Jamie Foxx has finally revealed the real reason behind his spell in hospital last year.
In a video that surfaced on social media on Monday (July 1), the actor and singer was talking to a group of people at a restaurant in Phoenix when he claimed that he took some Advil for a headache and woke up 20 days later with no recollection of what happened.
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“Look, April 11th last year, bad headache, asked my boy for an Advil [clicks fingers], I was gone for 20 days. I don’t remember anything,” he explained. “I’m in Atlanta, they told me — my sister and my daughter took me to the first doctor.
“The next doctor said, ‘There’s something going on up there,'” he continued, pointing to his head. “I won’t say it on camera […] but it was…”
Jamie Foxx was spotted in downtown Phoenix, where he told a small group of people that on April 11th, 2023, he had a bad headache, asked a friend for an Advil, and then woke up 20 days later with no memory of what happened. pic.twitter.com/wIhuvN9hCC
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At the time, Foxx’s health scare was referred to only as a “medical complication,” with his daughter Corrine saying that he was “already on his way to recovery” thanks to “quick action and great care.”
His hospitalization came as he was filming the movie Back in Action in Atlanta with co-stars Cameron Diaz, Glenn Close and Kyle Chandler. Directed by Seth Gordon, the action-comedy is set to premiere on Netflix in November.
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Despite conflicting reports and rampant speculation about his condition, Corinne revealed the following month that her father had been “out of the hospital for weeks” and was “recuperating,” even claiming that he had played pickleball the day before.
TMZ reported that Foxx had checked into one of the top physical rehabilitation centers in the country following his release from hospital.
The man himself later opened up about his health scare, revealing that he saw “the tunnel” during his near-death experience and was initially unable to walk afterwards.
“It feels good to be here. I cherish every single minute now. It’s different,” he said while accepting the Vanguard Award at the Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Cinema & Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements last December.
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“I wouldn’t wish what I went through on my worst enemy ’cause it’s tough when you almost… when it’s almost over, when you see the tunnel. I saw the tunnel. I didn’t see the light! It was hot in that tunnel so I didn’t know where I was going. ‘Shit, am I going to the right place?’”
He added: “I want to say six months ago I couldn’t fathom that this could happen or that I would be here, but as I walk up here to this microphone and get this Vanguard Award, all I can say is ‘Lord, have mercy, Jesus.’”
