Taylor Lautner Reacts to Hateful Comments About How He’s Aging: ‘I’m Not Gonna Say It Doesn’t Bug Me’

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Getting vulnerable. Taylor Lautner shared an emotional video responding to trolls who commented on his appearance after a recent TV interview.“I just got back from a run.

I was feeling really good about myself, trying to stay healthy both physically and mentally,” the Twilight actor, 31, began in an Instagram video posted on Monday, May 22. “I felt compelled to share something with you, because when I got back from that run I hopped on Instagram.”The Scream Queens alum explained that he and his wife, Taylor Dome, were in New York City doing press for their podcast, “The Squeeze.” Lautner was watching a clip from one of their interviews when he started looking at the comments section. “It brought up old feelings and memories [of] why I don’t look through comments,” the Valentine’s Day star said. “But I’m in a different place now and I just felt compelled to share this with you, so I’m gonna show you the comments and then I’ll be right back.”The Michigan native then played a video showing some of the remarks, many of his which were about his appearance. “Damn what happened to him,” wrote one social media user.

Another added, “Dude did not age well,” while multiple critics made comments about his hairline. “He aged like a raisin,” read another of the messages.“Those comments are all from one single post, which is crazy,” Lautner told his followers. “But that’s the world we live in, and there’s only so much we can do to change it.

But I think what I really wanted to say is if this was 10 years ago, five years ago, maybe even two [or] three years ago, that would really have gotten under my skin, and it would have caused me to want to go in a hole and not go outside.”The Abduction actor said that hateful comments no longer