Jamie Foxx has finally revealed the truth behind his health scare, disclosing that he suffered a life-threatening stroke last year.
In his new Netflix comedy special, Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…, the actor shared that a brain bleed in April 2023 while filming Back in Action in Atlanta led to the stroke.
An emotional Foxx teared up as he recounted the terrifying moment, saying, “April 11, I was having a bad headache, and I asked my boy for an aspirin. I realized quickly that when you’re in a medical emergency, your boys don’t know what the f*** to do.”
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Foxx recalled losing consciousness before he could take aspirin, and when he woke up, 20 days had passed with no memory of them.
Initially, friends took him to a doctor who gave him a cortisone shot, but it was his sister, Deidra Dixon, who recognized the severity of his condition and drove him to Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
Foxx revealed that doctors at Piedmont Hospital confirmed he was experiencing a brain bleed that caused a stroke, and without immediate surgery, he might not survive.
He also shared that during the ordeal, his life didn’t flash before his eyes, and being unconscious felt strangely peaceful.
He said, “I saw the tunnel. I didn’t see the light. I was in that tunnel, though. It was hot in that tunnel. S**, am I going to the wrong place in this motherf**? Because I looked at the end of the tunnel, and I thought I saw the devil – like, ‘Come on.’”
The Oscar winner became emotional when he woke up from a weeks-long coma and realized he was in a wheelchair.
However, he has since made an incredible full recovery. True to his style, Foxx used humor alongside his tears to share the story of the health scare he had kept private until now.
