Joaquin Phoenix was surprisingly lively during an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman last night, which this bizarre story about how his yoga instructor taught him how to “harness his hog.”
Phoenix appeared to be joking as he told this elaborate story, which Letterman just couldn’t believe at all. But when they sat back down at Letterman’s desk, the Inherent Vice star claimed that he started dating his yoga instructor and popped the question. They’re even engaged now!
But was any of it true? Or was this just another I’m Still Here-style moment? It turns out that it was.
During an interview with Good Morning America’s George Stephanopoulos this morning, Phoenix said that it was all a joke and he’s not really engaged.
“I think my life is so boring that it seemed like something interesting to talk about,” he said. “I just want the audience to like me and they really like people who are getting married! So I thought I’d just say I was going to be married.”
“So you are going to bum out the GMA audience?” Stephanopoulos asked.
“Well, I could get engaged again if you’d like!”
You can see Phoenix go crazy in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice on Dec. 12.
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