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Kristen Bell gave a tribute to her husband, Dax Shepard, on their 12th wedding anniversary on Instagram on October 18. The actor soon found herself in hot water with some of her fans due to what she wrote in the post\u2019s caption.<\/p>\n
However, instead of responding to the backlash, the \u201cNobody Wants This\u201d actor chose to maintain silence. She even refrained from removing the post from her social media account. Now, an expert has explained why her silence worked in her favor.<\/p>\n
Kristen Bell\u2019s<\/a> \u201coffense,\u201d surrounding her anniversary Instagram post, for her husband, Dax Shepard, was reportedly more \u201caudience projection than actual harm.\u201d The report came after the \u201cThe Good Place\u201d actor<\/a> faced criticism over the caption on the Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n While celebrating their 12th wedding anniversary, she wrote, \u201cHappy 12th wedding anniversary to the man who once said to me:\u201d She continued, \u201cI would never kill you. A lot of men have killed their wives at a certain point.\u201d It further read, \u201cEven though I\u2019m heavily incentivized to kill you, I never would.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans allegedly found the caption \u201cinsensitive.\u201d However, despite all the backlash, Kristen Bell chose to stay silent on the matter. After that, within days, all the criticism allegedly went away. As reported by the Daily Mail<\/a>, a communications expert, Sarah Ekenberg, told them that \u201cKristen Bell didn\u2019t owe the public an emotional reckoning.\u201d The person continued, \u201cbecause her \u2018offense\u2019 was more about audience projection than actual harm.\u201d<\/p>\n In the meantime, the expert further explained why Kristen Bell\u2019s choice not to respond to the backlash worked. The person said, \u201cThese moments tend to flare fast and fade faster.\u201d Sarah Ekenberg continued, \u201cand by not feeding the outrage, she let the news cycle move on naturally.\u201d<\/p>\n The expert also expressed, \u201cWe\u2019ve entered an era where the public is exhausted by performative apologies.\u201d \u201cSilence, by contrast, can signal confidence and perspective,\u201d added the expert.<\/p>\n The post Kristen Bell Shows Why Celebrity Silence Works \u2014 Experts<\/a> appeared first on Reality Tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n