Ian Somerhalder Defends Girlfriend Nikki Reed Against Instagram Trolls

Ian Somerhalder and girlfriend Nikki Reed hold hands while stepping out for coffee on Monday (September 8) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Over the weekend, the 35-year-old actor and the 26-year-old actress showed some PDA during a lunch date at Joan’s on Third.

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“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,” Ian recently wrote on Instagram to defend Nikki. “Please put your negative energy elsewhere. You don’t even know the person you’re talking about.”

He added, “Do you care about me? Ask yourself that question. What’s the answer? Is it yes? If it is�”then please be happy for me. Stop this nonsense�”you’re spreading horrible energy into the world. Do some research of the person you say sucks or you HATE. You’ll find that she’s a magical person doing great things in the world.”

FYI: Nikki is wearing a Cleobella maxi dress.

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