No, these photos do not show actor Keanu Reeves stealing a paparazzi camera
The images where the actor Keanu Reeves appears running with a camera in hand have been shared in various languages on social networks, ensuring that he flees after stealing the camera from a paparazzi. But actually, the photos were taken during the filming of the 2012 movie "Generation Um".
"Only Keanu Reeves can take the camera off a paparazzi and run from him," reads a Facebook post dated June 19, 2019.
When doing a reverse search of both images * the result yielded various publications about the alleged theft of the actor on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Reddit, and internet sites in Spanish, English and French.
The same search also found this article from the British newspaper Daily Mail from October 7, 2010. It explains that the actor was filming the movie "Generation Um" in New York. Reeves is the protagonist of the film.
In the article, the photos are credited to Splash, a Los Angeles-based entertainment agency.
Another similar photograph of Reeves running with the camera on the set appears in the image bank of the agency Alamy, dated July 12, 2012.
Reeves' character appears stealing the camera in the 29th second of the 2012 film's official trailer.
The full sequence of the theft of the camera can be seen here.
The image of Reeves running inspired a barrage of humorous memes.
Therefore, the image in which the American actor Keanu Reeves appears running with a camera in hand does not correspond to the robbery of a paparazzi but to a scene from the movie "Generation Um".
