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He did not disclose the name of the other party involved but did detail how being shackled with a tremendous debt almost ruined him.

\"I had to travel the world weekly to pay for massive monthly six-figure bank notes and ended up in the hospital 4 times in 2 years,\" Somerhalder continued, crediting Reed for \"assembling a team to get to the negotiating table to find a way out.\"

\"I was able to start my life over because of this woman,\" he gushed. \"Needless to say it’s been the most eye opening and truly humbling experience. Painful as hell but as a family SHE got us through.\"

Calling Reed an \"incredible angel of a person,\" Somerhalder attested, \"The world needs people like you.\"

Somerhalder and Reed married in April 2015 and share one child together, 3-year-old daughter Bodhi Soleil.

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