Kristen Bell<\/strong> made her first red carpet appearance amid her recent controversy<\/a> on Wednesday, October 22.<\/p>\n The actress, 45, and her Nobody Wants This costars Adam Brody<\/strong>, Justin Lupe<\/strong>, Jackie Tohn<\/strong> and Timothy Simons<\/strong> attended a screening of the show at New York City\u2019s 92nd Street Y, followed by a Q&A hosted by Happy Sad Confused<\/em> podcast host Josh Horowitz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In TikTok videos<\/a> posted by fans, the mom of two was all smiles when she arrived outside the venue, signing autographs and chatting and posing with fans. \u201cWhat a sweetheart! Let it be!\u201d wrote one person who posted a video<\/a>.<\/p>\n The event came hours after the former Veronica Mars<\/em> star skipped a scheduled appearance on the Today<\/em><\/a> show alongside Lupe.<\/p>\n As Star<\/em> previously reported, Bell sparked backlash<\/a> for an off-color joke she posted on Instagram on Saturday, October 18 to wish her husband, Dax Shepard<\/strong> a happy 12th anniversary.<\/p>\n \u201cHappy 12th wedding anniversary to the man who once said to me: \u2018I would never kill you. A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point. Even though I\u2019m heavily incentivized to kill you, I never would.\u2019 \u2764\ufe0f,\u201d she captioned the post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Commenters quickly pointed out that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and called the post \u201ctone-deaf\u201d and \u201cdisturbing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging.starmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/564427065_18435910744096694_1394991697182147426_n.jpg\")