Jamie Foxx has released his first public statement since his hospitalization nearly three weeks ago for an unknown “medical complication”.
“Appreciate all the love!!! Feeling blessed,” the Oscar-winning actor posted on Instagram along with a prayer hands, heart and fox emoji.
The 55-year-old was reportedly taken ill on the Atlanta set of the Netflix comedy Back in Action. Foxx’s daughter Corinne announced her father’s hospitalization on 12 April: “We wanted to share that my father Jamie Foxx experienced a medical complication yesterday,” she posted in a statement on Instagram. “Luckily due to quick action and great care he is already on his way to recovery. We know how beloved he is and appreciate your prayers. The family asks for privacy during this time.” No further details have been provided.
Foxx also posted an Instagram story thanking Nick Cannon for filling in as host on the Fox game show Beat Shazam, which Foxx launched as executive producer and host in 2017. “Appreciate ya my boy @nickcannon. See u all soon,” he wrote along with a screenshot of a post by Corinne, who serves as a DJ on the show. She will be temporarily replaced by Kelly Osbourne as Foxx continues his recovery.
Back in Action continued filming with stand-ins and body doubles for Foxx, and has reportedly wrapped. The film is directed by Seth Gordon, who worked with Foxx on the 2011 comedy Horrible Bosses, and co-stars Glenn Close, Jamie Demetriou, Cameron Diaz in her first screen role in nearly a decade and Fleabag’s Andrew Scott.
Foxx won a best actor Oscar for his role as Ray Charles in the music biopic Ray and his recent credits include Netflix comedy horror Day Shift and a cameo in Spider-Man: No Way Home. His voice will next be heard in the dog comedy Strays and he will be seen in the sci-fi comedy They Cloned Tyrone alongside John Boyega.
