Mike Myers denies firing bodyguard for making eye contact on Love Guru set

So who had “Keanu Reeves doing a good deed makes Mike Myers look like a Hollywood diva” on their 2023 Pop Culture Bingo card? As it turns out, Mike Myers allegedly fired a bodyguard for looking him in the eyes for a split second on the set of “the awfully good” The Love Guru.

Mike Myers has swiftly denied the allegations of The Love Guru incident, with a representative saying, “Mike knows nothing about this. Not aware of anyone being hired or fired.”

Let’s give some context. It all started when Sonic Radio host Jay Brody caught wind of a video of Keanu Reeves helping the John Wick: Chapter 4 crew haul equipment up stairs. This, of course, prompted some to cry, “Oh, no, don’t cheer Keanu for being decent, it’s what we should all be doing anyway!” In a now-viral tweet, Sonic Radio host Jay Brody responded, “People saying that “he shouldn’t be praised for helping” have no idea what it’s like working in film. Mike Myers had me fired off the set of “The Love Guru” because I made eye contact with him, and I was there as his body guard…Give Keanu his roses”.

Brody later gave a complete recollection of his run-in, which occurred while guarding Mike Myers’ trailer on The Love Guru set. Prior to being hired, he was told, “Here’s the catch: you can’t look at him.” Brody’s response was logical enough, explaining, “I need to look at him to see him to be his bodyguard.” As Brody’s story goes, within the first hour of working on The Love Guru, he caught Myers’ eye as he approached the trailer, unsure it was even him due to the prosthetic makeup. Within the next hour, Brody was canned. Presumably, Brody then cursed the movie to box office damnation. You can watch a more detailed retelling below:

Whether true or not, there have been numerous celebrities linked to such primadonna behavior. Ellen DeGeneres’ career practically tumbled when it came out that she wasn’t exactly employing her “Be kind to one another” motto. So think about that the next time you try to commit the sinful act of making eye contact with somebody worth millions of dollars.

What are your thoughts on Brody’s story about Mike Myers’ “no eye contact” policy on the set of The Love Guru? Would it surprise you if it was true? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.