Joaquin Phoenix Drinking?

Friends of Joaquin Phoenix tell Page Six that they are worried about the actor and his battle with drugs and alcohol.

His friends say that during a special tribute to Paul Newman last week in San Francisco the two-time Oscar nominee was “out of it”.

A source said that “he wobbled back in a bit later, but it was odd. He was slurring his words and was unsteady on his feet.”

Last week he gave the above interview to Extra in which he announced he is retiring from acting, he said “I want to take this opportunity … to give you the exclusive and just talk a little bit about the fact that this will be my last performance as an actor, I’m not doing films anymore.” When asked if he was serious he said “Yeah. I’m working on my music, I’m done. I’ve been through that.”

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