Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant aren’t in a simulated reality—it’s real love.
One week after shutting down rumors that they had privately gotten married, the Matrix actor and artist shared a special red carpet moment in New York City.
While attending the opening night of Jamie Lloyd’s Broadway production of Waiting for Godot Sept. 28, Keanu and Alexandra held hands as they smiled and posed together outside of the Hudson Theatre.
Beyond their physical connection on the carpet, the pair proved they were also in sync in the wardrobe department, with Alexandra donning a short-sleeved black dress and Keanu wearing a black suit jacket with gray pinstriped slacks and matching tie.
The couple’s Broadway outing marks their first since dispelling claims last week that they had secretly wed. While Keanu’s publicist confirmed to E! News Sept. 22 that the rumors were “not true,” Alexandra made sure to have fun when responding to the “fake news.”
“This is a real photo,” she wrote on Instagram Sept. 24 alongside a picture of her kissing the John Wick actor at an art installation. “Not an engagement photo or an AI wedding announcement... simply a kiss! (Albeit maybe the moment right before or after it... given the slightly goofy expressions on our faces!)”
Plus, Alexandra—who started dating Keanu in 2018 before making their red carpet debut in 2019—used the heartwarming photo as an opportunity to put an end to the rumors and caution against online spam.
“I'm sharing it here to say thank you to everyone for the congratulations on our wedding. Except we didn’t get married,” she continued. “Good news is much needed these days, but it's still fake news, so be careful out there! So, here's a bit of real happiness!”
Read on for a look back at Keanu and Alexandra’s love through the years.
2009
Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant originally met at a dinner party in 2009, according to New York Times T Magazine. The John Wick star and the artist went on to collaborate on two books together, 2011's Ode to Happiness and the 2016 series Shadows. The pair also co-founded the publisher X Artists' Books in 2017.
June 2016
The duo attend the UNAIDS Gala during Art Basel 2016, but no one seemed to catch on at the time.
"It's really astonishing to me how in the last five months, all of a sudden, she goes to an event with him and everybody goes insane, like, 'It's his new girlfriend,' because she had gone to a lot of events with him," Alexandra's friend Jennifer Tilly told Page Six in February 2020. "It's just suddenly surfaced that he's been dating her for several years."
June 2019
The couple attended a Saint Laurent fashion show in Malibu together and held hands in front of photographers, though their low-key outing still didn't make headlines...
November 2019
Keanu and Alexandra's romantic relationship did not fully capture the interest of the public until they walked the red carpet hand-in-hand at the 2019 LACMA Art + Film Gala. Alexandra later shared that she never expected their first official appearance as a couple to go viral.
"I think every single person I knew called me in the first week of November, and that's fascinating," she recalled to Vogue in March 2020. "But the question I've been asking in all of this is: ‘What is the opportunity for good?'"
June 2022
The couple only had eyes for each other when they attended the 2022 MOCA Gala in Los Angeles, which marked their first red carpet appearance in three years.
April 2023
Keanu and Alexandra engaged in a rare moment of PDA, sharing a kiss on the red carpet when they attended the 2023 MOCA Gala April 15. Excellent!
Their public smooch came just after Keanu shared rare insight into their relationship, the Speed actor telling a sweet story after he was asked about his last moment of bliss.
"A couple of days ago with my honey," he recently told People. "We were in bed. We were connected. We were smiling and laughing and giggling. Feeling great. It was just really nice to be together."
November 2023
The pair got all dolled up for a night out at the LACMA Art+Film Gala, the same event where they made their red carpet debut in 2019.
June 2025
The John Wick actor and visual artist shared a sweet moment at the Los Angeles screening of his new movie Ballerina.
September 2025
Alexandra celebrated Keanu’s 61st birthday with a touching Instagram post where she made a rare comment on their relationship, writing, “To Keanu—who saw this post as a draft!—I am so grateful for your love and partnership.”