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Joaquin Phoenix and Rooney Mara had a baby and named him River, according to a friend.
Director Viktor Kossakovsky broke the news at the Zurich Film Festival while promoting the new film Gunda, on which Phoenix served as executive producer.
Apologizing that the actor couldn’t be there, Kossakovsky said: “He just had a baby, by the way, his name was … a beautiful son named River, so he can’t promote [the film] right now.”
River Phoenix died of a drug overdose in 1993
The baby is named after Phoenix’s older brother River, who died of a drug overdose at the age of 23.
Phoenix, 45, and Mara, 35, have not publicly confirmed the news.
It is their first child together after they got engaged in May of last year.
The couple met on the set of Her in 2013 and have starred in several movies together since then, including 2018’s Mary Magdalene.
They never confirmed the pregnancy, but Mara was seen with a paunch earlier this year.
Joaquin and River Phoenix as children
River Phoenix died during the peak of his career in 1993 while filming Dark Blood.
He was best known for his roles in Stand By Me, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade, and My Own Private Idaho.
The late actor had been performing at the Hollywood club The Viper Room with friends like Johnny Depp and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea when he overdosed and died in the early hours of October 31.
In a recent 60 Minutes interview, Joaquín opened up about his brother’s death, saying, “I feel like practically every movie I made, there was a connection to River in some way.
“And I believe that we have all felt his presence and guidance in our lives in many ways.”
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