However, today on Good Morning America Joaquin revealed that he had in fact made the entire story up. He explained that he only wanted to “spice up his ‘story’ a little bit” to seem more interesting. He said, “I think my life’s so boring, and it seemed like something exciting to talk about, and I wanted the audience to like me. They really like people getting married.” He even said, “I can get engaged again, if you like.” The ruse seemed to work because the audience was laughing right alongside him.
The actor’s publicist confirmed it was all a joke to the Independent. He said, “Joaquin has an extraordinary and spontaneous sense of humor but it is not true.” ~Janine Wyslobicky