Ian Somerhalder Nikki Reed Dating- 'The Vampire Diaries' Star Defends New Girl On Instagram After Fan Attacks Her

Don't mess with Ian Somerhalder's new girlfriend Nikki Reed. A fan of The Vampire Diaries learned this lesson the hard way when they posted a not so very nice comment on one of his Instagram pictures that featured his new ladylove.

According to Somerhalders Instagram, the fans wrote that they "hate" Nikki, which caused Ian to go on a little rant.

"You HATE NIKKI REED? Really? Do you know her? Hmmmm, I'm not sure that you do," the actor wrote. "Look on her Instagram feed or twitter and all you will see is a compassionate and beautiful human being. Please put your negative energy elsewhere. You don't even know the person you're talking about. 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."

The comment was written on a picture that Somerhalder posted 3 weeks ago of himself along with Nikki Reed at the Emmy Awards.

Ian continued his rant, writing, "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. I'm sickened and saddened by the fans' responses to all of this. Many fans have stood up people like you and tried to empower you with some compassion. If we all thought a little or [l]earned a little about people before we spoke about them. The world wouldn't be so upside down and in the worse in history. If you hate Nikki then you must hate me... That's sad. Have an amazing day!"

The couple didn't let the negatively stop them from going out over the weekend, where they were spotted doing some food shopping in Los Angeles on Saturday.

Click here to see picture of the happy couple out and about this weekend.