Keanu Reeves Enters the Legal Matrix

Actor in L.A. courthouse as trial begins in civil lawsuit by vengeful paparazzo

Keanu Reeves latest project: defendant.

The Matrix man is in a Los Angeles courtroom this morning as jury selection commenced in a civil trial pitting him against a vengeful paparazzo.

Reeves, decked out in a brown suit and flanked by attorneys, sipped bottled water as a judge heard some last-minute motions.

The 44-year-old star is being sued by Alison Silva, a celebrity shutterbug who claims he suffered a debilitating injury after allegedly being run over by Reeves' Porsche.

The actor claims the photographer simply tripped.