Dax Shepard 'Can't Accept' PETA's 'Sexiest Vegetarian' Title Because He Eats Chicken

PETA may have named Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard as its "Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities," but one half of the couple's diet is no longer meat-free.

"I'm really flattered to be named 'Sexiest Vegetarian' with ?@IMKristenBell, but sadly I can't accept in good conscience because I eat chicken," Shepard tweeted Thursday afternoon.?

In a follow-up tweet, he explained that he'd been "vegan for a year, but that ended 6 months ago" and that he hopes to be more like his fiancee, who hasn't eaten meat for years.

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PETA, however, doesn't seem too upset about its blunder.

"We're delighted to recognize Kristen Bell as our Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity," the animal rights group said in a statement to E! Online. "She sets a wonderful example of kindness to animals and healthy living to her countless fans, including Dax! We love Dax, and we're glad to read that he's aspiring to be more like Kristen. We are here to help with recipes and our vegetarian starter kit, and we'll be sending the couple a delicious gift basket of Beyond Meat and Garden veggie chicken products."

Shepard and Bell tweeted that they would be getting married after the Supreme Court's decisions on same-sex marriage were announced earlier this week.

 

Dax Shepard 'Can't Accept' PETA's 'Sexiest Vegetarian' Title Because He Eats Chicken

PETA may have named Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard as its "Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrities," but one half of the couple's diet is no longer meat-free.

"I'm really flattered to be named 'Sexiest Vegetarian' with ?@IMKristenBell, but sadly I can't accept in good conscience because I eat chicken," Shepard tweeted Thursday afternoon.?

In a follow-up tweet, he explained that he'd been "vegan for a year, but that ended 6 months ago" and that he hopes to be more like his fiancee, who hasn't eaten meat for years.

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PETA, however, doesn't seem too upset about its blunder.

"We're delighted to recognize Kristen Bell as our Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity," the animal rights group said in a statement to E! Online. "She sets a wonderful example of kindness to animals and healthy living to her countless fans, including Dax! We love Dax, and we're glad to read that he's aspiring to be more like Kristen. We are here to help with recipes and our vegetarian starter kit, and we'll be sending the couple a delicious gift basket of Beyond Meat and Garden veggie chicken products."

Shepard and Bell tweeted that they would be getting married after the Supreme Court's decisions on same-sex marriage were announced earlier this week.

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Kristen Bell, Dax Shepard Tease Wedding Plans After Gay Marriage Ruling

Kristen Bell is celebrating the Supreme Court victory for same-sex couples by taking her relationship with comedian Dax Shepard to the next level.

The couple, who have a young daughter together, have been engaged since 2009, but have said they would not marry until their gay friends were allowed to.

"Once it's official and everybody stops appealing it the minute before it passes, we'll get married," the House of Lies star said on Larry King Now in August 2012.

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After the Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act, which restricts federal benefits to same-sex couples, Bell tweeted at her fiance:

.@daxshepard1 will you marry me? Xo #marriageequality #loveislove”

— Kristen Bell (@IMKristenBell) June 26, 2013

He seemed more than keen on the idea, responding:

@IMKristenBell F--- Yes!!!!!!!!!!!

— dax shepard (@daxshepard1) June 26, 2013

Minutes earlier, Shepard tweeted: "DOMA is dead. Prop 8 is dead. Now let's bring my big, gay marriage to @IMKristenBell to Life!!!!""

Last August, the couple appeared together on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight, where Shepard explained why they were holding off on getting married, despite their long engagement.

"We're not going to have a party when half of our friends ... can't do that thing we're doing," he said. "We're not going to ask them to come celebrate a right they don't have. That's just tacky! Forget like anything else, it's like really tacky for us.”

Bell said in the interview, "I don't believe in standing in the way of love, and I want to stand up for that right."

She added: "And that's what it is. If someone wants to commit their life to another person, why would I not bolster that argument?”

Watch Dax's and Shepard's comments from 2012 below.

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