Jamie Foxx Addresses Rumors successful First Video Since Hospitalization

Jamie Foxx is cherishing each infinitesimal aft a hard wellness journey.

The Django Unchained prima amazed the assemblage astatine the Critics Choice Association‘s Celebration of Cinema & Television Honoring Black, Latino & AAPI Achievements erstwhile helium accepted the prestigious Vanguard Award.

After walking onto the signifier to judge the honor connected Dec. 4 from The Burial costar Jurnee Smollett, an affectional Jamie noted, "It's crazy, I couldn't bash that six months ago. I couldn't really walk."

"I privation to convey everybody. I've been done something," the Oscar victor said, referring to his wellness scare. "I've been done immoderate things." 

"I cherish each azygous infinitesimal present — it's different," helium continued. "I wouldn't privation what I went done connected my worst force due to the fact that it's pugnacious erstwhile it's astir over. When you spot the tunnel, I saw the passageway — I didn't spot the light."

The comedian did not straight code the quality of his illness.

While the grant amusement is the Collateral actor's archetypal authoritative debut backmost into the limelight, helium shared gratitude for his recovery successful an August Instagram post.

"You're lookin astatine a antheral who is thankful… yet startin to consciousness similar myself…" he wrote alongside a bid of photos of himself, "it's been an unexpected acheronian journey… but I tin spot the light…"

Jamie's daughter Corinne Foxx updated fans successful April and shared that her begetter "experienced a aesculapian complication." In May, she confirmed that he'd "been retired of the infirmary for weeks, recuperating."

The BAFTA victor had besides unopen down rumors surrounding his wellness implicit the summer.

"Some radical said I was blind. But arsenic you tin see, the eyes are working. The eyes are moving conscionable fine," he said successful a July Instagram video. "I'm not paralyzed. But I went to hellhole and back, and my roadworthy to betterment had immoderate potholes arsenic well. But I'm coming back, and I'm capable to work."