Jamie Foxx's medical mystery keeps getting darker. Although reports over the past week claimed he was making steady improvement in hospital, the actor's daughter spoke out on Friday and said he was “weeks” out.
Corinne Foxx, who released the only official statement about the actor's “medical complication” a month ago, shared a positive update about her father. On her Instagram story, the 29-year-old posted a screenshot of an article titled “Jamie Foxx's loved ones are reportedly preparing for the worst” and called the report false.
He wrote, “Sad to see how the media gets out of hand. My father has been out of the hospital for weeks recuperating. In fact, he was playing pickleball yesterday. Thank you for everyone's prayers and support.” “We also have an exciting job announcement coming next week!”
The Oscar-winning actor suffered an undisclosed medical emergency on April 11. The Foxx family, through Corinne, said in a now-deleted post Jamie “experienced a medical complication.” He credited “quick action and great care” for putting her “on the path to her recovery”. Last month's statement continued, “We know how dear he is and appreciate your prayers. The family asks for privacy during this time.”
For weeks, news outlets including CNN and People Near reported her hospitalization and said doctors were running tests to determine what was going on. The actor's rep has not responded to Yahoo Entertainment's repeated requests for comment. Several famous friends of the actor, including nick cannon and Kevin Hart, spoke out and said he was “getting better,” but did not provide any details about what happened.
“I'm so lucky that I have a relationship with Jamie and I'm just able to check in on him and things like that,” Hart Said On the May 2 episode of Logan Paul Impressive podcast. Referring to Jamie's family, he added, “They're being tight-lipped and just because of where he is, because Jamie's always been somewhat of a private person.”
A message posted on Jaime's Instagram account on May 3 thanked fans for their support.
A week ago, according to a “source in the actor's circle,” People, claimed that the actor was stable and was no longer in a “life-threatening condition”. However, it looked like he was still in the hospital four weeks after the incident.
,[Doctors] are doing more tests and want to be absolutely sure he'll be fine before allowing him to leave the hospital,” the insider claimed, adding that Foxx needs to “keep his stress levels down.” asked for, when he was discharged.
the source told People The hospital is “the last place Jamie wants to be”, despite his need for care.
“He has a lot of projects going on,” the insider said. “He works; he's focused and smart. What happened to him medically is serious enough to put him in the hospital.”
Jamie is not going back to work. The actor won't host Fox's upcoming season kill shazam, which began filming last week, as soon as Canon stepped in. Kelly Osbourne is replacing Corinne as guest DJ on the show. for jamie's press trip Rogue Universal Pictures moved the film's release date back from June 9 to August 18 while he recovered.