Joaquin Phoenix never fails to get the spotlight because of his witty and smart responses or for his unconventional roles played in his films. Oscar winner, Joaquin Phoenix is remarked as one of the most incredible and excellent talent in the Hollywood. His movies and roles played by him are critically acclaimed by many. The actor has a huge fan base and has many accolades on his name. 

Joaquin Phoenix was born on October 28, 1974 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He and his siblings started acting at an early age to financially help their family. From dangerous car accident to retiring from acting, here are 5 controversies of actor’s life

Here are 5 controversies of the actor’s life that you might not know

At Golden Globes, where Joaquin won another Best actor trophy, he took a dig at fellow nominees for taking private jets from Los Angeles to Palm springs, just to avoid traffic. The actor’s witty remark on the fellow nominees created a buzz in the industry.

At BAFTAs, where he was awarded yet another Best Actor Award, he criticized the social ills, decrying what he calls “systematic racism” of the filmmaking industry. This was quite a bold remark by the actor. He was criticized because of his remark on the industry.

Joaquin announced his retirement in October 2008. He further announced that “Two Lovers” is going to be the  last movie of his career. The reason behind his retirement, was the interest of the actor to pursue a career as a rapper. But later, the actor came back in the industry with his movie “I’m still here”.

“Joker” actor Joaquin Phoenix suffered severe damages in a car accident. Reportedly the actor was making a right turn out of a parking lot in West Hollywood, when his Tesla scarped the bumper of an unoccupied LA country Fire Department truck. He then tracked down the paramedics to confess his mistake. Joaquin’s Tesla was very badly damaged, but the actor was safe.

Joaquin Phoenix was all broke after his brother and late actor River Phoenix died. Joaquin was very close to his brother and other siblings. Still today Joaquin grief in pain, when someone talks about his late brother River. But very few people know that Joaquin was there with his brother River, when this incident took place. Joaquin was the one who called 911 for help. He was all crying on the phone and asking for help, but by the time paramedics arrived, River was no longer breathing. Recently, Joaquin and his fiancée Rooney Mara named their newly born son River, in his honour.