Joaquin Phoenix Harnesses the Media Hog

During an appearance last night on the Late Show, actor Joaquin Phoenix told David Letterman that he was having troubling mastering a yoga position known as “Harnessing of the Hog.” No such problems, though, with harnessing the media hog.

Here’s how a publicist for the actor framed, to The Independent, Phoenix’s straight-up lie to Dave about getting engaged to his yoga instructor:

“It was a joke. Joaquin has an extraordinary and spontaneous sense of humor but it is not true.”

TV Guide staff editor Sadie Gennis has a different take on Phoenix’s instantly reported latest prank, unmasked this morning on Good Morning America by George Stephanopoulos:

Fool David Letterman once, shame on you.

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