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Joaquin Phoenix Apologizes to David Letterman Over a Year and a Half Later
Anderson Evans · 09/23/10 09:57AMTime has passed, but Joaquin is back in Dave's interview chair. The clean-shaven star tries to apologize and promote the film that used his last Letterman interview as its backbone, but Dave isn't one to forgive, not for free anyway.
All That Bullshit with Joaquin Phoenix Was Fake, After All
Brian Moylan · 09/16/10 04:55PMI'm Still Here: The Joaquin Phoenix Performance Is Almost Over
Richard Lawson · 08/17/10 09:22AMHere's a trailer for the much head-scratched-about documentary, I'm Still Here, about Joaquin Phoenix's descent into (faux) madness, abandoning his movie career and embarking on a rap career. His brother-in-law Casey Affleck directs and, judging from this, it's dumb.
Snooki Goes Free as Chelsea Gets Ready for Her Big Day
Remy Stern · 07/31/10 12:22PMRecording of Joaquin Phoenix Going (Pretend) Insane Is Headed to Movie Theaters
Richard Lawson · 07/14/10 04:46PMHappy Birthday
cityfile · 08/12/09 06:44AMBillionaire financier George Soros turns 79 today. Nina Zagat is turning 67. Writer/comedian Michael Ian Black is 38. The tannest man in Hollywood, George Hamilton, is turning 70. Evelyn Lauder, philanthropist, social staple, and wife of Leonard, is 73. Roger Hodge, the editor of Harper's, is turning 42. NYCLU executive director Donna Lieberman is 61. Legendary screenwriter William Goldman is turning 78. Casey Affleck is 34. Interiors man Jeffrey Beers is turning 53. Pete Sampras is 38. Scandal-plagued football player Plaxico Burress is turning 32. Publishing heir Robert Ziff is 43. Rebecca Gayheart is turning 38. Actress Dominique Swain is 29. And the rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot turns 46 today.
Finally, Someone Claims Responsibility For Joaquin Phoenix's Terrible Hoaxing
Kyle Buchanan · 02/12/09 07:39PMGordon Ramsay Teaches Norm and Conan How To Make F*ck à l'Orange
Seth Abramovitch · 02/11/09 09:02PMJoaquin Phoenix Struggles To Keep Straight Face While Debunking Hoax Rumors
Kyle Buchanan · 02/04/09 11:57AMJoaquin Phoenix's Recent Craziness Is Really Performance Art
Richard Lawson · 01/28/09 09:57AMOther Publications Starting To Call Bullshit On Joaquin Phoenix
Kyle Buchanan · 01/27/09 07:31PMJoaquin Phoenix's Rap Career Demands Punctuality, Crotch-Baring
Kyle Buchanan · 01/21/09 03:05PMDid A Disguised Joaquin Phoenix Crash This Gay Sundance Party?
Kyle Buchanan · 01/19/09 02:15PMTom & Katie Are Here Forever...
Richard Lawson · 01/19/09 09:57AMDidn't We Call Bullshit On Joaquin Phoenix Already?
Kyle Buchanan · 01/16/09 05:00PMTime to Call Bullshit on Joaquin Phoenix's 'Retirement'
Kyle Buchanan · 12/01/08 07:46PMWe'll admit that when Joaquin Phoenix first announced (in an incoherent mumble) that he would be quitting acting, we weren't quite sure whether it was all just an elaborate stunt. Then, we remembered the tale of Greenbo, Phoenix's brain-eating frog, and thought it was simply par for the course with the erratic actor. Still, since the announcement, Phoenix's weird behavior has felt increasingly staged for the cameras — and, in fact, he has his own cameras following him around, "recording his transition from film to music." The final straw came when we found an incriminating set of pictures from Phoenix's first performance, along with this explanation:
STV · 12/01/08 02:49PM
Oscar's Stepchildren: Reclaiming the selective credentials that helped nudge Crash to a Best Picture win only three years ago, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is cracking down on new membership effective immediately. Among the first to feel the pinch: Last year's nominees Ellen Page, Casey Affleck and Amy Ryan, all snubbed in 2008 by an actor's branch that even Academy execs say might have gone too far in restricting invitations. But, reports the NY Times, Henry Winkler retains his influence, so, you know, as you were, Hollywood. [NYT]
Joaquin Phoenix Retirement Announcement More Awkward Than We'd Ever Imagined
Kyle Buchanan · 10/30/08 02:23PMWhen Extra revealed on Tuesday that Joaquin Phoenix had announced his mumbled retirement from acting, little did we know that the video of said declaration (captured at Monday's Paul Newman charity benefit) would immediately enshrine itself in the annals of red carpet awkwardness forever. Thanks to a clip furnished by E!, we've got the entire, baffling experience, as an out-of-it Phoenix confesses all to Extra correspondent Jerry Penacoli, takes offense at Penacoli's disbelieving laughter, then storms off.Phoenix is certainly no stranger to red carpet shenanigans (as his best buddy, Follicle Frog, will affirm) but the incident seems less like a joke (despite a nearby, hilariously deadpan Casey Affleck) and more like a Ray-Bans-clad cry for help. "Nommmf deadserious," Phoenix insists in the video, and his rep's awkward "That is what he told me" confirmation leads us to believe that Phoenix really is going through with his plans to ditch acting for a career in music. We didn't like Reservation Road much either, Joaquin, but we can't say we're looking forward to the alternative.
Happy Birthday
cityfile · 08/12/08 06:00AMBillionaire financier George Soros turns 78 today. Hope there's a big party planned (with plenty of champagne on hand for Alex.) Also celebrating today: Evelyn Lauder, philanthropist, socialite, and the wife of Leonard, celebrates her 72nd. Civil rights lawyer Donna Lieberman is 60. Harper's editor Roger Hodge will be 41. Screenwriter William Goldman is 77. Casey Affleck is 33. Football star Plaxico Burress turns 31. Publishing heir Robert Ziff is 42. Jeffrey Beers, the restaurant designer behind China Grill and Japonais, turns 52. Nina Zagat celebrates her 66th today. And both Pete Sampras and actress Rebecca Gayheart are turning 37.