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Jamie Foxx is finally clearing the airand hes not holding back. After years of speculation surrounding his 2023 stroke scare, the actor is setting the record straight. From clones to Diddy conspiracies, Foxx is here to shut it all down with a whole lot of truth.
In a recent Hollywood Reporter roundtable, Jamie Foxx opened up about waking up in the hospital after his stroke. Foxx, heavily sedated on pain meds, discovered that the internet had run wild with theories about his condition. One of the biggest? That Sean Diddy Combs allegedly had something to do with his stroke.
“No, Puffy didnt try to kill me,” Foxx said, addressing the theory head-on.
While Jamie has made it clear Diddy had nothing to do with his medical emergency, this isnt the first time hes poked fun at the internet theories. In his 2024 Netflix stand-up special ‘What Had Happened Was,’ he once again cracked jokes about the rumor that Combs tried to kill him. “H*ll no,” he said, “I left them parties early. But what really had him spiraling was a different rumor entirelythat hed been cloned.
Still processing his stroke, Foxx recalled being in disbelief: “Im in f*cking perfect shape, he said, laughing about his initial reaction to seeing headlines about being cloned. And true to form, the Ray star used comedy to cope. He joked that the hospital was trying to replicate him, even telling his psychiatrist, Am I all right or am I all white? The doctors response? A calm suggestion to lower his dosage.
“When they said I was a clone, that made me flip. Im sitting in the hospital bed, like, ‘These [people] are trying to clone me.’ And then I saw me walk into my room, but Im white, so I see the white me. The next morning, I said, ‘I know whats up, youre trying to clone me and make me white so Ill sell better overseas.'”
In April 2023, Jamie Foxx experienced a serious health crisis that led to hospitalization for over three weeks. While filming the Netflix movie ‘Back in Action’ in Atlanta, Foxx began experiencing a severe headache and collapsed before he could take an aspirin. His sister, Deidra Dixon, rushed him to Piedmont Hospital, where doctors diagnosed him with a brain bleed that resulted in a stroke. The medical team informed his family that immediate surgery was necessary to save his life. Foxx was placed in a medically induced coma for 20 days, during which he had no memory of the events. The exact cause of the brain bleed remains undetermined.
Upon regaining consciousness, Foxx found himself in a wheelchair and unable to walk.He later underwent rehabilitation in Chicago, focusing on regaining strength and mobility. Foxx has expressed deep gratitude for the support of his family, particularly his sister and daughter, Corinne, who played crucial roles in his recovery.
