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Keanu Reeves donates 70 percent of his proceeds from The Matrix to Leukemia Treatment Research Israel today

2021-12-29T12:22:04.807Z


The actor and star of the science fiction film series continues the trend of altruism that has characterized him for a long time


For quite some time now Keanu Reeves has been known as one of the nicest people in Hollywood, and now we have further proof of that.

US media reports that the salary he signed with the producers of the sequels to "The Matrix" has been cut, to allow the cast and the rest of the cast a higher budget - including costume people and those responsible for special effects. Treatment for leukemia.

In 1991, his sister Kim was diagnosed with leukemia, with which she struggled for about a decade.

At that time, Keanu fed her, and he even sold his daughter to live closer to her, which also led to a delay in the production of the sequels to "The Matrix."

At the same time, the actor has set up a charity that is not affiliated with his name (i.e. this is not done for publicity motives, compared to many other celebrities) whose goal is to support cancer patients.

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This continues a trend of years on the part of Reeves, who at the end of the filming of the first Matrix movie gave a gift to a number of Harley-Davidson motorcycle stuntmen, as a token of gratitude for their work in the film.

"I just wanted to express a big thank you to all these guys who helped us make (the film)," he explained in an interview of his motives.

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Source: israelhayom

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