Jamie Foxx talked about his health after rumors: «I'm back and ready to work»
11 december 2024 в 01:37
In a long video, he said that he was not sure if he would be able to «survive» a mysterious illness, but refused to give more details about his health problems. «I survived what I thought I would never survive», - Jamie said in the video. «I know that many people were waiting and wanted to hear updates, but honestly, I just didn’t want you to see me like that. I didn’t want you to see me with tubes coming out of me, trying to figure out if I would survive».
«I went through hell and back. My path to recovery also had some bumps, but I’m back and able to work. I want to thank the people who allowed me to work, and say that I love everyone and appreciate all the love I’ve received», - he said with a slightly hoarse voice. Jamie took the opportunity to dispel rumors that he was blind or paralyzed, denying both conditions.
About a month before Jamie spoke out, Porsha Coleman, his co-star on the show «Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me», - said she had spoken to people close to her TV father, confirming that he was feeling well in an interview with Entertainment Tonight on Sunday, June 25, 2023. The actress said that Jamie values his «private life», - so it’s not surprising that he kept everything secret. «He's resting. He’s fine. He’ll be back!» she said. «Jamie is okay».
Earlier in the conversation, Porsha also said that she was upset to see the media coverage of Jamie’s situation without all the facts. «I spoke to people very close to Fox. Fox is feeling well. I’m sorry that the media continued to develop the story without having the right information», - she said.
The interview took place almost a month after some unfounded claims about Jamie’s health were made. «Completely false». That’s how Jamie Foxx’s representative described the claims made by A.J. Benza, a podcaster/former writer for the New York Daily News, in the May 30 episode of the online show Dr. Drew Pinsky, Ask Dr. Drew. Benza made an unfounded statement that Fox was «partially paralyzed and blind» after he was vaccinated for COVID to work on the movie «Action Replay». The former gossip columnist said that his source, whom he did not name, was «in the room» when Jamie was vaccinated and developed a clot. Pinsky did not challenge Benza’s claims, but Jamie’s representative told NBC News that something Benza said was untrue.
The far-right/anti-vaccine side of the internet picked up Benza’s claims, exploiting existing concerns about a small and rare number of thrombosis cases associated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to Yale Medicine. As of March 18, 2021, «out of more than 18 million people who received J&J, 60 cases of TTS were reported, and nine people died». However, by May 2023, the J&J vaccine was no longer available in the US. Existing doses of the J&J vaccine had expired by that time, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) directed providers to dispose of unused doses.
The confidentiality and lack of public information about Jamie’s health problems allowed many fears and speculations to flourish. His family did everything they could to stop the spread of misinformation. On May 12, 2023, his 29-year-old daughter Corinne Foxx announced in her Instagram story that the 55-year-old actor, an Oscar winner, was at home and feeling well enough to engage in physical activity. Responding to a message that Jamie was «preparing for the worst», - she wrote: «Family update: Sad to see the media running wild. My dad has been out of the hospital for weeks now, recovering». She added, «Actually, yesterday he was playing pickleball! Thank you all for your prayers and support!»
Things are going so well that on Monday, May 15, FOX announced that father and daughter would collaborate on a new musical game show «We Are Family» on the network. The show will be
«I went through hell and back. My path to recovery also had some bumps, but I’m back and able to work. I want to thank the people who allowed me to work, and say that I love everyone and appreciate all the love I’ve received», - he said with a slightly hoarse voice. Jamie took the opportunity to dispel rumors that he was blind or paralyzed, denying both conditions.
About a month before Jamie spoke out, Porsha Coleman, his co-star on the show «Dad, Stop Embarrassing Me», - said she had spoken to people close to her TV father, confirming that he was feeling well in an interview with Entertainment Tonight on Sunday, June 25, 2023. The actress said that Jamie values his «private life», - so it’s not surprising that he kept everything secret. «He's resting. He’s fine. He’ll be back!» she said. «Jamie is okay».
Earlier in the conversation, Porsha also said that she was upset to see the media coverage of Jamie’s situation without all the facts. «I spoke to people very close to Fox. Fox is feeling well. I’m sorry that the media continued to develop the story without having the right information», - she said.
The interview took place almost a month after some unfounded claims about Jamie’s health were made. «Completely false». That’s how Jamie Foxx’s representative described the claims made by A.J. Benza, a podcaster/former writer for the New York Daily News, in the May 30 episode of the online show Dr. Drew Pinsky, Ask Dr. Drew. Benza made an unfounded statement that Fox was «partially paralyzed and blind» after he was vaccinated for COVID to work on the movie «Action Replay». The former gossip columnist said that his source, whom he did not name, was «in the room» when Jamie was vaccinated and developed a clot. Pinsky did not challenge Benza’s claims, but Jamie’s representative told NBC News that something Benza said was untrue.
The far-right/anti-vaccine side of the internet picked up Benza’s claims, exploiting existing concerns about a small and rare number of thrombosis cases associated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to Yale Medicine. As of March 18, 2021, «out of more than 18 million people who received J&J, 60 cases of TTS were reported, and nine people died». However, by May 2023, the J&J vaccine was no longer available in the US. Existing doses of the J&J vaccine had expired by that time, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) directed providers to dispose of unused doses.
The confidentiality and lack of public information about Jamie’s health problems allowed many fears and speculations to flourish. His family did everything they could to stop the spread of misinformation. On May 12, 2023, his 29-year-old daughter Corinne Foxx announced in her Instagram story that the 55-year-old actor, an Oscar winner, was at home and feeling well enough to engage in physical activity. Responding to a message that Jamie was «preparing for the worst», - she wrote: «Family update: Sad to see the media running wild. My dad has been out of the hospital for weeks now, recovering». She added, «Actually, yesterday he was playing pickleball! Thank you all for your prayers and support!»
Things are going so well that on Monday, May 15, FOX announced that father and daughter would collaborate on a new musical game show «We Are Family» on the network. The show will be
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