Dax Shepard hilariously leaks email from journalist asking about marriage to Kristen Bell

By Christine Estera|

Dax Shepard has hilariously responded to tabloid reports that his marriage to Kristen Bell has hit a rough patch.

On Wednesday, a journalist sent the 44-year-old actor an email requesting a comment about the matter, but instead of getting mad, the comedian found the humour in the situation.

"DAMNIT! Who in the inner circled leaked?! I want names!" Shepard wrote alongside a screenshot of the email on Instagram. "My 'addiction issues' are between me, my sponsor, and the 3-4 folks listening to me speak about it for 4 hours a week on my podcast!!! How dare you!!! Now if you will excuse me, I have a marriage to save…" 

In the email Shepard shared with his 2.7 million followers, a journalist from US tabloid magazine Life & Style explained that they would be running the story about the couple's supposed marital issues, and asked if they could kindly comment by the deadline given.

"Life & Style is preparing a story for publication on Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard," read the email addressed to the couple's publicity team. "Kristen and Dax have had problems in their marriage, including Dax's addiction issues, but that they're very happy now and are determined to make their marriage work."

Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, selfie, beach
Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell have been married since 2013. (Instagram)

In future, the magazine should heed Shepard's advice and refer to his podcast Armchair Expert. Here, he's like an open book and happily shares details about his five-year marriage to the Veronica Mars star, as well as his past struggles with drugs and alcohol.

"You've got to acknowledge you are an addict every day, first thing, right when you wake up, you write a page," Shepard — who will celebrate 15 years of sobriety next month — admitted on his podcast in March. "It doesn't even have to be about being an addict. It's just this physical activity there to remind myself, 'I have a thing that I'll never not have.'"

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