For the first time since his hospitalization in April 2023, Jamie Foxx finally lifts the veil on the tragedy which almost cost him his life. The star of Django Unchained spoke out in her new stand-up show What Had Happened Wasavailable on Netflix, revealing that he suffered a brain hemorrhage which caused a stroke.
It all started with a simple headache on April 11 in Atlanta. “I just asked a friend for some aspirin,” says Jamie Foxx, who, before he could even swallow the pill, fell into unconsciousness.
The actor did not wake up until twenty days later, and he owes his life to his sister Deidra Dixon who, convinced that it was something serious, had taken him by force to the Piedmont hospital in 'Atlanta. Without his intervention, Jamie Foxx would have died on the spot due to lack of treatment.
A tough convalescence
“I saw the tunnel. I didn’t see the light,” admits Jamie Foxx, who has definitely kept his sense of humor. “It was hot in that tunnel. I figured I was going to the wrong place when I saw what looked like the devil at the other end. Or maybe it was P. Diddy? »
Jokes which do not mask the emotion of the actor when he talks about his long convalescence carried out away from view, his daughter Corinne having insisted on staying with him during this period. “I didn't want you to see me like that.” I wanted you to see me like I do now,” he said through a tight throat.
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