being the best boy. We’ll be at dinner and, like, he’ll say to the waiter or waitress, he’ll go, ‘Wow, you have incredible eyelashes, gorgeous eyes. Great, great job.’”
“But that’s flirting with me because he just made someone else feel good,” Bell added at the time.
Dax Shepard clarifies Kristen Bell's comments about his flirting
Now, referring to that particular statement, Shepard responded, “I think she phrased it in a way that got easily confused for people. Because we’re saying, I flirt with Kristen by tipping people a lot. And I flirt with Kristen by complimenting people.”
He also insisted that if people “think I’m complimenting like hot young waitresses, yeah, you got a problem. I’m finding the dude that I don’t think’s had a compliment in a while and tell him I love his shows. It’s always somebody that I want to make their day.”
