"Vampire Diaries" actor Ian Somerhalder recently took to Instagram to defend his girlfriend Nikki Reed from her bashers with lengthy comments, E! Online reported.
"You HATE NIKKI REED? Really? Do you know her? Hmmmm, I'm not sure that you do. Look on her Instagram feed or twitter and all you will see is a compassionate and beautiful human being," Somerhalder wrote answering two women who used his Instagram profile as a forum to bash the 26-year-old "Twilight" actress.
"Please put your negative energy elsewhere. You don't even know the person you're talking about," the 35-year-old actor added.
On Sept. 6, Saturday, Somerhalder and Reed were spotted holding hands and crossing the street in Los Angeles, according to Just Jared.
In his Instagram profile, Somerhalder told the two bashers that if they care about him, they should be happy for him and stop the nonsense because they are "spreading horrible energy into the world. Do some research of the person you say sucks or you HATE."
Describing Reed as a "magical person doing great things in the world," Somerhalder wrote he is "sickened and saddened by the fans' response to all this. Many fans have stood up people like you and tried to empower you with some compassion."
Somerhalder and Reed started dating only a few months ago but they are reportedly planning to get married soon, sources told Celeb Dirty Laundry.
The sources added there is tension on the set of "Vampire Diaries" since Somerhalder started dating Reed considering he and his former girlfriend Nina Dobrev are still co-stars in the sixth season of The CW supernatural drama, which will premiere on Oct. 2.
"If we all thought a little or (learned) a little about people before we spoke about them, the world wouldn't be so upside down and in the worst place in history. If you hate Nikki then you must hate me...That's sad. Have an amazing day!" Somerhalder ended his Instagram rant.