Drug Addict Keanu

As for 'says a friend'... no real friend of K's would talk to the press, not about these matters. Case closed.

No one hunts for food when there is a lavish banquet at their discretion at all times.

hmmm . . . I seem to have gone invisible again - lol. Can anyone see my avi?

-Adri

... no real friend of K's would talk to the press, not about these matters. Case closed.
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Unlikely...
No one hunts for food when there is a lavish banquet at their discretion at all times.
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So true...

@Adri - Same error as before; I forgot to deal with the problem in the comments after I did so with the forums. Sorry about that! Fixed it.

I know some did it for the thrill - that's why I said 'unlikely' ;) You're right about the anonymous comment.

Being a fan of Keanu doesn't mean we condone everything he does or stands for, and flawed, broken - even evil - people are no less unworthy of love, because love is not something that is earned through good behaviour.

If Keanu's done bad, that's as condemnable for him as it would be for any other person, and I wouldn't defend those things if so. But at the same time, no one is perfect. Everyone has done or at least thought some really horrible things in their lives, and suffered the same; often both. There are 'stories' about everyone, but focusing just on the bad helps no one (except where it is needed to be acknowledged for the sake of any victims involved). Celebrities just have the misfortune to have their every misdeed or less-than-stellar behaviour amplified.

Journalists have written before about the unreliability of European tabloids, where news stories were often cobbled together out of hearsay and conjecture. But that said, even if all you say is true, what do you hope to gain by telling us all the worst parts of Keanu's life? From what I can tell, while there are dubious things in his youth, he seems to have grown up since then and matured; and seems to have some kind of guilt, based on things he's said, talking about a need for redemption, or quietly claiming on a few occasions that he's not a good person. Which in itself takes moral courage.

Celebrity fandom is to some extent based upon an idealised image of the celebrity in question, and I will acknowledge that. But, as in the case of Keanu, if that very idealisation inspires fans to follow his perceived model and be kinder, more compassionate, more respectful; to read more, watch more, listen more, learn more, and to become a better person... then it seems that it can only be a good thing, and I see no value in trying to tear that down.

If Keanu has hurt people, as we all have, then at least let his fans be spurred to do good in his name.

well, that is the question, innit? ;)

What is particularly questionable in this situation, however, is that we have yet to hear from any actual victim - all we've been getting is anonymous snide comments from people who only ever come to this site to insult Keanu fans - not even Keanu, but his fans - and seem to have no interest in providing any actual evidence beyond their wild, often contradictory, accusations, along with making all kinds of erronous assuptions about things. Which is basically trolling.

And honestly speaking, if a victim were truly afraid of ridicule and bullying if she were to go public, taking the case to sites like Topix or UGossip and depending on other people to post about it anonymously on Keanu fansites is... really the worst way to do so, and I can't imagine it making things better rather than worse.

Not to mention that all these anonymous comments are just hurting the case; if and when an actual victim ever decides to speak up, people would probably assume it's just another troll, what with all this. If these anonymous commenters were genuinely concerned about the victims, they wouldn't be whimsically making these posts. But then again I've never sensed any actual concern in these comments before, just malice and condescension.

2) Keanu has admitted several times to taking drugs. Nothing he has ever said fits anything in this article. He has talked about drugs as something he tried and walked away from because his work was a far greater priority to him. Some people can do that. Given how consistent a hard worker Keanu been all his career, I find it highly believable that he is one of those people.

3) Keanu has always been a misfit and a loner in Hollywood, but he's never been so vain to play that up so people often don't realize that. This also means he's a good target for slander and gossip because he has few people loyal to him to set the record straight and he himself rarely ever does so himself. He just seems to want to work and not deal with the Hollywood gossip mill. Weird, huh?

4) Keanu admitted even very early in his career that he didn't hang out with other actors, so take any gossip about him doing crazy shit in clubs with a lot of salt and plenty of skepticism. It was mainly River, with whom he had a very unique friendship, that Keanu hung out with outside of working who was anything of a visible celebrity and I recall a lot of talk of how River's behavior and other associations was putting distance between him and Keanu around that time, although Keanu has never talked about this and has always remembered River with love and kindness, like a real friend.

5) If you buy into astrology, Keanu's an insanely moral Virgo type, with moon, Venus and Mars in Cancer. I've dated men with a lot of Cancer and you couldn't make them go against their own moral code even at gunpoint. And he's got a freaky amount of Uranian energy in his chart, which means he's a headstrong, self-possessed individual who doesn't need direction from anyone. He knows who he is and he is not easily influenced. I think this may be one thing that always set him apart from the rest of Hollywood--he has a very strong inner sense of right and wrong, and he doesn't let other people bend him. Don't let his soft, sweet exterior fool you--he's tough, he's willful and he's no pushover. And like any Virgo, his focus has always been on working and proving himself through his work. I have a hard time seeing him as someone who could get sucked into the ugly creepy garbage side of Hollywood, even when he was younger.

This is not to say Keanu is perfect or a saint. But some rumors are just too vicious and mean, it really makes you think if they are just someone's petty attempt try to tear down someone just because they can't stand the idea that there's people like Keanu in this world who aren't as horrible as they are.