Jamie Foxx has opened up about the “mystery illness” that brought him to the brink of death.
The multihyphenate entertainer returns to his standup roots in his new Netflix special, ‘What Had Happened Was…’ – which premiered today (December 10).
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)And, aptly, he seized the moment to unpack…“what had happened” during the April 2023 health scare.
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Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Visibly emotional and, often with tears flowing, funnyman Foxx waxed serious about what transpired while he was on the set of ‘Back in Action.’
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)He said of the “medical complication“:
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)“April 11, I was having a bad headache and I asked my boy for an aspirin. Before I could get the aspirin, I went out. I don’t remember 20 days. What they told me was they took me to the first doctor and they gave me a cortisone shot and sent me home. I don’t know if you can do Yelps for doctors but that’s half a star. My sister said ‘No’. Four foot eleven, and full of nothing but love, she said something’s wrong with my brother.”
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Salutung his sister Deidra Dixon in earnest throughout, Foxx revealed Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta and shared that the diligent team “put me back together.”
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Spotlighting Dr. Schuette, “a white doctor in an LA Lakers jersey.” the star shared what the doctor informed his family upon his admission:
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)“‘He’s having a brain bleed that’s led to a stroke’’ They took me into operate on me… your life doesn’t flash before your face, it was oddly peaceful.”
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Over the course of the hour-long special, Foxx detailed his rocky road to recovery with both humor and heart.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)‘Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened…’ is streaming now on Netflix
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