Although the two young Hollywood stars had known each other for years it wan't until they were teamed together in Seattle filming Idaho that they struck up such a deep friendship.Hollywood speculated that the pair were having a real-life affair.

While in Seattle, River and Keanu were spotted at several gay nightclubs and more than one report from Seattle claimed they were seen with their arms around one another and kissing. River and Keanu, who played gay prostitutes in the avant-garde Gus Van Sant film both said the visits to the gay clubs and their bizarre behaviour were strictly 'research.'