Barely five days after winning the 'Best Actor' award at the Golden Globes, Joaquin Phoenix has made headlines yet again for getting arrested at fellow actor Jane Fonda's climate change protest at Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.

The actor was invited to the weekly protests - which aimed to raise awareness for the cause through a civil disobedience movement. Phoenix went onstage in front of around 300 people, giving them the following address.

The speech was short and unplanned with Phoenix choosing to highlight the importance of food choices and the hand of America's meat and dairy industry as a significant contributor to the ongoing global warming crisis.

“Sometimes we wonder what can we do in this fight against climate change, and there is something that you can do today and tomorrow, by making a choice about what you consume,” Phoenix said.

“There are things I can't avoid. I flew a plane here today, or last night rather, but one thing I can do is change my eating habits,” he added.

Despite the well-meaning sentiment, reactions on social media were largely mixed. Some criticised Phoenix for being unspecific and somewhat inaccurate about his message.

Climate change is real but get your facts straight in what the largest contributors to it are!!!

— Clint Ellis (@ClintEllis9) January 11, 2020

While others called him out for using a private jet to fly into D.C. - a practice that he criticised just this week during his Golden Globes speech - "We don't have to take private jets to Palm Springs for the awards — and back," Phoenix had said.

...after lecturing ppl for flying to climate change events, Phoenix flies from CA to DC to get arrested at a CLIMATE EVENT. Terrible #duplicity #Hypocrite

— IntegrityCounts (@3mdive) January 10, 2020

While most of them criticised Phoenix

I can't stop commenting everytime I see this today. He is absolutely out of his mind

— Accountant4trump (@Acountant4Trump) January 10, 2020

Let me know when these woke actors go and protest the pollution in China and India.

I'll wait.

— Tony Semeraro (@Redeemed54) January 10, 2020

They flew in to get arrested. And will fly back on private jets...but okay whatever gets you thru the day.

— Maureen (@maureen7579) January 10, 2020

Some shared their commiserations

We are arresting people for protesting?

— Benjamin Bradshaw (@benjbradshaw) January 10, 2020

freedom to protest ha

— r/Sino (@SinoReddit) January 10, 2020

Besides Phoenix, veteran Hollywood star Martin Sheen also turned up for the protest and got arrested by the police. Actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Susan Sarandon were also present. The actors and around 147 others were detained by the police for 'crowding, obstructing or incommoding' - all of them were later released.

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