Here's a quote I saw on ONTD about his scar. I wish I knew what site they got it from:
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"The scar on Joaquin's lip is popularly believed to be the result of a repaired cleft lip. However, Joaquin Phoenix has stated in interviews that his mother, while pregnant with him, felt a sharp pain one day and he was born with a scar on his lip. The birth scar is a microform, basically it is an 'almost cleft', the tissues just reached far enough to join up. If the bone and muscle tissues joined correctly no surgery or cleft repair is required, as is the case with Joaquin."
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