Behold Rock Bottom

When we met Phoenix on Wednesday, he didn’t really seem to want to talk about his starring role as Leonard in the art-house picture (in a 30-minute interview, he talked about the film only twice). Instead, he was fixated on explaining why he is quitting acting forever and pursuing a rap career.

The Oscar-nominated star arrived an hour-and-a-half late, smoking a cigarette, and sporting pit stains the size of Big Macs on his dirty shirt. His former intense, good looks were buried under a mangy beard and about 20 pounds of excess weight. His body odor cascaded through the room in waves. If this isn't a hoax, then I'm sorry to be the first to say, we've lost him, he's gone. Boosh.