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a day ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Tribune
Jamie Foxx ‘flipped' when he read wild rumours about his health scare
Bang Showbiz | Los Angeles Jamie Foxx 'flipped' when he read wild rumours about his health scare during his hospital stay. The 57-year-old Hollywood actor fell ill in Atlanta, Georgia in 2023 while he was in town filming his Netflix movie 'Back in Action' and it was later revealed he'd suffered a stroke which left him in a coma for almost three weeks, but at the time his family kept details of his health battle secret - putting his illness down to a 'medical complication' - and it led to fervent online speculation about what hap - pened to him. Jamie has now revealed he read some of the rumours while he was in hospital and one story in particular freaked him out. Speaking at The Hollywood Reporter's StandUp Comedy Roundtable event, Jamie explained: 'I was doing so many jokes in the hospital. That's the only way I could get through it. 'I'm a comic, so even when I was heavily sedated, and they gave me OxyContin, Dilantin and morphine at the same time … it was: 'This is for your pain, and this is so you don't remember it' ... 'I snuck in my phone because I didn't know what the outside world was saying and I couldn't get my mind around the fact that I had a stroke. I'm in perfect shape ... '[I saw rumours like] 'Puffy tried to kill me'. No, Puffy didn't try to kill me.' Jamie went on to add he saw another rumour suggesting he was 'a clone' and 'that made me flip.'
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jamie Foxx Exclaims 'Puffy Didn't Try To Kill Me' After Rumored Conspiracy
Jamie Foxx has, once again, denied rumors that Sean 'Diddy' Combs made an attempt on his life. Speaking with Hasan Minhaj, Chelsea Handler, Roy Wood Jr., Seth Meyers, and Sarah Silverman for The Hollywood Reporter, the 57-year-old opened up about his reactions to online conspiracies that were created during his 2023 hospitalization. 'I was doing so many jokes in the hospital. That's the only way I could get through it. I'm a comic, so even when I was heavily sedated, and they gave me OxyContin, Dilantin, and morphine at the same time,' reflected Foxx after Minhaj's revelation that 'Jamie almost died.' He continued to explain how he snuck to use his mobile device and was introduced to the rumors being spun by the outside world as he and his family kept the details of the medical emergency under wraps. It was later revealed that the comedian suffered from a brain bleed and stroke. 'I'm in f**king perfect shape. [I see things like,] 'Puffy tried to kill me.' No, Puffy didn't try to kill me. When they said I was a clone, that made me flip. I'm sitting in the hospital bed, like, 'These bi**h-a** motherf**kers are trying to clone me,' elaborated the acclaimed actor. 'And then I saw me walk into my room, but I'm white, so I see the white me. The next morning, I said, 'I know what's up, you're trying to clone me and make me white so I'll sell better overseas.' The psychiatrist says, 'Are you all right?' And I say, 'Am I all right or am I all white? I saw you trying to get the white motherf**king Jamie Foxx and it ain't going to happen.' He just calmly goes, 'I think we're going to lower your dosage.' Rumors that Combs was involved in the health scare experienced by Foxx reached the point where the Hip-Hop mogul's team had to address them after the comedian parlayed the discourse into a part of his stand up routine. The rumors were called 'outlandish, ridiculous, and baseless,' by Combs' representatives in October 2024 after Combs was arrested the month before. Foxx himself also attempted to clear up confusion later that year when he exclaimed that the Harlem native was not invloved in his illness. 'The internet was trying to kill me, though. The internet said Puffy tried to kill me. I know what you're thinking, did he?' Foxx joked in his Netflix comedy special What Had Happened Was… 'Hell, nah ni**a, I left those parties early. I was out by 9 ni**a, something don't look right ni**a. It's slippery in here.'More from Jessie and D'Lila Combs Graduate High School Amid Dad Diddy's Criminal Trial Young Thug Calls Kid Cudi A "Rat" After Taking The Stand In Diddy Trial Diddy Could Lose $400M Fortune If Feds Seize His Remaining Assets
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
A Kentucky county's recovery from opioid crisis could be a model for Tennessee
Mandy Gooden grew up in a town that had one of the largest addiction rates in the country, with over five times the OxyContin distribution per capita than the national average in 2000. After struggling with her own opiate addiction that began with a prescription after surgery in North Carolina, Gooden found recovery in that same hometown – Harlan, Kentucky. Now, the faded buildings lining Harlan's downtown are filled with posters for recovery groups, prevention events and nightly AA meetings in an alleyway beside the local bank. Though the county still had a far higher overdose death rate than the national average in 2021, for the past three years, treatment efforts have increased. And the number of deaths has dropped. Harlan has established positions devoted to recovery, a recovery-focused drug court, transport programs and reemployment services. Day after day, Gooden has been part of that change. Now in long-term recovery, she helps others recover through a position funded by opioid settlement money. Over the next 18 years, Harlan is expected to receive over $10 million in additional funds from pharmaceutical companies and distributors who exacerbated the opioid crisis, according to the Kentucky Attorney General's office. 'In Harlan, sober is the new cool,' said Gooden. Gooden manages local cases classified under Casey's Law, shorthand for the Matthew Casey Wethington Act for Substance Abuse Intervention. It was instituted in Kentucky in 2004 after the 23-year-old Casey died from a heroin overdose. The law helps families petition courts to get treatment for loved ones who are unwilling or unable to do so themselves. Harlan's success in recovery may provide a model for rural Tennessee communities as the state prepares to receive over $1.2 billion in abatement funds over the next 18 years. Dr. Stephen Patrick, former director of Child Health Policy at Vanderbilt, has been a part of efforts to outline how communities should use these funds, though guidelines for spending are lacking, he said. More: Tennessee part of another opioid settlement. How much will it get? The money will aid recovery efforts. But for some, it will come too late. As the coal industry declined through the 1990s, poverty and unemployment soared in Harlan, with over 25 percent of the county's population of about 25,000 falling below the poverty line. Tom Vicini, president and CEO of drug prevention and recovery organization Operation UNITE, said some unemployed coal miners sold their prescriptions to support their families or to buy more drugs themselves. Opinion: The opioid crisis is crushing Tennessee. Our senators can help. As Gooden and others worked to create an anti-addiction program, Kateena Haynes, CEO of the Boys and Girls Club of Appalachia, advocated for children who've experienced what she calls 'horrific situations and circumstances.' 'They think that, 'You know, my parents haven't had a job, and I'm not going to have a job, and so why don't I just use drugs?'' Haynes said. 'I think that the greatest thing that we do is just to give kids hope.' The Harlan drug court has also stepped in, providing rehabilitation. Amber Stepp said she landed her first job through the drug court in 2021 after struggling with an OxyContin addiction. '[Drug court workers] taught me how to grocery shop; they got me to get a bank account; they just taught me to live a normal and productive life,' said Stepp. 'They inspired me to find something I wanted to do and something that I'm passionate about and make that my career.' She became a peer support specialist, someone who is in successful recovery, trained to support others struggling with addiction. She also helps run local recovery meetings and Harlan's coalition of Operation UNITE, organizing community outreach events to prevent addiction. Through efforts led by Dan Mosley, Harlan has further advanced opportunities for people who may not otherwise be able to access recovery. As Harlan's Judge-Executive, Mosley helped establish the Harlan County Drug Summit in 2019. He developed Ride for Recovery, which pays community action agencies or private transit providers to transport someone to recovery if they are unable to. Harlan also provides job reentry services. 'If we pretend that everyone that has made a mistake as it relates to their addiction should get some sort of economic death penalty where they can never get a job again, we will never overcome this problem,' said Mosley. 'They were loved back to life here.' Originally from Nashville, Virginia Hunt is currently a journalism and biology student at Northwestern University with a special interest in public health reporting. This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: TN could learn from a KY county's fight against addiction | Opinion
Buzz Feed
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Jamie Foxx Responds To Diddy Conspiracy Theory
Jamie Foxx is putting the rumors to rest. Last year, the actor and comedian broke his silence on the medical emergency that led to his hospitalization in 2023, confirming that he'd suffered a stroke. Jamie's hospitalization resulted in tons of baseless rumors and conspiracy theories — so much so that his daughter Corinne had to issue a statement rebutting the speculation while he was recovering. One such rumor was that Diddy — who is currently standing trial on sex trafficking charges – had allegedly conspired to kill Jamie, resulting in his health issues. His reps called the rumors "outlandish, ridiculous and baseless" last year. During last year's standup comedy special What Had Happened Was, Jamie briefly addressed the rumors — as well as any chatter that he'd been in Diddy's inner circle regarding the mountain of allegations that the disgraced music mogul has since faced. 'The internet said Puffy was trying to kill me, that's what the internet was saying,' he said. 'I know what you thinking, 'Diddy?' Hell no, I left them parties early.' In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Jamie more directly — and more seriously — shut down the conspiracy theory while getting more in-depth about his recovery in the hospital. 'I'm in fucking perfect shape," he said about his current condition. "[I saw things like,] 'Puffy tried to kill me.' No, Puffy didn't try to kill me. When they said I was a clone, that made me flip. I'm sitting in the hospital bed, like, 'These bitch-ass motherfuckers are trying to clone me.'' Jamie also revealed that, while in the hospital, he leaned on humor — and his comedic craft — to keep himself busy and mentally strong. 'I was doing so many jokes in the hospital,' he said. 'That's the only way I could get through it. I'm a comic, so even when I was heavily sedated, and they gave me OxyContin, Dilantin and morphine at the same time.' You can read the entire interview here.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jamie Foxx Shuts Down Conspiracy Theory That Diddy Tried to Kill Him
Jamie Foxx suffered a serious medical emergency in 2023, which he later confirmed to be a stroke. During the time of uncertainty surrounding the mystery illness, plenty of rumors swirled on social media, including Diddy's alleged involvement. Foxx shut down the rumors that Diddy tried to have him killed during an interview earlier this week for The Hollywood Reporter with Hasan Minhaj, Chelsea Handler, Roy Wood Jr., Seth Meyers and Sarah Silverman. More from Billboard Diddy Trial: 6 Biggest Moments So Far, From Freak-Off Details to Suge Knight to Kid Cudi's Torched Car Roger Nichols, Grammy-Nominated Co-Writer of 'We've Only Just Begun,' Dies at 84 Julión Álvarez Postpones Stadium Show in Texas After Not Being Able to Enter the U.S. 'I'm in f—ing perfect shape. [I saw things like,] 'Puffy tried to kill me.' No, Puffy didn't try to kill me. When they said I was a clone, that made me flip,' he said. 'I'm sitting in the hospital bed, like, 'These b—h-a– motherf—ers are trying to clone me.'' The 57-year-old admitted he was heavily sedated with drugs during his hospital stay — and he says he doesn't recall weeks of it — and he snuck in a cell phone, which saw him indulging in the salacious rumors around his health. 'I was doing so many jokes in the hospital,' he continued. 'That's the only way I could get through it. I'm a comic, so even when I was heavily sedated, and they gave me OxyContin, Dilantin and morphine at the same time.' Foxx previously addressed the rumors of Diddy having him killed and his friendship with the Bad Boy mogul during his What Had Happened Was Netflix special in December. 'The internet said Puffy was trying to kill me, that's what the internet was saying,' he said. 'I know what you thinking, 'Diddy?' Hell no, I left them parties early.' Combs' reps dispelled the rumors of Diddy having any involvement in Foxx's health crisis in October, which they said were 'outlandish, ridiculous and baseless.' In April 2023, Foxx's daughter revealed that her father was hospitalized for a 'medical complication' while filming the Netflix movie Back in Action in Atlanta with Cameron Diaz. Jamie Foxx eventually explained that a 'brain bleed' led to him having a stroke after only saying he had a 'bad headache.' A nurse said he only had a five percent chance of surviving the medical crisis. The Oscar-winning actor spent nearly a month in the hospital as doctors ran a myriad of tests and watched his condition closely. He told the audience at his Netflix special that he came 'within an inch of his life' while battling the health scare. As for Diddy, Combs is currently on trial for his sex trafficking and racketeering case, which is expected to last into July. He potentially faces life in prison if convicted on all charges. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
