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Joaquin Phoenix Was ‘Sick’ With Nerves Over Singing With Lady Gaga, ‘Joker 2’ Director Reveals

Lady Gaga's 'Joker 2' duets with Joaquin Phoenix made the actor "sick" with nerves, director Todd Phillips revealed. Get the details.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly published Wednesday (Sept. 25), director Todd Phillips revealed that the film’s star actor was “sick every day” with nerves about pulling off his vocal numbers alongside one of the most renowned modern singers. The pressure was especially on, considering Phoenix had to dive into shooting the Joker sequel’s musical numbers as soon as nine days into production — but luckily, Gaga was able to help him through it. “When I breathe to sing on stage, I have this very controlled way to make sure that I’m on pitch and it’s sustained at the right rhythm and amount of time, but Lee would never know how to do any of that.

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