At the glittering red carpet premiere of Che at Mann's Chinese a few weeks ago, it was obvious to the paparazzi on hand that something was out-of-whack with Joaquin Phoenix!
As the well-heeled elite exited sleek limos that purred at the curb and sauntered up the press gauntlet into the much-anticipated screening, one wild and woolley-looking dude was inclined to go against the natural flow and stroll down the carpet to a perch near the street.
Once recognized, the actor caused quite a stir!
When a couple of celebrity interviewers tossed a handful of questions his way, Phoenix was mum for a second or two.
Then, the controversial actor did something strange.
He clenched his hands and thrust them forward into the crowd to reveal two words scribbled on his unkempt fingers.
"Good Bye"
A buzz rippled through the press corps.
Had the off-beat actor gone mad?
Then, I personally spied Joaquin whip a flask out of his jacket pocket and guzzle down a huge gulp of the mysterious liquid inside.
One for the road?
Next day, on the heels of this odd-ball behaviour, news zipped around the Globe.
Phoenix was calling it quits to become a rap star!
And, at the tail end of February, the retired thespian made good on his promise.
He actually turned up at a low-key Vegas joint to utter a few catchy rap beats.
In tow, was Casey Affleck, who was filming the entire fiasco for a documentary he'll release on the nutso actor-turned-rapper later in the year.
But, if a tumultuous appearance this past weekend at another watering hole was any indication, his stab at incoherent fast-mumbling may not pan out as expected.
Shortly after the poet in-his-own-mind stumbled on stage, a heckler got his goat - at which point - he scurried into the audience to confront the red-neck interloper.
Allegedly, security dragged Phoenix back towards the stage, then tossed him out of the spotlight into the street.
Was that a rap - um - wrap?
News at 11!
As the well-heeled elite exited sleek limos that purred at the curb and sauntered up the press gauntlet into the much-anticipated screening, one wild and woolley-looking dude was inclined to go against the natural flow and stroll down the carpet to a perch near the street.
Once recognized, the actor caused quite a stir!
When a couple of celebrity interviewers tossed a handful of questions his way, Phoenix was mum for a second or two.
Then, the controversial actor did something strange.
He clenched his hands and thrust them forward into the crowd to reveal two words scribbled on his unkempt fingers.
"Good Bye"
A buzz rippled through the press corps.
Had the off-beat actor gone mad?
Then, I personally spied Joaquin whip a flask out of his jacket pocket and guzzle down a huge gulp of the mysterious liquid inside.
One for the road?
Next day, on the heels of this odd-ball behaviour, news zipped around the Globe.
Phoenix was calling it quits to become a rap star!
And, at the tail end of February, the retired thespian made good on his promise.
He actually turned up at a low-key Vegas joint to utter a few catchy rap beats.
In tow, was Casey Affleck, who was filming the entire fiasco for a documentary he'll release on the nutso actor-turned-rapper later in the year.
But, if a tumultuous appearance this past weekend at another watering hole was any indication, his stab at incoherent fast-mumbling may not pan out as expected.
Shortly after the poet in-his-own-mind stumbled on stage, a heckler got his goat - at which point - he scurried into the audience to confront the red-neck interloper.
Allegedly, security dragged Phoenix back towards the stage, then tossed him out of the spotlight into the street.
Was that a rap - um - wrap?
News at 11!
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