Joaquin Phoenix, lifelong vegan, saved a cow and her calf from a slaughterhouse

Joaquin Phoenix
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Almost immediately after his Oscars victory, Joaquin Phoenix gave a cow and her calf what they deserve.

The Joker star, who has been a vegan since the age of 3, during his Academy Award acceptance speech earlier this month railed against the fact that "we feel entitled to artificially inseminate a cow, and when she gives birth, we steal her baby ... and then we take her milk that's intended for a calf and we put it in our coffee and our cereal."

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Brendan Morrow

Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.