Joaquin Phoenix Joins The WWF

If there's a joke here, I'm definitely not in on it... Joaquin Phoenix attempted to beat up a heckler at his show last night in Miami, though the scuffle was relatively short-lived. The "fight" looks staged, reminding me of classic World Wrestling Federation beat-downs that were more comical than scary. What's that? Why yes, there is video. Click here to watch it, if you're so inclined. As Gawker has pointed out, video does exist - and video always seems to exist in these situations, giving rise to the spoof theory of Joaquin's decision to quit acting in order to become a rapper while brother-in-law, Casey Affleck, films each evermore disastrous performance. As I've said before, if it is a joke it's not very fun and, furthermore, no one else seems to be in on the punch-line.