If you’re wondering if Joaquin Phoenix is still a total weirdo, this ought to answer your question. Last night Phoenix went on Letterman and told an adorable and endearing story about his ball-busting yoga instructor, and how they eventually started dating and were now engaged to be married. How sweet!
Except not, because Joaquin Phoenix apparently never fully left I Am Still Here mode, and not only is he not engaged to a yoga instructor, but he’s never even done yoga — as he told Kelly and Michael this morning, just hours after the Letterman interview aired. OH, THE EGG ON OUR FACES. According to The Hollywood Reporter:
“I think like my life’s so boring, and it seemed like something exciting to talk about, and I wanted the audience to like me,” he said. “They really like people getting married…. I can get engaged again, if you like?”
“I did not play a prank on him — he knew that I was joking around,” he said in reference to telling Letterman he was getting married to his yoga instructor. “Did I say that? I was in bed too, I was getting ready for this show. I have no idea what I said.” He then denied doing yoga at all.
Just in case anyone needed a reminder that James Franco and Shia LaBeouf are still complete f*cking amateurs at this. I was able to find footage of the interview, so enjoy while you can before it gets taken down:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFxL0HyRAq0
(Via Hollywood Reporter)
