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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Catherine Shoard

‘I don’t remember 20 days’: Jamie Foxx says he had ‘brain bleed which led to a stroke’

‘Y’all saved my life just 400 yards from here in Piedmont hospital’ … Jamie Foxx in What Had Happened Was …
‘Y’all saved my life just 400 yards from here in Piedmont hospital’ … Jamie Foxx in What Had Happened Was … Photograph: Parrish Lewis/Netflix

The Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx has opened up about the medical emergency which struck him in April 2023, and which he had kept private until now.

Speaking on Netflix comedy special Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was ..., the star, 56, became emotional as he discussed how his sister was told they could “lose him”, and how the experience led to him rediscovering his faith.

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