Keanu A-Z News Reports
Sunday, April 08, 2001
Keanu lays his lady to rest in LA
[SMH.com.au 08/04/2001]
Final journey ... Keanu Reeves helps carry Jennifer Syme's coffin from the church and, right, after the service with his mother, Patric.
Action superstar Keanu Reeves buried his girlfriend in the grave where she would have wanted to be laid to rest - next to their stillborn daughter Ava.
Reeves, star of the blockbusters Speed and The Matrix, carried Jennifer Syme's coffin down the steps of Good Shepherd Church in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, before comforting relatives.
The heartbroken actor then stood by the grave at Westwood Cemetery where Ava was buried in January last year.
Reeves held hands at the graveside with his mother Patric and Syme's mother Maria St John.
Syme was killed when her car overturned in an early-morning crash in Los Angeles on April 2. The 29-year-old died instantly when her Jeep Cherokee hit three parked cars and overturned.
Syme had been treated for depression after her daughter was stillborn but Los Angeles police said it was not known if drugs or alcohol had been a factor in the crash.
Syme, a record industry executive, was driving along Cahuenga Boulevard in Hollywood when the accident happened.
"The collision occurred after a 1999 Jeep Cherokee, travelling northbound [on] Cahuenga Boulevard, for unknown reasons, collided into three vehicles, which were parked on the east side of the street," said a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman.
"The collision resulted in the Jeep Cherokee overturning on the roadway, causing the driver to be partially ejected.
"The driver, a 29-year-old female, was instantly killed.
"It is currently unknown if alcohol or drugs were a factor in the collision."
Syme and Reeves, 36, had gone to great pains to preserve their privacy.
They had never made their relationship public or commented on the loss of their baby.
Reeves is due to return to Sydney soon to start filming the sequel to the The Matrix, a high-tech science fiction drama which was a huge worldwide hit.
He also stars opposite Australian star Cate Blanchett in the supernatural thriller The Gift, which opens this week.
The Sun-Herald
Thursday, April 05, 2001
Keanu Reeves' ex-girlfriend dies
[JAM! Movies 05/04/2001]
Keanu Reeves is keeping to himself after the death of his former girlfriend, Jennifer Syme, in a car accident.
The AFP news agency reported that Syme, 29, was killed Monday morning when her Jeep Cherokee slammed into several parked cars in Hollywood.
Reeves' publicist told AFP that Reeves would not comment on her death, although the Coroner's Office said Reeves contacted them to confirm Syme "she was here," Lieutenant Fred Corral of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office told AFP.
The official cause of death was not released pending toxicology tests, police said. AFP reported that police found two rolled-up dollar bills, a white, powdery substance, and two different anti-depressant drugs.
The TV news program "Inside Edition" reported that Syme had been prescribed the anti-depressants after a child she conceived with Reeves was stillborn in Christmas, 1999. The couple split last year.
Syme appeared in director David Lynch's 1997 film "Lost Highway", and she worked as an assistant to Lynch, "Inside Edition" reported.
Car smash kills Keanu's girlfriend
[BBC News 05/04/2001]
Mourning: Keanu Reeves
The girlfriend of actor Keanu Reeves has been killed in a car crash in Los Angeles.
Jennifer Syme, a 29-year-old record executive, died instantly when her Jeep Cherokee hit three parked cars and overturned on a Hollywood boulevard.
Police said they were investigating whether drugs played any part in the crash after medication and dollar bills coated with traces of white powder were found in the vehicle.
Ms Syme had been suffering from depression and was receiving medication after her baby daughter was stillborn in late 1999.
Roles
Keanu Reeves, star of The Matrix, would not comment publicly, said his publicist Cheryl Maisel.
Ms Syme had a small role in David Lynch's 1997 movie Lost Highway starring Bill Pullman and Patricia Arquette.
Keanu Reeves' best-known films include The Devil's Advocate, Speed, Bram Stoker's Dracula and Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.
His most recent projects include The Gift, Sweet November, and Hardball.
He has also signed up for two sequels to the 1999 blockbuster The Matrix expected in 2002 and 2003.
Aside from his acting, Reeves plays bass guitar in a pop band, Dogstar.
