8. Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Syme
Keanu is no stranger to tragedy, having been isolated from his divorced parents at a young age and seeing his close friend, River Phoenix die. The new millennium proved to be even worse for the actor. Reeves and his girlfriend, Jennifer Syme, buried their stillborn child of 8 months. The stress proved too much for the couple who split up soon after, but still remained friends. Apparently the death of the child hurt Jennifer even more. Just a few months after their child’s death, Keanu received a phone call from the coroner’s office. Jennifer died after having lost control of her Jeep Cherokee, sideswiping 3 parked cars before rolling over several times, throwing her from the car. She died instantly, as authorities found her body lying there in the most gruesome way. She wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and she was driving drunk. When combined with the tranquilizers that she took, was it any wonder what the end result was? Nevertheless, death is always tragic and victim blaming does nothing to alleviate the pain.
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