Woman Who Claims Keanu Reeves Fathered Her Kids Disputes DNA Test Results
Posted January 7, 2010 11:42 am.
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A lawyer for Keanu Reeves is seeking to have a paternity suit seeking millions of dollars from the actor dismissed in an Ontario court.
A DNA test has shown the actor is not the father of any children of a Barrie woman and Reeves has also maintained he didn’t know her and never had any relationship with her, intimate or otherwise.
Karen Sala alleged she had a sexual relationship with Reeves before, during and after her marriage.
She is seeking $3 million a month in spousal support, retroactive to November 2006, as well as $150,000 a month in child support, going back to June 1988 for her kids, now aged 25, 23, 22 and 21.
Court heard Thursday that Sala raised several issues with the DNA results, including the possibility of tampering or that Reeves used hypnosis to affect the results.
Lawyer Lorne Wolfson, representing Reeves, suggests Sala’s ex-husband is in fact the father of the children, as is stated in documents in their divorce proceedings.
Sala has declined to bring a motion to have her ex-husband’s DNA tested and has refused to produce her children’s birth certificates, Wolfson said.
Reeves, 45, grew up in Toronto before leaving for Hollywood in 1986.
He starred in the “Matrix” films as well as “Speed” and “Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure.”
In regards to the claim for spousal support, the Family Law Act requires three years of cohabitation, and Reeves says he “hasn’t cohabited with the applicant for a minute, let alone three years,” Wolfson said.
