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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tA multitalented star! Jamie Foxx got his start in sketch comedy before becoming an Oscar-winning actor. Foxx began playing the piano at a young age, going on to perform and lead the choir at New Hope Baptist Church in his hometown of Terrell, Texas. As a teenager, he excelled in basketball and football before choosing [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Jamie has remained largely tight-lipped<\/a> about the specifics of his health scare since. In July 2023, the actor made a rare statement to clarify some of the rumors surrounding his condition.<\/p>\n\u201cYou know, by being quiet, sometimes things get out of hand, people saying what I got [and] some people said I was blind, but as you can see the eyes are working. The eyes are working just fine!\u201d he said in an Instagram video. \u201cThey said I was paralyzed, I\u2019m not paralyzed, but I went to hell and back, and my road to recovery had some potholes as well. I\u2019m coming back and I\u2019m able to work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Jamie](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Jamie-Foxx-Addresses-His-Mysterious-2023-Health-Scare-Biggest-Revelations-From-Netflix-Special-214.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Parrish Lewis\/Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nJamie said he \u201cwent through something\u201d that he thought he \u201cwould never ever\u201d go through.<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cI want you to see me laughing, having a good time partying, cracking a joke, doing a movie, television show. I didn\u2019t want you to see me with tubes running out of me and trying to figure out if I was gonna make it through,\u201d he continued. \u201cI cannot tell you how great it feels to have your family kick in in such a way and y\u2019all know they kept it airtight, they didn\u2019t let nothing out, they protected me, and that\u2019s what I hope that everyone could have in moments like these.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Jamie returned to the set of his and Cameron Diaz<\/strong>\u2019s upcoming Netflix film<\/a>. He also was able to walk Corrine down the aisle in September during her wedding to Joe Hooten<\/strong><\/a>. Jamie returned to the stage one month later for his first stand-up show since being released from the hospital.<\/p>\nJamie told the audience at the time that his \u201cheart and my soul is filled with nothing but pure joy\u201d after filming the Netflix special, which he teased will give him \u201can opportunity to tell my side of the story.\u201d<\/p>\n
Keep scrolling for the biggest takeaways from the special:\n<\/p>\n
What Really<\/em> Happened<\/h3>\n\u201cWe still don\u2019t know what happened to me,\u201d Foxx said during the special, describing how he experienced a bad headache on April 11, 2023. He asked a friend for some aspirin but, \u201cBefore I could get the aspirin, I went out.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t remember 20 days. What they told me was that they took me to the first doctor and that first doctor gave me a cortisone shot and sent me home,\u201d he continued. \u201cWhat the f\u2013k is that? I don\u2019t know if you can do Yelps for doctors, but that\u2019s half a star, n\u2014a,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n
His Sister Sought a Second Opinion<\/h3>\n
Foxx shared how his younger sister, Deidra Dixon<\/strong>, whom he described as \u201c4-foot-11 of nothing but love,\u201d didn\u2019t accept the first doctor\u2019s treatment. \u201cShe says, \u2018Get him in the car. That ain\u2019t my brother right there,\u2019\u201d Foxx recalled, explaining that his sister eventually drove him to Atlanta\u2019s Piedmont Hospital.<\/p>\nAt the hospital, a doctor told the Oscar winner\u2019s sister, \u201cHe\u2019s having a brain bleed that\u2019s led to a stroke.\u201d Foxx said, \u201cHe said, \u2018If I don\u2019t go into his head right now, we\u2019re gonna lose him.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey take me in to operate on me, and my sister went down outside the operating room and prayed the whole time,\u201d he continued, joking that he didn\u2019t \u201csee the light\u201d but he \u201csaw the tunnel.\u201d He added, \u201cIt was hot in the tunnel. [I thought] \u2018S\u2013t, am I going to the wrong place in this motherf\u2014er?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Foxx Reveals He Had a Stroke<\/h3>\n
After operating on the brain bleed, the doctor told Foxx\u2019s sister that he had experienced a stroke. \u201c\u2018He may be able to make a full recovery but it\u2019s gonna be the worst year of his life,\u2019\u201d the doctor told Foxx\u2019s sister.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what it was, Atlanta. You finally got the story,\u201d Foxx said while overcome with emotion.<\/p>\n
How His Daughter Helped His Recovery<\/h3>\n
\u201cMy vitals were so bad they thought they were gonna lose me,\u201d Foxx said of the first 15 days after his medical emergency. \u201cThat\u2019s when a miracle happened, and that miracle was working through my youngest daughter,\u201d he added, referring to Anelise, 15.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t want her to see me like that. She snuck into my hospital room with her guitar, and she says, \u2018I know what my daddy needs,\u2019\u201d Foxx recalled, saying that while his daughter played guitar, his vitals stabilized. He then introduced Anelise to the stage to play her guitar.<\/p>\n
Why He Disappeared From the Public Eye<\/h3>\n
Foxx praised his sister and his daughter, Corrine, 30, for springing into action following his stroke. \u201cThey held me the f\u2013k down. \u2018Nobody sees him!\u2019 They cut it all off,\u201d he said. \u201cThey didn\u2019t want you to see me like that and I didn\u2019t want you to see me like that. There\u2019s another reason, too, why my daughter didn\u2019t want nobody to see me. I was dizzy from the stroke. I was so dizzy, so my head would [shake]. She said, \u2018They gon\u2019 meme the f\u2013k out of this motherf\u2014er.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
His Recovery<\/h3>\n
Foxx detailed how he woke up from his coma after 20 days and found himself in a wheelchair. He initially struggled with accepting the fact he had had a stroke. \u201cI said, \u2018That\u2019s old man s\u2013t. I don\u2019t get strokes. Stop this f\u2014ing prank,\u2019\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey flew me to Chicago for my rehab,\u201d he continued. \u201cEvery therapist that came in, I said, \u2018Get the f\u2013k out.\u2019 I gave up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eventually, a physical therapist named Holly gave him some tough love and got him to begin rehabbing.<\/p>\n
Atlanta Saved His Life\u2026<\/h3>\n
As he took the stage at Atlanta\u2019s Alliance Theater, Foxx said, \u201cJust 400 yards from here, at Piedmont Hospital, they put me back together again. God be the glory.\u201d<\/p>\n
But The Internet Tried to Kill Him<\/h3>\n
\u201cThey said I was paralyzed. Said I couldn\u2019t walk. But look at me now,\u201d he quipped, dancing to Unk\u2019s \u201cWalk It Out.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cYou know, by being quiet, sometimes things get out of hand, people saying what I got [and] some people said I was blind, but as you can see the eyes are working. The eyes are working just fine!\u201d he said in an Instagram video. \u201cThey said I was paralyzed, I\u2019m not paralyzed, but I went to hell and back, and my road to recovery had some potholes as well. I\u2019m coming back and I\u2019m able to work.\u201d<\/p>\n Jamie said he \u201cwent through something\u201d that he thought he \u201cwould never ever\u201d go through.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI want you to see me laughing, having a good time partying, cracking a joke, doing a movie, television show. I didn\u2019t want you to see me with tubes running out of me and trying to figure out if I was gonna make it through,\u201d he continued. \u201cI cannot tell you how great it feels to have your family kick in in such a way and y\u2019all know they kept it airtight, they didn\u2019t let nothing out, they protected me, and that\u2019s what I hope that everyone could have in moments like these.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this year, Jamie returned to the set of his and Cameron Diaz<\/strong>\u2019s upcoming Netflix film<\/a>. He also was able to walk Corrine down the aisle in September during her wedding to Joe Hooten<\/strong><\/a>. Jamie returned to the stage one month later for his first stand-up show since being released from the hospital.<\/p>\n Jamie told the audience at the time that his \u201cheart and my soul is filled with nothing but pure joy\u201d after filming the Netflix special, which he teased will give him \u201can opportunity to tell my side of the story.\u201d<\/p>\n Keep scrolling for the biggest takeaways from the special:\n<\/p>\n \u201cWe still don\u2019t know what happened to me,\u201d Foxx said during the special, describing how he experienced a bad headache on April 11, 2023. He asked a friend for some aspirin but, \u201cBefore I could get the aspirin, I went out.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t remember 20 days. What they told me was that they took me to the first doctor and that first doctor gave me a cortisone shot and sent me home,\u201d he continued. \u201cWhat the f\u2013k is that? I don\u2019t know if you can do Yelps for doctors, but that\u2019s half a star, n\u2014a,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n Foxx shared how his younger sister, Deidra Dixon<\/strong>, whom he described as \u201c4-foot-11 of nothing but love,\u201d didn\u2019t accept the first doctor\u2019s treatment. \u201cShe says, \u2018Get him in the car. That ain\u2019t my brother right there,\u2019\u201d Foxx recalled, explaining that his sister eventually drove him to Atlanta\u2019s Piedmont Hospital.<\/p>\n At the hospital, a doctor told the Oscar winner\u2019s sister, \u201cHe\u2019s having a brain bleed that\u2019s led to a stroke.\u201d Foxx said, \u201cHe said, \u2018If I don\u2019t go into his head right now, we\u2019re gonna lose him.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey take me in to operate on me, and my sister went down outside the operating room and prayed the whole time,\u201d he continued, joking that he didn\u2019t \u201csee the light\u201d but he \u201csaw the tunnel.\u201d He added, \u201cIt was hot in the tunnel. [I thought] \u2018S\u2013t, am I going to the wrong place in this motherf\u2014er?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n After operating on the brain bleed, the doctor told Foxx\u2019s sister that he had experienced a stroke. \u201c\u2018He may be able to make a full recovery but it\u2019s gonna be the worst year of his life,\u2019\u201d the doctor told Foxx\u2019s sister.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s what it was, Atlanta. You finally got the story,\u201d Foxx said while overcome with emotion.<\/p>\n \u201cMy vitals were so bad they thought they were gonna lose me,\u201d Foxx said of the first 15 days after his medical emergency. \u201cThat\u2019s when a miracle happened, and that miracle was working through my youngest daughter,\u201d he added, referring to Anelise, 15.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t want her to see me like that. She snuck into my hospital room with her guitar, and she says, \u2018I know what my daddy needs,\u2019\u201d Foxx recalled, saying that while his daughter played guitar, his vitals stabilized. He then introduced Anelise to the stage to play her guitar.<\/p>\n Foxx praised his sister and his daughter, Corrine, 30, for springing into action following his stroke. \u201cThey held me the f\u2013k down. \u2018Nobody sees him!\u2019 They cut it all off,\u201d he said. \u201cThey didn\u2019t want you to see me like that and I didn\u2019t want you to see me like that. There\u2019s another reason, too, why my daughter didn\u2019t want nobody to see me. I was dizzy from the stroke. I was so dizzy, so my head would [shake]. She said, \u2018They gon\u2019 meme the f\u2013k out of this motherf\u2014er.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Foxx detailed how he woke up from his coma after 20 days and found himself in a wheelchair. He initially struggled with accepting the fact he had had a stroke. \u201cI said, \u2018That\u2019s old man s\u2013t. I don\u2019t get strokes. Stop this f\u2014ing prank,\u2019\u201d he recalled.<\/p>\n \u201cThey flew me to Chicago for my rehab,\u201d he continued. \u201cEvery therapist that came in, I said, \u2018Get the f\u2013k out.\u2019 I gave up.\u201d<\/p>\n Eventually, a physical therapist named Holly gave him some tough love and got him to begin rehabbing.<\/p>\n As he took the stage at Atlanta\u2019s Alliance Theater, Foxx said, \u201cJust 400 yards from here, at Piedmont Hospital, they put me back together again. God be the glory.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThey said I was paralyzed. Said I couldn\u2019t walk. But look at me now,\u201d he quipped, dancing to Unk\u2019s \u201cWalk It Out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>What Really<\/em> Happened<\/h3>\n
His Sister Sought a Second Opinion<\/h3>\n
Foxx Reveals He Had a Stroke<\/h3>\n
How His Daughter Helped His Recovery<\/h3>\n
Why He Disappeared From the Public Eye<\/h3>\n
His Recovery<\/h3>\n
Atlanta Saved His Life\u2026<\/h3>\n
But The Internet Tried to Kill Him<\/h3>\n