Joaquin reveals he stopped talking to Casey Affleck many years ago

Washington: Actors Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck used to be close friends and even got matching tattoos together, but Phoenix recently revealed that he stopped talking to Affleck “many years” ago.
According to a recent profile of Phoenix in Vanity Fair, the long-time friends, who first met on the set of the 1995 film ‘To Die For’, once lived in the same building in New York, and have matching tattoos that they got together in Italy, reported People.
Affleck was also married to Phoenix’s sister Summer Phoenix from 2006 to 2017. In his interview with Vanity Fair, the ‘Joker’ actor shared that he hasn’t been in touch with Affleck for many years now.
“My sister and him divorced. And I haven’t spoken directly to him or indirectly in a long time. Three or four years,” Phoenix told the outlet. In 2010, the duo collaborated for the movie ‘I’m Still Here’, a mockumentary film directed by Affleck that followed a caricatured version of Phoenix.
Two sexual harassment cases were filed against Affleck in 2010 by two women who worked with him in ‘I’m Still Here’. Affleck has denied all the allegations levelled against him and settled the suits out of court for undisclosed amounts.
In the settlement, Affleck did not admit any guilt. He and the accusers are prohibited from discussing the details of the case. Phoenix similarly did not discuss the allegations with Vanity Fair but told the outlet that he did not witness sexual misconduct himself.