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Shrink Calls Joaquin "Mentally Ill", Phoenix's Rep Calls Shrink "Inappropriate"

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Whether you think Joaquin's bearded rapper bit is a prank, the result of drug abuse or due to mental illness, one thing we can all agree on is the fact that somethin' just ain't right.

A Chicago psychiatrist who analyzed Phoenix' behavior on Letterman (and condemned Stiller's bad-taste joke about it on the Oscars) thinks it's way more than just drugs...he thinks Joaquin could be schizophrenic.

Psychiatrist Paul Dobransky told the LA Times, "There is something wrong. And it's beyond drug abuse."

Joaquin's publicist fired back to MTV News, saying, "How absolutely inappropriate for a doctor who has no personal interaction or relationship with someone to diagnose them. And to do so in a public forum. Hope they spelled his name right. Another 15-minute 'expert' is born!"

Hey, it doesn't take a doctor to see that Phoenix is seriously effed up. But is it drugs? Or mental illness?



And in either case, he clearly needs help...so should anyone be making fun of him?

SEE MORE:
  >   Joaquin Phoenix And Casey Affleck Try To Avoid Photographers - Oct 13, 2010
  >   Joaquin Phoenix Apologizes To David Letterman - Sep 23, 2010
  >   Joaquin Phoenix' Still Here Trailer Is Here! - Aug 17, 2010
  >   Joaquin Phoenix Is Still Here - Aug 04, 2010
  >   Joaquin Phoenix's "Mockumentary" Has A Release Date - Jul 14, 2010

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Posted by: Anonymous

I think its mental illness.



Posted by: Anonymous

It's neither. He's putting on an act. He's acting like he's not going to act anymore while acting. He went on Letterman to act. Stiller was acting like Phoenix to be funny and he said "I'm not going to be funny anymore". Get it? Then we all laughed at his being funny. Oh it's a hilarious prank, and if it isn't, well psycho ward here he comes. You know how easy it is for psychologists to f with celebrities. Just look at Spears and her situation. I'd be betting Phoenix is pranking everybody.



Posted by: Savannah

I agree that the doctor was not professional. We have all noticed that Joaquins behavior has been a little off for some time, Joaquin has never been the same since the movie Walk the line. I really think that performance for him while amazing just changed him. It is so strange to think he at one time dated Liv Tyler for several years.



Posted by: Anonymous

I am sure Joaquin is laughing his arse off right now. this is exactly what he needs to be able to continue his ruse with the public and pretend there is something wrong with himself in order to sell the whole act. The sad part is, there are still idiots who buy into this stupid game and think he is sick. He is not sick, he is just playing with the ignorant general public in order to sell his "documentary" in the future. This whole stupid pathetic game is so lame.



Posted by: Anonymous

What this doctor said was unethical. You cannot diagnose someone with any mental illness, unless you examine him carefully, and take a complete history from him and his associates. He was just guessing. I think he offended Joaquin by this statement. He should apologize.



Posted by: adrianna

ahahah this is exactly what Joaquin wants and his best friends Casey is doing a documentary about how you can just make people belive everything and show how people think they know all about everything...the letterman appearance was all plan come on !!!!!!!!
the guy is not sick he's just playing and it works
I'm just waiting for the day he's gonna say it was a joke ahahaha



Posted by: Anonymous

I don't care how sane a person is, if they play this kind of trick, they have to be messed up. Why go through all the trouble to appear one way to the public and be yourself in private. It's pathetic. Joaquin is pathetic one way or another!



Posted by: sherri

yeah,crazy like a fox,he just hates all of the hollywood bs,he is really an accomplished actor,one of the greats of his time..



Posted by: Anonymous

He should get with Britney they would make a great couple!



Posted by: Anonymous

oh wow! if this is his f*cking idea of clever than F*CK HIM...making fun of the mentally ill by pretending you are! oh ho ho ho, he's really f*cking funny.



Posted by: Anonymous

I believe it's all an act for the documentary that his brother in-law is filming about him. I do find it disturbing that he acts like he's mentally ill, I think it's being done in very bad taste and he should knock it off!



Posted by: anom & how

i sugget you send that dr
therightangle2.com
press on fwighten.
dame elizabeth taylor.
then we'll see how shrunk his shrink is.
always the small peni's isn't it that just butt in,(you're doing it wrong.)
last day today.



Posted by: coffeegirl

I think it's obvious that this is all a big, LAME stunt. I hope the doc is good at least. I think it will be about all the hoopla around his new persona, but I think people will grow tired of the stunt. So the docu will probably be a stinker.



Posted by: Anonymous

He has a serious case of attentionwhoritis



Posted by: Anonymous

He's cool. You intellectual minnows just don't get it.



Posted by: t wolf

phoenix's rep is right!,another 15 minute expert is born again,in today's world just bieng a idiot gets you on tv where you can convince the public that you have talent on a particular subject,phoenix has got the talent
so if he wants to be a idiot,thats okay by me



Posted by: Anonymous

I just think he's STUPID!







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