I knew Joaquin Phoenix was faking it.
My bullshit radar went off the richter when I saw this clip:
No one talks to Puffy that way.
Via the Playlist:
Breaking: Guess they couldn’t stand keeping a “secret” any longer. Casey Affleck has admitted to the New York Times today that the recently released “I’m Not Here” documentary and Joaquin Phoenix’s two-year-long terrorist-look/hip-hop career attempt was all a put on.
“It’s a terrific performance, it’s the performance of his career,” Affleck said of Phoenix’s gonzo-esque, bearded and tattered appearance and drug-addled mien that has garnered headlines for almost 24 months, including a mumbly, incoherent appearance on David Letterman in 2008.
“The reviews were so angry,” Affleck said. While some of us — including The Playlist — assumed that (at least) some of the documentary and Affleck’s mental breakdown depicted therein was the read deal, the director/actor fully admitted virtually every moment of the doc was a fabrication.
Dang.
