Jamie Foxx will address his mysterious health scare from last year in his upcoming special, “Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…”
The Netflix special, which was taped in Atlanta in October, featured a live audience. An audience member, Demecos Chambers, told Fox News that Digital Foxx’s medical scare, which shook headlines in April 2023, was a serious situation.
Chambers said Foxx described being “on the brink of death” after passing out and falling into a coma that lasted several weeks.
Jamie Foxx was reportedly “seconds and moments away from death” during his mysterious medical scare in April 2023. (Getty Images)
“His health deteriorated terribly, like Jamie was on the brink of death. His vital functions were all broken. Everything deteriorated. It got to the point where the doctors and everyone said to the family, ‘Look, maybe not.’ make sure you pull out of this,” Chambers told Fox News Digital.
At the time of the medical panic, Foxx was in Georgia working with Cameron Diaz for the upcoming Netflix film “Back in Action.”
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Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz were working on their upcoming Netflix film ‘Back in Action’ during the health crisis. (Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)
“It was life-threatening and had nothing to do with drugs. And it was serious. I don’t want to spoil it for everyone, but I will say that it was something he was literally talking about.” the experience of when he was working on the set in Atlanta, he passed out, he woke up and he thought, ‘Oh, I just blacked out or just blacked out for a minute and woke up.’
“But it’s like he woke up in a hospital bed… like, ‘Wow, I have to stay here for a few hours.’ They said, ‘No Jamie, you’ve been here for weeks. You were in a coma,'” Chambers said.
“His health deteriorated terribly, like Jamie was on the brink of death. His vital functions were all broken. Everything deteriorated. It got to the point where the doctors and everyone said to the family, ‘Look, maybe not.’ make sure you can withdraw from this. ”
Chambers said one of Foxx’s daughters visited Foxx while he was in a coma and strummed a guitar for him. The actor is father of Corinne and Anelise.
Jamie Foxx was hospitalized last spring. (Karwai Tang)
Corinne Foxx broke the news in April 2023 that her father was recovering from a medical complication. (Michael Tran/AFP)
“And it got to the point where his daughter came to the hospital and played this song on his guitar. That’s like this cherished song between him and her.
“And since she started doing that, his vitals and everything started improving while he was in a coma. So the doctors can’t explain it. No one can explain what’s going on. And even the daughter isn’t really aware of it) what’s going on. She’s just there to support her father in any way she sees fit. And so they say the more she plays, the better he starts to recover from his coma, until he finally wakes up.” Kamers said, without revealing which daughter he is dating meant.
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Chambers said Foxx told the audience that doctors told him he had “a 30% chance of survival.” Chambers also shared that Foxx brought out the medical and rehabilitation staff at the end of the show.
Chambers explained the since-deleted selfie Foxx uploaded to social media of himself in the hospital. According to the event attendee, Foxx uploaded the “pale” looking selfie to reassure fans that everything was fine.
“So he decided, while he was in the hospital in his induced drugged state, he decided to go into the hospital bathroom and take a selfie and post a selfie,” Chambers said.
“So he posted a selfie. He looks really pale. You know, he’s on all these meds and stuff, and he posted online like, ‘Hey guys, I’m fine.’ And he looks like a very, very pale version of himself. And everyone’s like, ‘Oh my God, they cloned Jamie Fox, he’s white now,'” he joked.
Although Foxx talks about a very serious medical scare, Chambers noted that some of the Netflix special is funny.
Foxx will reportedly tackle his medical scare in his upcoming Netflix stand-up special. (Jason Kemp)
“So he talks about that story. And so it’s like it’s really a very heartfelt, very serious, very funny story. But at the same time, it shows what even a comedian’s life can be like,” he said.
Netflix had no comment for Fox News Digital. Foxx’s representatives did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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In October, Foxx took the stage for the first time since his health scare for “One More Chance: An Evening with Jamie Foxx.”
“God is good… As I post these photos my heart and soul are filled with nothing but pure joy… on October 3 and 5 I had the opportunity to tell my side of the story and there was no better place then Atlanta , Georgia,” the “Django Unchained” actor wrote on Instagram.
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“When people ask me if this is a stand-up comedy show, I say no, it’s an artistic statement. From something that went terribly wrong, but thanks to the great people in Atlanta, especially Piedmont Hospital, you allowed me to come back to come and stand on stage and do what I love to do…”
The Oscar-winning actor chatted with concerned fans outside a restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, in July, where he tried to provide answers about what happened when he had a ‘medical complication’.
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“Look, on April 11th last year, severe headache, I asked my son for an Advil,” Foxx said before snapping his fingers. ‘I was gone for twenty days.
“I don’t remember anything,” Jamie told fans at the restaurant. “So they told me – I’m in Atlanta – they told me, my sister and my daughter, they took me to the first doctor and they said… ‘No,’ gave me a cortisone shot.
“The next doctor said, ‘There’s something going on up there.’ I won’t say it on camera, I won’t say it on camera, but it was,” Foxx said as he nodded his head in deep thought.
Jamie Foxx has two daughters, Corinne and Anelise. (Gregg DeGuire)
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Corinne Foxx announced her father on April 12, 2023 recovering from a medical complication.
“Fortunately, thanks to quick action and good care, he is already on the road to recovery,” she wrote on social media at the time. “We know how loved he is and appreciate your prayers. The family requests privacy during this time.”
In October, Foxx took the stage for “One More Chance: An Evening with Jamie Foxx” for the first time since his health problems. (Kevin Winter)
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Lauryn Overhultz of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
