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Jamie Foxx reveals what led to his mysterious hospitalization: ‘I was gone for 20 days’
By Eric Todisco,
19 days ago
Jamie Foxx offered more details about the mysterious illness that landed him in the hospital last year.
The actor and comedian, 56, recently told a group of restaurant patrons in Phoenix, Arizona, that his health issues occurred after he took Advil for a headache.
“Look, April 11 last year, bad headache, asked my boy for an Advil. I was gone for 20 days,” he said in a video circulating on X (formerly Twitter).
Jamie Foxx at the “Creed III” premiere in London on Feb. 15, 2023. Future Publishing via Getty Images Jamie Foxx talking to a group of people in Phoenix on July 1, 2024. drbrendacombs/TikTok
“I don’t remember anything,” the Oscar winner recalled. “I’m in Atlanta, they told me… my sister and my daughter took me to the first doctor. They gave me a cortisone shot.”
“The next doctor said, ‘There’s something going on up there,'” Foxx added, pointing to his head. “I won’t say it on camera. But it was…”
The Post has reached out to Foxx’s rep for comment.
Jamie Foxx at the 2023 Miami Open. AFP via Getty Images Jamie Foxx claimed that Advil led to his mysterious health crisis. Gado via Getty Images
Foxx was hospitalized on April 11, 2023, after he reportedly suffered a “medical complication” while filming the Netflix action comedy “Back in Action” in Atlanta.
His daughter Corinne Foxx, 30, shared a statement on her Instagram Story the next day.
“We wanted to share that my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication yesterday,” Corinne said. “Luckily, due to quick action and great care, he is already on his way to recovery. We know how beloved he is and appreciate your prayers. The family asks for privacy during this time.”
“I know a lot of people were waiting or wanting to hear an update, but to be honest with you, I didn’t want you to see me like that, man,” Foxx said with tears in his eyes. “I didn’t want you to see me with tubes running out of me and trying to figure out if I was going to make it through.”
Foxx didn’t disclose his illness but did say he was finally “on the road to recovery.”
He also clarified that his eyes work “just fine,” proving that he’s “not paralyzed.”
Jamie Foxx telling his fans about his scary health crisis. Instagram
The insider added: “For Jamie, the show must go on and he has always been eager to see this project completed. Jamie is super talented and loves his work. He will finish this film.”
The movie is set to be released by Netflix on November 15.
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