Jamie Foxx finally explains what his “mysterious” illness was. The acclaimed comedian released his highly anticipated Netflix special, Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was, on Tuesday (Dec. 9). Foxx insisted that what happened to him was still unknown and “we still don’t know exactly what happened to me.” However, Foxx used comedy and diagnosis from medical experts to make the best sense of his situation for his first stand-up special since 2003.
“April 11, I was having a bad headache and I asked my boy for an aspirin. And I realized quickly that when you’re in a medical emergency, your boys don’t know what the f**k to do,” he quipped. “Before I could get the aspirin, I went out. I don’t remember 20 days.”
After his sister drove him around Atlanta looking for a medical facility, they arrived at Piedmont Hospital. There, a doctor diagnosed Foxx with a brain bleed, which eventually led to his stroke. Foxx was cautioned that the condition could be fatal if they didn’t perform surgery on the legend. Doctors reassured Foxx that he would eventually recover from this ailment, “but it’s going to be the worst year of his life.”
As for why the actor suddenly disappeared from the public eye, Foxx recalled how his daughter, Corinne Foxx, did everything to help keep him away from paparazzi and fans. According to Jamie, Corinne didn’t want her father’s illness to be turned into a meme.
A month after his brain bleed, he awoke in a wheelchair, shocked at the revelation that he was unable to walk. Arrogantly, Foxx remembered saying, “Jamie Foxx don’t get strokes.” He then recalled doctors telling him at a Chicago rehab facility that he would need to put his ego behind him if he planned on recovering.
And while he did make a full recovery and wasn’t turned into a meme, he was aware of internet users trying to kill him off. He addressed the one conspiracy theory that involved Diddy poisoning Foxx, leading to his hospitalization and Puffy’s arrest. Jamie laughed at the unhinged theory and instead joked about Puffy’s parties.
“The internet was trying to kill me, though. The internet said Puffy tried to kill me. I know what you’re thinking, did he?” he joked before commenting on the mogul’s collection of baby oil. “Hell, no, I left those parties early, I was out by 9pm, because something don’t look right, it’s slippery in here.”
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