Joaquin Phoenix wears pro-vegan jumper at Joker premiere

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Oli Gross8th October 201914th October 2019Celebrity, Fashion and Beauty, News, Trending

Actor Joaquin Phoenix wore an Animal Liberation Front jumper at the premiere of the new Joker film last weekend.

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#TheJoker 🎬 Joaquin Phoenix Surprises #JOKER Fans at Alamo Drafthouse LA! Last night, fans of JOKER received a special surprise when the Joker himself, Joaquin Phoenix, stopped by multiple screening of the film at Alamo Drafthouse LA. Dressed in a grey hoodie, Phoenix took time to meet with fans at each theater, answer questions, and snap a few selfies! #hollywood #hollywoodpost #film #oscarbuzz #comics

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The vegan superstar was pictured at numerous cinemas in L.A. wearing a jumper featuring the animal rights group’s logo.

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Yea this happened tonight. Only in LA.

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We'll see you around Joaquin. ⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #joker #jokermovie

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Impromptu q&a session explores the origins of "the dance" and the contributions of choreographer Michael Arnold.

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The ALF is an organisation which fights to end speciesism, and often hits the headlines for rescuing animals from slaughterhouses, organising veterinary services and setting up sanctuaries.

Phoenix has been a vegan since he was a young child, and is regularly in the spotlight promoting animal rights.

In a recent interview in the buildup to the release of Joker, he condemned meat eating, describing farming practices as ‘absurd’ and ‘barbaric’.

“Me and my siblings witnessed fish being killed in a really violent and aggressive way,” he said.

“It was just absolutely obvious that it was something that we didn’t want to participate in and we didn’t want to support. To me, it just seems obvious. I don’t want to cause pain to another living empathetic creature.”

Earlier this year he spearheaded a global march in which activists paraded through city streets carrying animal carcasses obtained from factory farms.

Last month he featured on a PETA billboard campaign that promoted veganism and condemned speciesism.

He also participated in the Be Fair Be Vegan campaign in Toronto, where he led a protest against animal cruelty at the St George Subway Transit Station that was covered with posters detailing the abuse of animals in the meat industry.

Read: Joaquin Phoenix takes part in vegan protest on his way to winning award at Toronto Film Festival

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Oli Gross

Oli Gross is a writer and editor at Totally Vegan Buzz. His background is in local newspaper and magazine journalism, and his work has included reporting court cases, celebrity interviews, business analysis, food and drink features and government legislation. Oli’s career and personal ethical values both help shape his reporting of the diverse world of veganism. At Totally Vegan Buzz he specialises in breaking news and features on animal rights activism. Follow him on Twitter @Oli_Gross12

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