By [Author Name] | [News Outlet] | May 21, 2025
It started as an ordinary morning for Keanu Reeves. Just a quick stop at a small café in downtown Los Angeles. No press. No entourage. Just the actor, a black baseball cap, and a craving for coffee.
But outside the café’s door was James, a 62-year-old homeless veteran holding a cardboard sign that read simply: “Marine. Hungry. Forgotten.”
What happened next is a story people across the country are calling “pure Keanu.”
Witnesses say Reeves walked past James, paused, turned back — and asked if he’d like something to eat. The two sat down outside with sandwiches and coffee. For nearly 45 minutes, Keanu listened as James quietly shared how he lost his job, his family, and eventually his home after returning from deployment.
“No cameras. No speech,” said a café employee. “He just listened like it was the most important story in the world.”
But the story doesn’t end there.
According to sources close to the actor, Reeves later made arrangements to put James in a hotel for a month, personally covering the bill. He also connected him with a local veteran’s aid foundation — under the condition that his involvement stay anonymous.
It didn’t stay anonymous for long.
One of the volunteers let the story slip — and now, #KeanuCares is trending nationwide.
James, now off the street and in transitional housing, said in a follow-up interview:
“I thought I was invisible. He made me feel human again.”
Reeves declined to comment, but those who know him say that’s exactly the point.
“He doesn’t do things for attention,” said a friend. “He does them because it’s right.”