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Kana kufungidzira kwasimbiswa, ipapo kune rooney uye hoakin ichave yekutanga kubatanidzwa. Nyeredzi dzakatamba pamwe chete mu "Oscar" nefirimu "iye" muna 2013, uye rakazoshumirana pamwe chete ne "Maria Magaden". Muna 2017 chete vakatanga kutaura nezve nyeredzi yeRoma. Pakutanga, vamiririri vePhoenix vakaramba kubatana kwake neiyo mutambi uye vakapokana kuti kwaive nehukama husina hushamwari pakati pavo. Zvakangodaro, mugore rimwe chetero, Rooney uye hoaquin akamira kuvanza kushamwaridzana kune mumwe nemumwe, uye gare gare vakareurura nguva itsva, iyo inogara pamwe chete paHollywood Hills.