Jamie Foxx is opening up about the undisclosed illness that landed him in the hospital in April 2023. The Oscar winner in a video that was posted by Instagram user Brenda Combs . Foxx — who did not share the video himself — spoke to a group of people gathered around him at an outdoor location in Phoenix.
In the beginning of the clip, the actor explained that he had experienced a "bad headache" before his health scare. "I asked my boy for an Advil,” he said before snapping his fingers. “I was gone for 20 days.
" Foxx then detailed that a doctor gave him a cortisone shot, referring to an injection that treats inflammatory conditions, swelling, pain and irritation. “The next doctor said something’s going on up there,” he continued, pointing to his head. “I won’t say it on camera,” he then said a few times.
TODAY.com reached out to Foxx for comment and has not heard back yet. Neither Foxx nor anyone close to him has previously provided any public information on what the medical issue was.
Earlier this year, the “Ray” star teased the possibility of him explaining what happened to him. In March 2024, Foxx appeared to be doing well when he attended the African American Film Critics Association’s Special Achievement Awards luncheon. He engaged with the audience, encouraged presenter Tyrese Gibson to sing and even joked about his recent health scare, .
“Everybody wants to know what happened, and I’m going to tell you what happened. But I’ve got to do it .
