Joaquin Phoenix says he will not pressure son River to be vegan

By PTI
LONDON: Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix says he’ll educate his son, River in regards to the actuality of the meat processing trade so that he’s in a position to make an knowledgeable choice about his way of life.

The “Joker” star, nevertheless, stated he hopes his little one chooses veganism.

“Certainly I would hope that (he is vegan), but I’m not going to impose my belief on my child. I don’t think that’s right,” Phoenix, who has been vegan since he was three years outdated, informed The Times in an interview.

“I’m going to educate him about the reality. I’m not going to indoctrinate him with the idea that McDonald’s have a Happy Meal because there’s nothing f***ing happy about that meal. And I’m not going to tell him that it’s OK to read books about all the wonderful little farm animals, and they say ‘oink oink oink’ and ‘moo moo moo’, and not tell him that that’s what a hamburger is,” he added.

The 46-year-old actor stated he’s “not going to perpetuate the lie” about meals processing, however he’s additionally not going to pressure the toddler him to be vegan.

“I’ll support him. That’s my plan,” he added.

Phoenix and his fiancee, actor Rooney Mara (36) introduced final 12 months that that they had a son, who that they had named after his late brother, River.

Oscar nominee River Phoenix died of a drug overdose in 1993 on the age of 23.