The Django Unchained star woke up 20 days after surgery

ACTOR and comedian Jamie Foxx has revealed a near-death experience he suffered last year was a brain bleed that caused a stroke.

His family announced in April 2023 he was in hospital in Atlanta recovering from a “medical complication”.

What Had Happened Was. Jamie Foxx at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA. Cr. Parrish Lewis/Netflix © 2024

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Jamie Foxx has revealed during a new Netflix special that he suffered a stroke last year
Jamie went on to reveal that he vividly remembers waking up from his coma on May 4, and being unable to walk. He recalled: 'When I woke up, I found myself in a wheelchair'

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Jamie was emotional as he gave details of a brain bleed that led to the stroke. He woke up 20 days after surgery

Now, Jamie, 56, has given details in a Netflix special, Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was . . ..

He said it started as a bad headache — before doctors told his sister about the brain bleed.

The Django Unchained star woke up 20 days after surgery.

He said: “It was kind of oddly peaceful. I was in that tunnel. It was hot in that tunnel.”

Foxx, who had been filming the Netflix spy action film Back In Action with Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz, recalls how he was treated at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta after suddenly falling ill.

He says it started as a “bad headache”, before he went to a doctor, where he received a “cortisone shot”, a steroid injection.

Foxx says his sister Deidra Dixon “knew something was wrong” as he was lethargic, and took him to the hospital.

“She didn’t know anything about Piedmont Hospital, but she had a hunch that some angels were in there,” he added.

“Atlanta saved my life.”

He added: “Twenty days I don’t remember, but on May 4 I woke up.”

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“When I woke up, I found myself in a wheelchair, I couldn’t walk.”

The Netflix special begins with his daughter, Corinne Foxx, welcoming her father to the stage, and saying: “This is a special moment for me and my family. It is a blessing to even be here.”

INSTAGRAM Jamie Foxx - Personal thank you are in order. Just want to jump on and say thank you to everybody that prayed and now you get a chance to hear what it really was it’s a blessing to be in the position that I’m in to be able to tell you my story in my way, so please go to Netflix right now And check out my special “ what had happened was”. I hope the jokes make you laugh and I hope the story inspires you… It’s been a hell of a journey @netflix @netflixisajoke - https://www.instagram.com/p/DDYqsR_sp_n/?hl=en

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Foxx later took to Instagram to thank fans for their support after the details of his health scare emerged
Jamie Foxx at the AAFCA Special Achievement Awards Luncheon.

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Foxx had been filming the Netflix spy action film Back In Action with Hollywood when he fell ill