Recently Keanu Reeves has been sued for the reason of hitting a paparazzo with his Porsche, which causes the paparazzo to fall and injure his left wrist. However, according to the jury, actor Keanu Reeves will not have to pay the said photographer.
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In Los Angeles, “The Matrix” star Keanu Reeves got the excellent outcome when the jury says the he does not owe even a single penny to the paparazzo that sued him.
On Monday November 3, 2008, actor Keanu Reeves was held not responsible for the paparazzo’s alleged injuries. The deliberation took in less than three hours that eventually made the jurors unanimously rejected the civil lawsuit filed by the photographer against Keanu Reeves, and Alison Silva has asked the jury to give him $711,974, which includes medical bills, lost wages and punitive damages.
Silva said the reporters outside the Los Angels County Superior Court that he respect the jury’s decision and that is what they are there for since day one. He further said that despite of the jury’s decision, he would continue his job as a paparazzo. When Silva was asked if he would ever take a photo of Keanu, again he brightly said “Why not? It’s business.” According to him, he had nothing against Keanu and he wishes of its happiness in life.
Silva’s claim include about “The Matrix,” “Speed” and “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” star Keanu Reeves struck him with the star’s Porsche in March of 2007, which causes him to fall and eventually injure his left wrist.
During the hearing, Jurors have clearly heard how contradicting Silva’s statement was about the incident. They even have the chance to see a video of the paparazzo using his supposedly or shall we say claimed damaged wrist scaling down a chain link fence after getting a video of Britney Spears.
Keanu Reeves’ attorney Alfred Gerisch said after the verdict that it is obvious from the very beginning that Mr. Reeves is not negligent. However, unfortunately, a lawsuit was brought and they eventually came out this far with a lot of time and effort wasted and of course a lot of money too.
Keanu was on the courthouse’s cafeteria on the roof while waiting for the verdict; however, he declined to comment after the decision was read.
The case attorneys issued closing arguments on Friday and the jury did deliberate for about five minutes before leaving for the weekend. The following Monday job resumed and all of the 12 jurors decided to reject the case. It was in the law of California that during civil trials, only nine jurors are required to agree.
The panel of jurors is composed of six men and six women and was decidedly a Hollywood gang. One of them claimed to be an animator for “The Simpsons,” other claims that had helped in coordinating for movie shoots in public parks. A pair of actresses, and a former voice-over artist had been eliminated from the jury pool.
During the five-day trial, Reeves was always on the courtroom and occasionally found discussing with his lawyers and signing autographs in the lobby.