Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara welcome baby boy River

Oscar-winner Joaquin Pheonix and his fiance, actor Rooney Mara, have become parents to a baby boy, ir first child toger. couple has named ir son after Phoenix's late older bror, actor River Phoenix, who died in 1993 at of 23 of a drug overdose.

According to US magazine, news was shared by Russian filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky during a Q&A at 2020 Zurich Film Festival on Sunday, post screening of his documentary Gunda, executive produced by Pheonix. He just got a baby, by way, his name was a beautiful son called River, so he cant promote it w, Kossakovsky said when quizzed about Joker star. It was confirmed in May that Mara, 35, and Phoenix, 45, are expecting ir first child toger.

couple met in 2016 on sets of "Mary Magdalene", in which Mara played title role alongside Phoenix as Jesus. y started dating soon after and me ir red carpet debut at closing ceremony of Cannes Film Festival 2017. Months later, Phoenix confirmed in an interview that y were living toger in Hollywood Hills. duo got engd last year in July. 

(Im Credits: AP)