Just when you thought that it couldn't get any stranger... Joaquin Phoenix appears on Letterman looking and acting oddly. The actor showed up looking bedraggled to put it mildly. He then mumbled his way incoherently through the ten minute interview which can be described as 'awkward". David Letterman seems to be come exasperated early on, and begins quite pointedly mocking Phoenix, delivering such jibes as "I'm sorry you couldn't make it tonight".
At other times during the interview Phoenix seems to become (understandably) defensive. When the audience begins laughing at him, he replies "So do you gas them up with nitrous oxide (laughing gas)?". At one point he turns angrily toward Late Night side kick Paul Schaffer. Then there's the misunderstanding about gum. A comment from Dave causes Joaquin to empty his mouth and wad the contents on the side of Dave's desk. He removes it a minute or so later however.
Now everyone is asking "Is this a put on or has the poor guy lost it?" Well his brother in law Casey Affleck is following him around with a camera, as part of some kind of documentary. Also Phoenix visibly smiles at one point during the Letterman interview, which he quickly tries to suppress - @ 2:40 in the video below. At one point Dave reaches out and touches him on the shoulder. Phoenix doesn't react, which a freaked out edgy person almost certainly would. So is there a rash of 'celebrity freak out' lately? Or is this just some kind of Borat style stunt?? People are gonna be spending the rest of the day trying to figure this one out.
BTW - Phoenix turned up to his Two Lovers premier in the same get up - Metro. Also his Letterman interview turned out much better than his recent attempt at rap. That's the one where he gave the suit and tie a rest, and showed up in a wool cap & with a hole in his trousers.
Now an update on the story everyone is talking about - Chris Brown and Rihanna.
So is it too soon to call this Freaky February??
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