Joaquin Phoenix Walks Out Of Interview When Questioned If ‘Joker’ Will Inspire Violence

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Though the early critical buzz for the upcoming comic book movie “Joker” has been generally positive, controversy has been swirling over whether or not the film will inspire lone-wolf nutcases to enact homicidal killing sprees. In a recent interview with Telegraph film critic Robbie Collin, actor Joaquin Phoenix was asked to address this controversy and he chose to walk out the interview instead.