Joaquin's New Career an Elaborate Hoax?

When you're as odd as Joaquin Phoenix, it's hard to know what to take seriously. The notoriously hard to figure actor announced last fall he was leaving acting, only to pop up in Las Vegas this month rapping. Stranger still, Phoenix' brother-in-law, Casey Affleck, filmed the whole thing, reportedly for a documentary. Now Entertainment Weekly reports that it might all be a cunning ruse. O, that tricky Joaquin! The magazine cites a source who recently worked with Phoenix: "He said, 'It's a put-on. I'm going to pretend to have a meltdown and change careers, and Casey is going to film it.'" If it were Sacha Baron Cohen or Will Ferrell, I'd buy it. But Phoenix lampooning pompous actors holds less water since he's kind of pompous himself. But it sure would explain why anyone let him onstage to rap like that. "It's an art project for him,"a source tells EW. "He's going full out. He probably has told his reps that he's quit acting. Joaquin is very smart. This is very conscious. He has a huge degree of control." OK, but what about the beard? That's gotta be real, right?

Comments

[Teuta]

This reminds about JR being shot..it was all a dream. It sounds like Joaquin is trying to correct some wrongs..how easy it is to say it's all a hoax...like falling off the stage, like yelling at his camera crew. Ok Joaquin...FU!

[Lengthy Johnson]

It's bull ... he's suddently come to his senses and realised he threw away the only career he had.

[Greg]

Nailed it.

[Emo]

What a crock...the ruse is....calling it a ruse.