Joaquin Phoenix is without doubt one of the most personal actors in Hollywood. Always refusing to discuss himself, he's walked out from several interviews and most effective speaks publicly about his vegan advocacy. So when the actor was within the spotlight for his Oscar-winning performance in Joker, curious enthusiasts were stunned to determine that he is been dwelling along with his Mary Magdalene co-star and real-life spouse, Rooney Mara.

The Gladiator celebrity had simplest been in rumored flings and a three-year relationship with Liv Tyler in the '90s. But it's with Mara that Phoenix found a circle of relatives. In 2020, they welcomed a child boy whom they named after the actor's past due brother, River. Both low-key and passionate activists, the couple is clearly a match made in heaven.But once they first met at the set of Her, Phoenix actually thought the actress didn't like him. Here's why.

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The Truth About Their First Meeting

Her was once a critically acclaimed film that introduced Phoenix a lot of consideration in the business. The 2013 sci-fi drama brought out the actor's vary. Little did he know, it might additionally carry him the affection of his lifestyles. The Master famous person used to be right away taken by means of the actress. But he thought she didn't like him or even hated him. As it became out, she was once just shy.

"She’s the only girl I ever looked up on the internet," Phoenix told Vanity Fair in 2019. "We were just friends, email friends. I’d never done that. Never looked up a girl online." It's kinda ironic since his persona in Her falls in love with a pc device.

Despite Phoenix's little weigh down on the Carol big name, he stayed within the good friend zone until they worked once more in 2017 for Mary Magdalene. They tried to keep the courtship underneath wraps, however speculations quickly circulated in the media. The couple in the end confirmed their relationship when they had been observed hugging at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

It used to be an off-the-cuff gesture and neither of them made a comment about it. However, because the press had been onto them for some time at that time, all eyes had been on them the entire time. They even saw Phoenix place his hand on Mara's leg as he was called for the Best Actor award. It used to be for his efficiency in You Were Never Really Here.

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The Truth About Their Live-In Situation

Though they now have a toddler in combination, a supply with reference to the couple stated that they do not plan on getting married. In 2018, the insider said, that they were "so in love" but have been "never going to get married because they think marriage is too mainstream." The two proceed to proportion a house in Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles.

However, there have been speculations that Phoenix had proposed to Mara in 2019. The actress was once seen dressed in a glittery jewel on her ring finger. Of path, they didn't make any remark at the rumors again — the same means they dodged questions about expecting their first kid in 2020 which turned out to be true.

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How They Plan To Raise Their Son

The pair has been serious about raising their son these days. Viktor Kossakovsy, the executive producer for the documentary Gunda starring Phoenix, published that the actor couldn't attend the 2020 Zurich Film Festival because "He just got a baby... he cannot promote [the film] right now."

The couple recently shared what they've learned in parenting thus far and how they plan on raising their son, River. Even though the actors are both vegan, Phoenix stated that he's "not going to impose my belief on my child... I don't think that's right."

The actor nonetheless hopes that River will develop into vegan but he vows to empower his son to make his personal selection. That is via "[educating] him about the reality." That way no McDonald's for the little Phoenix. "I'm not going to indoctrinate him with the idea that McDonald's have a Happy Meal because there's nothing f--king happy about that meal," stated the Ladder 49 megastar.

He added that he would get started telling River about animal cruelty as early as imaginable. He explained: "I'm not going to tell him that it's OK to read books about all the wonderful little farm animals, and they say ‘oink oink oink' and ‘moo moo moo', and not tell him that that's what a hamburger is." According to the actor, he is merely now not "going to perpetuate the lie" and that he's "also not going to force [River] to be vegan. I'll support him. That's my plan." Fair enough.

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