PHOENIX LEAVES INTERVIEW ON JOKER MOVIE

Joaquin Phoenix walked out of an interview with The Daily Telegraph promoting his new movie Joker recently, when a journalist asked if he’s concerned the film may “inspire” violence. The 44-year-old actor was asked: “Aren’t you worried that this film might perversely end up inspiring exactly the kind of people it’s about, with potentially tragic results?” Phoenix looked confused and answered “Why would you …? No … no,” before walking out of the room. He then eventually returned to the chat, explaining that he panicked because he hadn’t thought about that possibility before. Despite his remark, IGN published an interview with the actor which they said was conducted a few days before his chat with The Daily Telegraph, in which they asked him a similar question. Responding to that question, Phoenix replied: “I think that, for most of us, you’re able to tell the difference between right and wrong.”