Keanu Reeves In Court Against A Brazilian Paparazzo
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008 late in the damn evening, after tantric sex by Moe
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Photo Credit: Bauer-Griffin; Snapped earlier today as Keanu exited the court.Keanu is doing his best to charm his way out of a legal tussle against a Brazilian photog named Alison Silva (dude). The Matrix star is being sued for afflicting the paps with a debilitating knee & wrist injury with his Porsche back in March, 2007 as he left a medical center after visiting his sister. Keanu maintains that Mr. Silva was roughly 10 feet away from his car when he tripped & fell over himself while snapping photos.
Alsion Silva's recollection of the events makes Keanu's take on the events sound fairly reasonable...
"I was nervous," Silva admitted about the moment Reeves exited the medical facility and it was time for him to start snapping. He said he fumbled with equipment that wasn't working properly and didn't think he was blocking Reeves when the Porsche began to move forward.
"The bumper of the car hit my right knee," Silva, originally from Brazil, told the panel. "I don't remember myself stumbling with my own feet. ... I went backward on my hand." [NY Daily News]
Furthermore, Keanu & his legal team claim the injuries to Mr. Silva aggravated an earlier injury obtained while playing soccer as a child, but in a critical setback, an orthopedic surgeon testified this afternoon in favor of Mr. Silva.
Also for the plaintiff, orthopedist Dr. Steven Brourman testified that Silva's wrist fracture was likely the result of his run-in with Reeves, and not aggravation of an injury he sustained while playing soccer when he was 12—a preexisting condition both sides acknowledged.
The doctor said that he didn't find it odd that Silva did not complain of pain at the scene. Accident sites can be chaotic, he said, and information gathered on-site isn't always reliable.
If Silva undergoes surgery, his future medical costs could start at $50,000, Brourman said. [E! Online]
With the Matrix trilogy earning more than a billion in revs, shouldn't this type of cash be straight up chump change for Keanu?! I don't understand why Keanu doesn't just settle w/ this dude & move on w/ his lonely life.
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Although there are some whom dispute this; the word paparazzi was introduced by the 1960 film La dolce vita directed by Federico Fellini. One of the characters in the film is a news photographer named Paparazzo. In his book Word and Phrase Origins, Robert Hendrickson writes that Fellini took the name from an Italian dialect that describes a particularly annoying noise, that of a buzzing mosquito. In his school days, Fellini remembered a boy who was nicknamed "Paparazzo" (Mosquito), because of his fast talking and constant movements, a name Fellini later applied to the fictional character in La dolce vita.
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a man named alison? what a fag
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LOL!
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what a hottie...grrrrr
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is it me or does Keanu need to shut the fuck up, stop acting like a prick and start enjoying his damn money. dude is always bitching, with a face like a slapped arse. look where it's got him... in court over bullshit. what a miserable cunt...
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And the paparazzi need to stop bitching when they try to block your car from moving and get hit.
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I'm sorry have i missed something or when the fuck has Keanu Reeves ever bitched about his life. I see no reason for him to shut the fuck up. This dude can't act to save his life so it's not like i'm defending him in a weired way but what a stupid thing to say. And who gives a shit if he's got all the money in the world if some dickhead who was pestering you decides to bullshit his injuries to screw you over you wouldn't want to give him a damn cent.
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you should ask yourself "when has keanu ever looked like he is enjoying life?". then maybe you'll be able to see things clearer. the dude is a miserable bastard. please... my statement isn't stupid. he's an angry dude, who should be enjoying himself and stop acting like the world's against him. have you seen this guy bein' interviewed? he is the most depressing actor i've seen in my whole life.
he should be glad he gets the attention he gets. especially since he is one of the worst actors of our time. he doen't know how lucky he is...
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He's so handsome and seems so sweet and down-to-earth.
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Lokiman, may I remind you that Keanu lost a daughter and his baby mama, so that might have something to do with his depressed demeanor. Cut the guy break, jeez! Do you honestly think all the money and fame in the world can completely vanquish the heartbreak of losing a child and a partner? As for his acting skills, I have no proper defense for that.
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Keanu is a dude.
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he is hawt
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