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\"But that's just the world we live in, man,\" he added. \"This internet, cyber bullying, whatever you want to call it. It's very unfortunate, and I wish people were just kinder.\"

Rhett said that if those commenting knew his wife personally, they would know \"she's as beautiful inside as she is out.\"

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