An old tweet featuring a video of Keanu Reeves helping the John Wick: Chapter 4 production crew with some heavy lifting recently went viral. It's shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone that everyone's favorite wholesome celebrity was nice to some regular people. While the tale may seem dull to those of us who are well aware of Keanu's penchant for kindness, the tweet's virality has led to some not-so-nice revelations about another star: Mike Myers.
While defending praise of Keanu's actions, Twitter user Jay Brody used his experience of working with Mike Myers as an alarming contrast. He alleges that Mike Myers had him fired for simply making eye contact with the actor and comedian.
After the tweet blew up, he expanded on the story on an episode of his show on @sonicradio.
While the disappointing tale surprised many fans, quite a few people were coming out of the woodwork to confirm the allegations, whether from personal experience or the experiences of close friends. It's always depressing to realize your heroes are flawed (we're looking at you J.Lo), but as an elder millennial, this one hit different. The surprise is reflected in the tweet's replies, along with stories of other unpleasant celebrities, a few counterpoints, and a whole lot of roasts of The Love Guru. As sad as we are about this revelation, we can't pretend that we're not entertained.