A Los Angeles judge on Monday ruled out charges of assault and battery brought against Keanu Reeves by a photographer, Alison Silva, who claimed that Reeves intentionally hit him with his car.
Silva alleged that he was struck by Reeves' Porsche while he was photographing the actor in March 2007, causing grave injuries. Reeves' attorneys argued in court documents that Silva positioned his hand on the actor's car and stumbled over his own feet.
"There was no evidence of the slightest contact or the slightest touching," Los Angeles Superior Court judge Elizabeth Grimes said during a court hearing.
"It didn't happen. Plainly Mr. Reeves intended to drive away. That intent is not lawful," Grimes said, dismissing most of the lawsuit.
“They offered no evidence that the car Mr. Reeves was driving touched Mr. Silva," said Reeves' attorney, Mark Williams. "We're confident that should this case go to a jury, they'll find in favor of Mr. Reeves."
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