Joaquin Phoenixis explaining the current state of his relationship withCasey Affleck.
According to a recent profile of Phoenix inVanity Fair, the longtime friends first met on the set of the 1995 filmTo Die For, once lived in the same building in New York, and have matching tattoos that they got together in Italy. Affleck, 44, was also married to Phoenix’s sisterSummer Phoenixfrom 2006 to 2017.
In his interview withVanity Fair, theJokerstar said that he hasn’t spoken to Affleck “in many years.”
“My sister and him divorced,” Phoenix, 44, told the outlet. “And I haven’t spoken directly to him or indirectly in a long time. Three or four years.”
Phoenix similarly did not discuss the allegations withVanity Fair, but told the magazine that he did not witness sexual misconduct himself.
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Casey Affleck and Joaquin Phoenix.Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty
Phoenix is currentlyearning Oscar buzzfor his starring role in the new movieJoker.In the comic book origin story, the actor plays Arthur Fleck, a man who eventually becomes the titular villain and foil to Batman.
On Thursday night, Phoenix and the movie’s director Todd Phillipssurprised fans at a New York City screeningofJoker.While the film has received controversy for its graphic violence, John DeVore, the editor in chief ofHumunguswho was present at the screening, told PEOPLE the crowd stood and gave the two men a standing ovation after the film finished playing.
Phoenix looked happy as he and Phillips smiled and told the crowd it was their first screening of the night.
“The audience was thrilled to see both of them,” DeVore told PEOPLE. “They seemed to love the movie, and I doubt Philips and Phoenix could have received a warmer welcome.”
Jokeris in theaters now.
source: people.com
