Keanu Reeves

Following Reeves's participation in a concert organised by Tibet House US, a non-profit organisation founded at the Dalai Lama's request, major Chinese platforms removed numerous films and items of content featuring him.

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The major production 47 Ronin added a fictional mixed-race character played by Reeves to the centre of a canonical Japanese legend. Critics condemned the Americanisation of the story and the choice of a Western actor to lead a narrative about Japanese samurai.

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Karen Sala claimed that Reeves was the father of her four adult children and sought very large amounts in spousal support and backdated child maintenance.

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Photographer Alison Silva sued Reeves, claiming that the actor had struck him with his Porsche while leaving a car park in 2007, causing a wrist injury, and sought more than $700,000.

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The adaptation Constantine transformed the blond, British Hellblazer hero, visually associated with Sting, into a dark-haired American character played by Reeves. Fans of the comic strongly objected to the departure from the source material.

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The decision to cast Keanu Reeves as Prince Siddhartha in Little Buddha was met with scepticism and mockery, particularly because a North American Hollywood actor had been chosen to portray an Indian historical and religious figure.

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