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Producer defends hiring ‘straight’ Joaquin Phoenix for lead in gay drama despite him quitting due to ‘cold feet’

“This was HIS project that he brought to US,” Christine Vachon reportedly wrote via Facebook before telling critics they were “making a terrible situation even worse.”

Christine Vachon, who produced the gay romance movie that Joaquin Phoenix shockingly quit five days before filming began, is reportedly backing by her decision to cast the “straight actor” for the lead role. Page Six confirmed Friday that Phoenix — who is expecting his second child with longtime partner Rooney Mara — backed out of the film at the last minute, leaving cast and crew without jobs. A source told Variety Friday the heterosexual Oscar winner, 49, got “cold feet” about starring in the gay romance flick, which allegedly featured very explicit sex scenes.

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