Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Meredith Clark

Jamie Foxx audience members reveal star’s ‘near-death experience’ explored in Netflix special

Jamie Foxx has opened up about the mysterious health scare that left him hospitalized last year in his Netflix stand-up special, Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was.

The actor, 56, told audience members at a taping for the special that he suffered “a near-death experience” and fell into a weeks-long “coma.” Demecos Chambers, who attended a taping of the special in Atlanta last October, told CNN that Foxx had revealed his diagnosis and discussed his recovery in the one-man show.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.