Nikki Hall is being bashed by fans for defending Pauly D's fake proposal on last night's episode of Jersey Shore: Family Vacation. She took to Twitter to defend her man's innocent joke after viewers mocked him for faking a proposal. Nikki then got criticized by fans for being so defensive. Viewers were left with a cliffhanger after the season premiere when Pauly got down on one knee to ask Nikki an important question during their anniversary celebration.

Pauly surprised Nikki for their one-year anniversary by decorating the outside area of his Las Vegas home with rose petals and a bottle of champagne. Upon his arrival, he shared kind words with her, expressing his love. When the second episode aired, fans watched as what they thought, and hoped, was going to be a proposal, actually turned into a typical Pauly joke. He opened the small blue box and asked Nikki if she would would accept his Ring...doorbell code.

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Nikki seemingly found Pauly's antics funny. She could not stop laughing in the moment; however, viewers did not find it funny. In fact, many thought it was quite mean of Pauly to fake a proposal to Nikki. One Twitter user explained, "if a man ever got down on one knee to NOT actually propose i would be pissed (especially on national television)." While Nikki found Pauly's joke to be funny, she did not find these tweets bashing Pauly funny by any means. She retaliated on Twitter at the Internet troll, defending her man. Nikki started off by saying, "Well it’s a damn good thing he’s not your man ehh." She then advised the user to "lighten up a bit," questioning why they are concerned about whether or not she can take a joke.

This tweet sparked a fire inside Nikki, ultimately leading her to go on a brief Twitter rant. After responding to the troll, Nikki tweeted out explaining that she obviously was aware that the situation was in fact a joke before she even approached Pauly outside; however, she chose to go along with the fun. She wrote, "One thing about being in a relationship with your best friend… You KNOW that person." Nikki continued on to note that had she reacted poorly to the simple prank done by the prank master himself, the "Nikki-Hate-Parade" would have been in full force, encouraging Pauly to break up with her. Nikki concluded her rant by assuring her followers that they are all entitled to their own opinions; however, if they mess with her feelings she is entitled to retaliate.

Similar to how Nikki has no problem standing up for her man, Pauly does the same for her in return. Earlier this week, Pauly came to Nikki's defense when an online troll mocked Nikki for always being by Pauly's side. Unlike what transpired on Twitter after Nikki's little rant, Jersey Shore fans actually praised Pauly for defending Nikki.

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Jersey Shore: Family Vacation airs Thursdays at 8pm EST on MTV.

Source: Nikki Hall