Sources close to the whole Joaquin Phoenix rap explosion say it’s all an elaborate hoax. Joaquin Phoenix quit acting (and showering/shaving) a few months back and said he was going to focus exclusively on his rap career. He performed a rather humiliatingly bad stint at a Las Vegas nightclub.

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A source says:

‘He said, ‘It’s a put-on. I’m going to pretend to have a meltdown and change careers, and Casey is going to film it. He’s going full out. He probably has told his reps that he’s quit acting. Joaquin is very smart. This is very conscious. He has a huge degree of control.”

Ah, man. We’ve heard of narcissism but this is just ridiculous. And what’s with this Casey Affleck filming debut? Ugh Hollywood. It turns everyone into high school students all over again. They should incorporate Diddy into this—it seems like it would be right up the first black James Bond’s alley.

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