Jamie Foxx, who’s been seen hanging out in Miami, breaks silence on mysterious illness
After a mysterious illness last year, Jamie Foxx is back to the business of partying—Miami style.
The actor-comedian has been all over the place lately, doing what he does best, tearing things up. How we knew he was back to his old self? Probably because a sighting late last month, when he did a hysterical impromptu karaoke session with a bunch of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” stars at SoFi steakhouse Prime 112.
During Miami Art Week, Foxx didn’t slow down. On Friday night, the 56 year old emceed a fundraiser for his “Django Unchained” costar Leonardo DiCaprio’s Re:wild charity at a private residence, helping raise $2.5 million for the cause.
The next evening, the “In Living Color” alum hit up E11even ultraclub, dancing at his VIP table in the club’s party pit with an A-list crowd that included Jimmy Butler, DJ Irie and Lil Wayne, who performed.
Foxx didn’t let his foot off the pedal, attending the LIV on Sunday party for Lil Wayne’s induction into the nightclub’s Hall of Fame, in the company of Tristan Thompson and Busta Rhymes.
The fact that the father of two was able to have fun again was not lost on anyone who watched his new Netflix special, which started streaming on Tuesday.
In “What Had Happened Was,” Foxx finally opened up about the medical emergency he suffered while shooting a movie—ironically called “Back in Action”—in Atlanta in April 2023. The funnyman had recently returned from a trip to South Florida to watch the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens when he had the medical emergency.
During his hospitalization, his family released a statement without many details: “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 reason for Foxx’s almost three-week stay? A brain bleed that led to a stroke, which could have had fatal consequences.
According to the Cleveland Clinic, the dangerous condition, also known as an intracranial hemorrhage, causes blood to pool between your brain and skull, preventing oxygen flow. Causes include hypertension, aneurysms, tumors and trauma.
“He said it was a near-death experience,” Demecos Chambers, a fan who attended the stand-up taping in October, told CNN. “He spoke about waking up in the hospital. He thought he just passed out for a second, but it was two or three weeks. He was in a stone-cold coma....literally within an inch of his life. He was gone. It was lights out.”
Though rumors ran rampant on the Internet about what caused Foxx’s medical problems, the Hollywood vet had not set the record straight publicly. And Foxx won’t be doing promotional interviews for the special, so we won’t get to see media asking any follow-up questions.
He did share a lot about the special on his Instagram, though, writing in one post, “So blessed to be able to tell my story in my way. When people ask me what it is, I say it’s not a comedy. It’s an artistic journey. It’s me saying thank you to everyone to prayed.”
