Jamie Foxx is finally telling his full story. hospitalization Last year, the language he knew best was comedy.
In a new comedy special released Tuesday, the Oscar winner revealed that he suffered a stroke last April. At the time, Fox’s family released a now-deleted statement saying he was receiving undisclosed care. “Medical Complications.”
Foxx continued to share updates about her recovery, but in March she refused to reveal the full story until she could do it “in a fun way.” manifold It has been reported.
He kept that promise with his Netflix stand-up special, “What Had Happened Was.”
In the 68-minute show, Foxx talks about her months-long health journey, starting on an April evening when her “severe headaches” became much more severe.
“I asked my son for some aspirin. And I quickly realized that my sons wouldn’t know what to do if they had a medical emergency.
“Before I take the aspirin,” he paused, snapping his fingers. “I went out. “I don’t remember the 20th,” he said.
Foxx said he enlisted the help of friends and family to put together an account of what happened immediately afterward. The first doctor who saw him gave him a cortisone shot and sent him off for “spot service,” he joked.
But his sister Deidra Dixon, whom he called “a four-footer with nothing but pure love,” wasn’t satisfied. So she drove until she got to Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. Foxx said she had never heard of the facility. “But she had a feeling there might be an angel there.”
The doctor said Fox suffered a brain hemorrhage that led to a stroke, and his sister continued to pray throughout the surgery, the comedian said.
“They put me back together,” Foxx said. “Atlanta saved my life.”
When he finally woke up one morning in May 2023, the ‘Jamie Fox Show’ star said he was shocked to find himself in a wheelchair and stubbornly insisted on walking. Fox’s legs shook and his eyes widened as he dramatically recreated a scene from the special. He said he eventually admitted defeat.
Throughout the special, the “Just Mercy” actor joked about his daughter Corinne’s fears that her condition would be “memed,” adding that getting a bath from a nurse hurt more than the stroke itself.
“You have no idea how good this feels,” Foxx told the Atlanta crowd as he opened his set. “Don’t care if you dance all night long. “I’m happy to be alive.”
Corinne Fox first announced In April 2023, Foxx was being treated for an emergency. Her announcement, which has since been deleted, sparked speculation about the details of the emergency. Corin Later, boom These rumors included one lamenting “how wildly the media covers it” and adding that her father has been “recovering in the hospital for several weeks.”
The revelation about Foxx’s stroke didn’t come out until “What Had Happened Was.” Before Tuesday the actor spoken publicly Describe the emergency without going into detail. He also regularly Fan updates on social media About his health and well-being.
Meanwhile, Fox’s action movie ‘Back in Action’ starring Cameron Diaz will be released on January 17th.
Filming for the film was delayed due to Foxx’s hospitalization in April 2023. Back in January, Page Six released photos of the co-stars appearing to be on set, but it’s unclear if Foxx has any scenes to film yet.
Times staffers Nardine Saad and Alexandra Del Rosario contributed to this report.
