Keanu Reeves agrees to paternity test
By Alexandra Heilbron on September 3, 2009 | 53 Comments
Keanu Reeves, who will be appearing at the Toronto International Film Festival this month to promote his new film, The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, insists he has never met the Barrie woman who claims he’s the father of at least one of her children. However, he has agreed to a paternity test, according to his Toronto lawyer Lorne Wolfson.
Karen Sala, 46, filed a claim last May stating that Reeves, 45, is the father of at least one of her four adult children, all now in their 20s. Wolfson says he advised Keanu to take the test in order to put an end to the matter. Reeves will take the test in the next few weeks and the case will then be heard in court on October 16.
Sala, who is representing herself in court, is asking for $150,000 per month in child support, retroactive from June 1988, and $3 million a month in spousal support retroactive from November 2006. Nope, that’s not a typo.
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OMG! He better hope he’s not the father! Does she really think he actually has $146,850,000? And spousal support? Is she claiming she is/was married to him? Since when do you get 20 times more for spousal support than for child support? I don’t believe this at all. I think she’s totally whacked!
i agree completely, and why the hell would she NEED spousal support when its been 20 years? clearly, shes just looking for some quick cash. im interested to find out if he IS the dad lol. it will be funny for me if he is. ALSO since WHEN does it cost $150,000 per month to support a child? first of all, EVER and second of all how is that HALF? shouldnt she be required to HALF support her child? i wonder how her kids grew up, they are probably crazy because she probably convinced them all they are the children of someone famous. i wonder which one shes gonna say belongs to brad? ha ha.
nancy i think your math is off a bit
I agree totally Nancy!!
I was just about to write myself, “Is she NUTS??” A frigging gold digger and I’m proud of Keanu for doing what he should and having the test done, but getting pregnant from a one night stand (which I’m surmising it was from) does not allow this Barrie woman to take all his frigging money JUST BECAUSE HE’S A MOVIE STAR as I bet she’s not getting that amount for her other kids, so why should she ask for that INSANE amount for his??? WHY, because she’s an OPPORTUNIST and should be ashamed of herself!!
duh on Sept. 03 2:13 PM
Yes, my math is off a bit…just a “bit” though. LOL. I calculated the child support until Dec. 2009. They didn’t give the actual ages of the kids except “in their 20s” so the actual calculation should only go until the kids turned 18. Haha. It really doesn’t matter though, does it? What’s a couple mil. off of almost $150 mil. she’s asking for?
Even if it is true, it’s just about ONE child. If the money she’s asking for was granted, the kid would be as loaded as one of the f***in Hilton’s. $150,000 a MONTH?!?!?! Is this to account for the 10-20 diamond-studded silk Prada diapers the mother feels her child was wrongfully deprived of? People lacking that much respect and decency make me want to go on a head-butting spree.
Well, at least if anybody tries anything funny, he knows kung fu.
why didn’t she try to claim this when her child was little, why now that’s he/she is all grown up, and she was never married/common law relationship with , so how can she get spousal support?
She’s looped as far as I’m concerned and ALL DNA and court costs involved should be paid by the one who is lying…which I believe is her but, in all reality, she’s probably using legal aid so as usual, take a wild guess who’s footing the bill when he’s found innocent!
well, im not saying he should HAVE to pay but its not like hed even notice that small amount of money missing from his millions nancy lmfao.
I once seen this movie that stared Keanu it was about a bus that couldn’t slow down and if it slowed down it would explode, I think it was called “the bus that couldn’t slow down
LOL mandee, nope, the “wild guess” is not Keanu…it’s us, the lovely taxpayers who pay for that legal aid. Now that I think of it though, it will be quite interesting to see the outcome of this paternity test…he would have been what, maybe 20 years old back then? Hmmmmmm…this is possible.
Even if he is the father, this leech deserves nothing. She should go away. QUIETLY.
Nancy, I thought that legal aid is only available to defendants in criminal cases, not in someone suing in civil cases. Am I incorrect with that?
Legal aid here in Ontario does cover certain civil cases as well as criminal and family. Especially if they believe the outcome of her case will be successful. Should be interesting.
I had a look at the Legal Aid site for Ontario and it does cover certain non-criminal areas. However, according to their website:
“Legal Aid Ontario does not usually cover separation agreements, divorce or spousal support, in some cases you may be able to get coverage if you are at risk of being harmed. Legal Aid may provide coverage for spousal support if it is essential to ensure the necessities of life or in other exceptional circumstances.”
and,
“Legal Aid Ontario provides coverage for child custody, access and support in situations where there is a contest matter. Contested matters are when one person does not agree with the other person on an issue, for example in child custody matters where one parent wants full custody and the other parent wants shared custody.”
So it would appear that the case would not qualify for legal aid as there is no contested issue for the child support part of her case and on the spousal support side she obviously isn’t in danger of harm from him. But perhaps she is requiring the necessities of life, though asking for $3million per month is going a bit beyond necessities. There are also income tests to qualify, which may also negate coverage for her. Further, her application and the article says she is self-represented, which means she has no lawyer, Legal Aid or otherwise.
So, on what basis do you make such comments that “she��s probably using legal aid as usual” and “guess who��s footing the bill when he��s found innocent” Why do you make such outrageous and unsubstantiated statements that do nothing other than try to get people upset over a non-existent abuse of a system that is meant to help disadvantaged people? You certainly have a tendency to take individual highly-publicized cases and generalize them as further proof of your belief that our systems don’t work. I agree they aren’t perfect, but they certainly are a lot better than many countries where people have no rights and have no systems and checks-and-balances to protect them against systemic or governmental abuses.
You know what? Maybe she wouldn’t qualify. Although, I would consider a case involving over $100 million an “exceptional circumstance”. Maybe she really is representing herself and won’t use legal aid. You need to go back and re-read my comment because when you miss one tiny little word, such as “so”, it can mean a whole lot of difference between my sentence that I did say and the sentence that you twisted. I said: “ALL DNA and court costs involved should be paid by the one who is lying…which I believe is her but, in all reality, she’s probably using legal aid SO as usual, take a wild guess who’s footing the bill when he’s found innocent!” I never said “she’s probably using legal aid as usual”. My comments here are my opinions…whether you or anyone else likes them. Why do you ask someone a question such as, “Nancy, I thought that legal aid is only available to defendants in criminal cases, not in someone suing in civil cases. Am I incorrect with that?” just so that you can turn around and b!tch and whine about the answer you are given? Why didn’t you just go look at the Legal Aid site for Ontario before you tried causing trouble? LOL. Exactly! Because trouble is what you want. You’re barking up the wrong tree. I also never said or insinuated that I believe “that our systems don’t work” and as with any “system”, there are loopholes and those who will find ways to abuse it…that will never change.
1. if she is representing herself, i doubt legal aid is involved.
2. does the child even resemble keanu at all?
3. what kind of sick bimbo would pull a stunt like this on a man whose only child was still born, gf killed in a car accident the same year?
4. what color is the sky in sala’s world?
I’m curious about what the “child” thinks of this. Even if he is found to be the father (unlikely) there has to be NO WAY the courts would ever award what she’s asking. I agree with every comment posted. Can we say mental patient?
They should really put a law in place that prevents women who have completely or substantially raised a child alone to go after the father – her kid is 20 – he is now able to support himself – Even if Keanu is the father she kept this child to herself preventing him to have a relationship with the child – she doesn’t deserve anything and shouldn’t be awarded anything….this sort of thing upsets me.
Not like I know the guy or anything, but despite my disparagement of his acting chops in the past, this news just doesn’t seem to fit the kind of guy Keanu Reeves seems to be. I mean, I’d expect it from someone like Jude Law who is a known cad, but not from Keanu.
nancy, ohh i misread your comment somehow. i thought you said he would be paying for it all. im so tired these days ha ha its 530pm and im already ready to go to bed (on a friday night no less!) thanks for clearing that up !
krantzstone, what? how often do you hear about jude law running around knocking people up and not supporting the child? so far, the only thing ive heard about jude law is that his now new girlfriend is expecting a child, whats so wrong with that? youre not allowed to have children with someone once you and your spouse break up? wheres the rule book that states this? that states youll be a “known cad” if you do?
Nancy, sounds like you have a new “friend”! burst your bubble sounds vaguely familiar!
Betty, agreed. holly, yeah, I was wondering what this “adult child” thinks of all this too.
Betty,
You are SO right? If he is his kid, he’s now LEGAL and I’d be really MAD if I was never told who my Dad was and IF he is, I doubt she get anything as I’m sure she has legally waited too long!!
demigod,
I also agree wiht you TOTALLY!! Deserves ZILTCH!!
Have you bought or gone to the library and borrowed THE BOOK yet, LOL??
Tributegirl: Yup, I’m a very friendly type of person, hahaha.
Betty and April: I agree with what Betty has said as well but I would have to add the words “willingly/intentionally” into her statement making it:
“They should really put a law in place that prevents women who have WILLINGLY/INTENTIONALLY completely or substantially raised a child alone, to go after the father.”
Because, some cowards out there are fully aware that they have children and still never pay one red cent to help out with their upbringing.
Hello Tributians!!!! 🙂
My opinion….
Can’t really comment on the figures, but he does owe her the child support. Just because he’s had a free ride all these years (IF they are his kids!) doesn’t absolve him of his financial obligations. Maybe they’ve reached a point that they need funding for post secondary, we can only speculate. If she’s gone this long without, there has to be a leg reason at this point.
Nancy on September 5, 2009 12:33 PM
“Because, some cowards out there are fully aware that they have children and still never pay one red cent to help out with their upbringing.”
Agree with you there. Some guys are just not worth the life sucking energy it takes to chase them for god knows how many years. Regardless, he owes her the child support if they’re his.
well, maybe he DOES owe her child support if this (now fully grown) person is his child, BUT do you agree with the “$150,000 per month” since 1988? do you really believe that because she raised a child without a father that she should get EXTRA money rather than just simply half of the costs of a normal child? she clearly didnt spend that much a month on the child, id be surprised if she spent that much in a full YEAR on nothing BUT this child. i think that she is pushing this wayy too far. yes, if the child is his he should be required to pay his share, but dont you think that 150, 000 PER MONTH is pushing it and a little big greedy/self centered?
Yet, if she went all these years with out it, why all of a sudden does she want so MUCH $$$, perhaps it is for her personal life and NOT his, we have no idea what her reason is, [perhaps she’s older now and wants reconstructive surgery to make her look better etc., so she could be doing this COMPLETELY for her own SELFISH pleasure, we have no clue as to why and never will, so we can only speculate at this time. Also by waiting SO long, I do not think it will look right in the court (should she take him to court) as I’m sure that will be one of the first questions asked!!
mandee on September 6, 2009 12:07 AM
Hi Mandee,
I have no opinion on the exact dollar figure because I don’t know what his income is. The courts will figure out what the support should be based on his income. Is she greedy??? Yes, she’s asking for spousal support – absolute bull. She was never married to him and he owes her nothing in that department, but he does owe her support.
April on September 6, 2009 2:05 AM
I haven’t taken my ex to court for over 16 yrs but have decided to go back to address support now. I have two kids, one in post secondary and another heading there. Will that make me greedy person? I supported the kids for over 18 years with no support and he’s had a free ride long enough. I guess we’re pretty lucky that some here are not sitting on the bench. Now if I was judge and jury and someone came before me that took on this kind of responsibility with no support over the years, instead of looking down my nose, I would be looking up at them and with great admiration.
To me, there’s a difference though. Your ex knows damn well that he fathered your kids and you shouldn’t have to go to the courts and ask them to make the SOB pay. I’m in the same boat as you except you said before that your ex makes good money whereas my ex has decided he’s got too many kids and not one of them are going to get anything so he’ll just not work at all. I get the impression from this article, that Keanu had no idea up until recently, of these now adult supposed children of his. That changes everything if it’s true that he had no idea. I also don’t think that SHE should receive any money even if it is found that he is the father of at least one of her kids…the money should go to the kids if they are his.
Oh come on now….where’s that male bashing spirit gone??? lol KIDDING!!
If they are his, he should reimburse her for his share. I’m sure she’s gone many years without because of the kids. If I didn’t have mine, I wouldn’t need a home as large, bikes, rollerblades, sporting fees, Orthodontist, school supplies, etc etc etc. My earnings would belong to me, not my kids as it does now and has been all their lives. In my books, he owes HER, not the kids the child support. As for the spousal support, now that’s another story
i agree, he should pay HIS HALF only if the kid turns out to be his. but, unless she can PROVE she put her kid in any sports, had their teeth fixed or braces, etc then she should only get HALF of what it would cost to raise a child without any benefits. we cant be CERTAIN that she did anything for or with these kids, so how can he be expected to pay so much?
btw just WHERE have you been anon?
Yea Anon, where u been?
That’s very ‘adult’ of you Nance hehe..
Considering the courts always favor moms,wives,abused women etc. in this society, he’ll most likely have to pay some undetermined amount if it’s found he’s the father. Even though he didn’t want children at the time, it’s what SHE wants that matters. SHE decides whether to abort or not, or take the ‘morning after pill’ should there be an ‘accident’. He has no say, after all, it’s her body right? I’ve always found that totally unfair.
She’s asking for an exhorbitant amount because the more she asks for, the more she’ll settle for.
I’m curious to see how this pans out (if he is the father). I think it would be regarded as a landmark case.
Lots of details missing though..does this sk@nk know who the father of her other children are? Was there a stepdad helping raise them? Does she live in a shoe?
well, glad to have you back ! that sucks about the basement flooding! and lmao youre too funny sometimes. good luck with the new place, if you were to live in the basement do you think youd be able to deal with the noise from everyone walking above your head? i know from being downstairs in my brothers apartment that its terrible lol, it sounds like elephants are having a parade up here most of the time! let us know what you decide ! 😀
I believe that if Keanu had no idea of these kids, that the onus was on her to tell him or to try to get support out of him while the kids were “kids”, not wait until they are adults and then say “Oh, by the way, you owe me”. If she kept the biological father in the dark about children which were his as well as hers so that he didn’t have a chance to be a part of their lives, so she could have them all to herself, then he shouldn’t have to pay for these now adult children. She made her bed and she should lie in it! If she didn’t want him to be a part of their lives, didn’t even tell him, then he shouldn’t have to pay after the fact. If he knew though…that’s different. As for the “glove”, LOL, maybe a hole..?? Hahaha. As for my so-called “male bashing spirit” and my being “adult”, I call it the way I see it and don’t have anything against men…never did. About the women choosing to have abortions and the men not getting a say in the matter…TOTALLY AGREE. About the courts favouring women (moms, wives, abused), in “my” experience, the courts did not, especially family court…they did what was in my kids best interest.
Anon/Gina: I do not consider borrowing as “sponging”, LOL And, “…so I figured I would stay away until things were looking up a little. lol”
For you or us? Hahaha. Because things have been pretty good on here for about a week or so. Running quite smoothly since Jo-WAnne’s absence. Nice change! Anyways, congrats on the new crib. I rent my basement too. I could get more if I were to rent the main floor but I don’t want to hear the footsteps overhead and the basement is only two bedroom anyways so, that’s absolutely no good for us.
Nancy I totally agree with you on all point’s made,especially if he was never told!!!!!
I agree with Nancy (and others) on whether support should be paid. If the mother knew (or suspected) that Keanu was the father, I think she had an OBLIGATION to tell him. I don’t think he should retroactively be “billed” for the costs of the child when he had no chance to be a part of the decisions in his upbringing. In fact, I think it would be interesting for him to take it a step further if he is indeed the father — he should sue her for missing out on being a part of the formative years of his child’s life. Nancy, although I don’t necessarily agree with all your reasoning, I agree with your conclusion — she should have done something earlier, in the best interests of “their” children, whoever the father is.
Nancy, I totally agree, IF he is the father, then she did not let him BE a father, she kept the entire childhood away from him and now wants his money. Too late in my books. I also agree with you & demigod, when an unplanned pregnancy occurs, the woman does have choices, the man has none. The woman can plan on giving the child up for adoption (I think the man can contest this), she can abort (the man has no say whatsoever on whether his child lives or dies), or she can choose to keep it thus forcing him to be a father, and he may not want to be. So the woman can choose parenthood, the man can’t. Not fair.
Being the one-sided narrow minded person I am 🙂 I didn’t even think of the fact that she robbed him of the opportunity to have a relationship with his kids…if they are his. So I stand corrected that he owes her the support in THIS situation. But then again, he is a man (shudder) and must be made to pay for his existence! lol
Nancy on September 7, 2009 8:58 PM
Shoot me down if I’m over stepping any boundaries here, but what do you charge for rent in the basement? I figured if I include utilities, laundry, cable and business internet (my kids keep exceeding our broadband limit so I upgraded) I should be able to charge a pretty penny for the place. And it’s all new and quite tastefully done. Now the upstairs, that’s a different story. I actually have a purple tub with nicely co-ordinating floor to ceiling tiles 🙁 lol
well, i dont think ANYONE should EVER have the option to have an abortion, nor do i think any “father” should have any say in that. i believe to give a child up for adoption you need both parents signatures. if the man doesnt WANT TO be a father, then perhaps he should have used safety measures to ensure there would be no baby. if there was a rip, or hole or whatnot it doesnt matter. you RISK that chance anytime you have sex with anyone. EVERYONE is well aware of the side effects of sex so i think if 2 people end up mistakenly having a baby, both are responsible (as long as the mother makes sure the father knows) to raise, or help pay to raise the baby. i think abortion is wrong, why kill an innocent baby that didnt do anything to you? if you dont want the baby either give it up for adoption, give it to relatives, give it to the father. theres so many options these days that anyone that HAS an abortion (as well as PERFORMS one) should be arrested and charged with manslaughter because regardless of how far along the mother is, its STILL a living thing with a soul.
Mandee, many pro lifers would agree with you, and it’s a long-standing divided issue, but the reality is there are too many unwanted children as it is. Also, accidents happen. Most abortions take place in the first trimester, before organs develop. A zygote is not a baby. 🙂
Sperm are living things with souls, and millions die in the quest of finding the egg lol
thnaka Ryan for the…
“Well, at least if anybody tries anything funny, he knows kung fu.”
this one bright spark made this commentary worthwhile…
s/b THANKS…sorry, one handed typing still…
There are many grey area’s concerning the abortion issue,it’s not just black or white,as one may believe.Do you let a woman die if her life is in danger,if she continues to carry the fetus? If the fetus dies’s when a woman is say 5 or 6 months pregnant,should she have to carry around this dead child until she is full term, go through labour knowing it will be stillborn? What about a child that gets raped,say around 7 year’s and up should society force her to have said child ,only to be ridiculed by other children,and adult’s the entire pregnancy.I won’t even get into the birthing aspect of a child having a child.Pro-Life are the first in line to bitch about these girl’s collecting welfare,mothers allowance,never-mind the fact that these children grow up below poverty levels,and grow up without the basic necessities of life.Pro life may be there at the beginning,but they disappear real quick after the birth.This only scratches the beginning of the GREY AREA.Now to those people who know the consequences of having sex.What do you say to a woman who lies about taking the pill, to trap a man by getting pregnant.I’LL go one step further what if said woman already has child by another man ,the man that is dating her has already talked about NOT having another child,the guy believes they should wait at least 1 to 2 year’s to see if relationship will work out, before a child is brought into this world. The woman decides she don’t want to loose this man so she replaces her pills with sugar pills,sticks tiny pin holes in condom’s and ends up with a child that he does not want. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE if a woman does this, she is TOTALLY Responsible for the child,and the man should not have to pay a dime towards that child’s upbringing,unless HE chooses too!!!SOME woman are more sly, deceiving,and conniving than a man could ever be,we definitely hold all the cards in this area,as proved by Eve IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN when she conned Adam into eating the FORBIDDEN FRUIT!!!As for putting child up for adoption,the only signature that is needed is the mothers (if unmarried) the dad has no rights in this matter.A woman isn’t even required to put dads name down on birth registry,so if he has no knowledge of the pregnancy,he’ll never know of the birth or adoption of the child.Is this fair to the father,NO not in my opinion.As I stated earlier far to many grey area’s in all aspect’s of life!!!This brings us to Reeves dilemma ,was he was aware of child?,why wait 20yrs to bring this to public eyes?,he was cheated out of all the joys and sorrows of his supposed son’s life by this woman,why is there a page missing from court document’s?,did she take into consideration her son’s feeling of being robbed of a fathers love?,if he is the father he should sue her for not letting him be a part of his child’s formative years,the instant love at birth has been denied him,as a adult they both have to find a common ground to start a father-son relationship.The woman deserves not a penny for keeping this a secret from Reeves THAT’S IF HE IS THE FATHER.So many question’s ,so few answer’s!Life is never black and white!!!!!
i really liked your post gypsy. and agree with most of it. i do, however, still disagree with the man having any say what so ever in someone having an abortion. and i disagree with the part about the women that do things to become pregnant. yes, youre right, women DO sometimes do terrible things to keep a man in their life. BUT men know that there IS NO 100% protection that keeps a woman from getting pregnant. you even learn that in sex ed in school! condoms AND the pill can be defective, the ONLY way you can be absolutely 100% sure you arent going to have a baby is simply to not have sex. therefore, any woman that becomes “accidentally pregnant” if the father wants it or not, its HALF his responsibility.
ps. i made it to the doctor (i closed the other article and forget which one it was now) they said i have bronchitis they also think i have asthma (never had before, but when i was little i had pneumonia and they said any cold i have from then on can turn into pneumonia) and they said that i have a bad ear infection thats now becoming severe and also crossing over into my other ear and that both ears have a lot of built up fluid in them. so im on antibiotics 3 times a day for 7 days, an inhaler 2 puffs twice a day for 7-14 days, nose spray at night time before i go to bed for 7-10 days. hopefully it clears up ASAP. have to have the papers in to the hosp no later than the 21st !!!! hope you are all in good health.
Mandee I’m so glad you went to the doc’s,I hope you get better real quick so your surgery isn’t put off.The doc is right once you have pneumonia you tend to get it again when you start to get sick,so you have to be real careful from now on.You can’t wait at home and think you have a simple cold cuz it goes into your chest real fast and you’ll end up with it again.I remember you saying you couldn’t hear very well,not to long ago,was it caused by the infection in your ear’s? I went to the clinic on Saturday I have throat infection and chest,I also have kidney stone again,was given antibiotic’s and must do the puffer’s again 4time’s a day for 10 day’s.I asked about the kidney stone, doc Say’s it’s caused by a build-up of calcium and uric acid which form’s them and once you have one,the body will continue to form them for the rest of your life.Not all the time but he said 2 to 3 time’s a year, did not like that answer at all,as they are very painful.As for the other issue we’ll just have to agree to disagree o.k.There’s to much hurt and anger between people in this world as it is!!!I hope the med’s work and you won’t have to reschedule surgery take care o.k.
thanks. sorry to hear about you being sick. i hope you get better soon as well. and thats true about your body continuing to build them if its a build up of calcium. my ear being deaf has nothing to do with the infection, although it went COMPLETELY deaf because of it. (im normally only like 60%) they said they think i had a virus in my ear that caused permanent deafness originally. anyway, take care i need to head off to work. have a great day everyone!
Anon/Gina: A purple tub & matching tile…BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Well…at least you can change that whereas I would have to renovate my whole bathroom and move everything to fix my problem. I can only shower…because I’m 6’1 so, when I have a bath, my legs are up the wall! LMAO! But, it’s the only spot where a tub will fit and only that size tub will fit there. Anyways, I charge $775 inclusive (includes parking space and internet too). I could possibly get more but I know and trust the lady so it’s worth a little less.
Jo-WAnne: So, what do you do with your other hand? Oooops, forget it!! “thnaka” for that disgusting mental image. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
may I suggest a very large trough to address “your problem”…
that would cover both your potty mouth eating and bathing….
Isn’t the claim ridiculous enough to just get tossed out? What is this world coming to.