Jamie Foxx Says He'll 'Never Stop Crying' Over Daughter Corinne's Support During His Health Crisis

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02-06-2025

Jamie Foxx shared gratitude for how daughter Corinne helped him through his 2023 medical emergency
The comedian suffered a brain bleed that led to a stroke in April 2023, which left him unconscious for 20 days
Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… is streaming on NetflixJamie Foxx is sharing how daughter Corinne Foxx helped him during his recent health scare.
During Netflix's FYSEE LA event on Thursday, May 29, the 57-year-old Oscar winner reflected on his 2023 near-death medical emergency, in which he suffered a brain bleed that led to a stroke while making his movie Back in Action. The comedian details the medical emergency in his new comedy special Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was..., now streaming on Netflix.
"I said one day I'm going stop crying. But I got a feeling I'll never stop crying because you were special," Foxx said to his daughter Corinne, 31, who took the stage with him for a humorous and heartfelt Q&A that included jokes, impressions and the actor's gratitude towards healthcare workers that helped him recover.
"I'm glad God gave me an opportunity to get back so I could see what you're going to do because you're going to shock the world," Foxx said, also adding during the Q&A that Corinne has "always been grounded" and "held me down" during the terrifying ordeal.
The Strays actor also shared how it was "earth-shattering" to meet the medical team at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta who helped him recover as he had been sedated during his hospital stay.
Recounting his time in recovery, Jamie revealed how a nurse told him he was "a miracle" for surviving his stroke.
"She said, 'Because less than 3% of people that come in with what you had leave here. We usually put 'em in a box. But when I saw that it was you, I rolled my sleeves up – That's Jamie Fox in there,' " Jamie said.
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During his new stand-up special, Jamie tearfully recounts his medical emergency that left him being unconscious for 20 days and waking up in a wheelchair.
"April 11, I was having a bad headache, and I asked my boy for a aspirin. I realized quickly that when you're in a medical emergency, your boys don't know what the f--- to do,' Foxx says in the special, before adding, "Before I could get the aspirin [clicks his fingers] I went out. I don't remember 20 days."
"Your life doesn't flash before your face. It was kind of oddly peaceful," Foxx said of being unconscious, adding, '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 mother------? Because I looked at the end of the tunnel, and I thought I saw the devil like, 'Come on.' "
The Tin Soldier actor said he became emotional when after regaining consciousness, he discovered he was in a wheelchair. "20 days I don't remember, but on May 4th I woke up [clicks fingers], and when I woke up I found myself in a wheelchair. I couldn't walk, in a wheelchair, and I was like, 'Why the f--- am I in a wheelchair?' I'm just coming out of s---."
Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… is streaming on Netflix.
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