Jamie Foxx Will Discuss Medical Scare ‘In My Way’ in Upcoming Comedy Special
Jamie Foxx’s focus over the past year has been on recovering from an undisclosed medical complication that led to an emergency hospitalization last April. He and his family have shared brief updates in the time since, but the actor knows that people are clamoring to know more. During a recent appearance at the 7th Annual African American Film Critics Association Special Achievement Awards luncheon, Foxx detailed plans to answer whatever any lingering questions about the scare.
“Everybody wants to know what happened and I’m gonna tell you what happened but I got to do it in my way,” he explained while accepting the Producers Award for his company Foxxhole Productions. He currently plans to address it all in an upcoming stand-up comedy special. In a recent Instagram post, Foxx teased the forthcoming release, writing in the caption: “Going to get on somebody’s stage somewhere near you. I got some jokes, and a story to tell…”
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Earlier in his speech, Foxx grew emotional while reflecting briefly on his recovery journey. “I’m so thankful and I get emotional because it’s beyond the scope … I had some people in my life that really made sure I was here because it was dire straits,” he shared.
While he was recovering, updates usually came via his daughter Corinne Foxx and close friends like Nick Cannon, Kevin Hart, and John Boyega. When he was in a position to address the scare himself, Foxx explained that his decision to keep the matter private stemmed from a reluctance to allow his audience to see him in such a vulnerable state.
“I want you to see me laughing, having a good time, partying, cracking a joke, doing a movie, television show,” he shared in a video last year. “I didn’t want you to see me with tubes running out of me, and trying to figure if I was gonna make it through.”
He continued: “By being quiet, sometimes things get out of hand, people say what I got, some people said I was blind, but as you can see, the eyes are working just fine. Said I was paralyzed, I’m not paralyzed. I went to hell and back, and my road to recovery had some potholes as well. But I’m coming back, and I’m able to work.”
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