Ian Somerhalder dating Nikki Reed seems to have touched a nerve on some of his fans as the "Vampire Diaries" actor defended his girlfriend from all the bashing. Meanwhile, the kissing scene with his ex Nina Dobrev becomes awkward.

The 35-year-old actor appealed to fans in light of the online bashing that the Ian Somerhalder dating Nikki Reed reports have been getting.

"I'm sickened and saddened by the fans' response to all this," Somerhalder responded. "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."

Last month, the actor uploaded a photo showing him hugging a horse on Instagram which only proves that the Ian Somerhalder dating Nikki Reed reports are serious. He referenced the animal as their baby: "Proud new dad... What amazing creatures they are. Wow. His name is Eagle. Thank you @iamnikkireed for snapping this special moment, with our big baby boy."

Meanwhile, in the blooper videos released online, it seems Ian Somerhalder kissing Nina Dobrev quickly becomes awkward.

Released on Perez Hilton site, the blooper video shows Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev almost kissing but the actress couldn't keep her acts together.

"Anyone catch that awkward moment between Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev when they had to retake a kiss on set? She was DEFINITELY not having it at all!"Perez Hilton said.

In January this year, Nina Dobrev told E! News that their split and now that Ian Somerhalder is dating Nikki Reed shouldn't be awkward.

"He's a great person, I'm a great person...I mean, I think I'm pretty awesome," she said. "So it doesn't need to be awkward and I think everyone expected it to be so awkward. We made fun of ourselves and just had fun."