The Vampire Diaries’ leading man Ian Somerhalder is catching some flak online after he unfollowed ex-girlfriend and co-star Nina Dobrev on Twitter.
Yup, he actually unfollowed her on there. That's some cold s--t ...
Ian's online actions have caused quite a stir in the Vampire Diaries fan community; even a few of his most loyal supporters are flummoxed by this.
Some have become so distraught that he quietly removed his ex-love from his digital platform, they started trending #UnfollowMeSomerhalder.
It's a bit of a curious turn of events, as Nina left The Vampire Diaries and has wished Ian and his wife, Twilight actress Nikki Reed, all the best.
According to Dobrev, there is zero bad blood between them.
"I’ve said this before, that we didn’t break up because anything bad happened or because there wasn’t love or friendship,” she told Extra.
"I love him and the friendship is still strong and I think he’s great and I care about him. And that didn’t change. Yes, we’re professional and that’s fine."
"We were friends long before we dated and we still are now.”
Clearly, this is much ado about nothing in the grand scheme.
Social media isn’t the best reflection of who we are, who we hang out with, and how we behave in real life ... at least it shouldn't be by default.
Given Ian's propensity for spreading positivity and awareness of social, environmental and humanitarian issues, what's a single unfollow?
It begs the question, though ... why not just ignore her?!
Was he hacked? Spammed? Pressured by Nikki? Bitter that she's with Austin Stowell? Looking for catharsis and to symbolically move on?
Or, was it accidental? Given that he still follows Nina's mom (really) and other Vampire Diaries co-stars past and present, it's possible.
As for why anyone took the time to figure out that he scrapped Nina from his 627-person following list? #Internet. And #Delena. The end.
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