Jamie Foxx Particulars Medical Emergency, Stroke On Netflix

Jamie Foxx went into element on what occurred throughout his 2023 medical emergency for the primary time.

In April of final yr, Jamie’s daughter Corinne stated that the actor had been hospitalized for an undisclosed “medical situation” after experiencing a “medical complication.” Many conspiracy theories subsequently emerged, which Jamie himself alluded to when he posted an emotional video in July 2023 saying he “went by one thing” he thought he would “by no means, ever undergo.”

Now, in his new Netflix particular Jamie Foxx: What Had Occurred Was…, the 56-year-old defined that he had a mind bleed that led to a stroke. Earlier than telling his story, he started to tear up and requested God to assist him.

“April 11, I used to be having a foul headache, and I requested my boy for a aspirin. I spotted rapidly that if you’re in a medical emergency, your boys don’t know what the fuck to do,” he started. “Earlier than I may get the aspirin, I [was unconscious]. I don’t bear in mind 20 days.”

“They took me to the primary physician and that physician simply gave me a cortisone shot and despatched me dwelling. What the fuck is that? I don’t know if you are able to do Yelps for medical doctors, however that’s half a star,” he continued.

Jamie then thanked his sister for having the ability to acknowledge and advocate that one thing was severely unsuitable when she was informed he was “torpid.” She then drove him to Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta. “She didn’t know something about Piedmont Hospital, however she had a hunch that some angels was in there,” he added, thanking her for saving his life.

It was a health care provider there that was capable of inform her, “He’s having this mind bleed that has led to a stroke. If I don’t go in his head proper now, we’re going to lose him.”

When he went into the working room, his sister prayed for him within the hospital. Of being unconscious, he quipped, “Your life doesn’t flash earlier than your face. It was sort of oddly peaceable. I noticed the tunnel. I didn’t see the sunshine. I used to be in that tunnel, although. It was scorching in that tunnel. Shit, am I going to the unsuitable place on this motherfucker? As a result of I regarded on the finish of the tunnel, and I believed I noticed the satan like, ‘Come on.’ It was that Puffy” — a nod to the conspiracy concept that P. Diddy had poisoned him.

The physician subsequently informed his sister, “He’s having a stroke. He might be able to make a full restoration however it’s going to be the worst yr of his life.” Jamie then added, “That’s what it was Atlanta. You lastly obtained the story. You saved my life.” He then praised his daughter and sister for maintaining his privateness throughout his restoration, particularly on condition that his head would shake from dizziness afterwards.

When he awakened 20 days later, Jamie stated he initially did not imagine that he had had a stroke. “I couldn’t stroll, in a wheelchair, and I used to be like, ‘Why the fuck am I in a wheelchair?’ I’m simply popping out of shit,” he recalled, taking a beat after being overcome with emotion.