Jamie Foxx opens up about his medical crisis in 2023.

In the Netflix comedy special Jamie Foxx: What happened was…The Oscar-winning actor and comedian said he suffered a “cerebral hemorrhage that led to a stroke” in Atlanta in April 2023 while filming the film. Back in action. He approached the topic with heart and humor and also joked about Sean “Diddy” Combs.

“I had a bad headache,” Foxx said of the emergency that began April 11. He asked for an aspirin, but before he could get it, “I walked out.” Describing his time in a coma, he said, “I don’t remember 20 days.”

For the first 15 days, doctors thought they were “losing me,” Foxx said. The medications didn’t work and his vital signs were unstable.

Foxx said he was first taken to a doctor who misdiagnosed him, gave him a cortisone shot and sent him home. He was later taken to Piedmont Atlanta Hospital, where he underwent emergency surgery. Throughout the episode, he repeatedly said, “Atlanta saved my life.”

He also thanked his sister Deidra Dixon and his daughters Corrine Foxx and Anelise Bishop for helping protect his privacy as he recovered, recounting how they said, “Nobody sees him!” and then told the world ruled out while he tried to recover.

Foxx said he woke up in a wheelchair on May 4, unaware of the past three weeks, and then went to rehab in Chicago to recover. He joked about a nurse having to bathe him, wipe him after he used the toilet, and see his private parts.

“What kind of old man shit is this?” he joked.

Foxx said he didn’t make things easy for his therapists as he dealt with feelings of anger.

“‘I’m Jamie Foxx. I don’t need a fucking therapist…’ I was arrogant… I don’t need anything… ‘Why did this shit even happen to me?'” he recalled. “I felt like Wesley Snipes New Jack City When he ended up sitting at the table and Gee Money came up to him, he said, ‘Yo, get out!'”

He admitted: “I gave up at first.” A therapist named Holly was called in and turned things around with tough love, telling him to stop his “arrogant bullshit.” She helped Foxx, who suffered from dizziness that made it impossible for him to balance or walk, get back on his feet. She reminded him how blessed he was and noted the many people in the facility “who didn’t want to leave.”

Foxx, who spoke widely about religion being able to get him through, said the ordeal reconnected him with his faith and himself.

“It’s about blessings. God has blessed me with this talent. He blessed me with all this money and fame, and when I forgot God, he blessed me with a stroke,” he said.

Foxx – who recorded Denzel Washington, Dave Chappelle, Jay-Z, Donald Trump and Mike Tyson during the special – also praised his humor, saying he told himself, “If I can stay funny, I can stay alive.” “

Foxx addressed conspiracy theories surrounding his health, including comments from comedian Katt Williams and speculation that he is a clone. (He sang an entire song and repeated “F*** you” in response to the latter.)

He also poked fun at Combs, who is in prison for sex trafficking, and addressed unfounded internet rumors that the music mogul tried to poison Foxx.

“They said on the internet that Puffy tried to kill me,” Foxx joked. “I know what you’re thinking: Did he? Hell no, n*****. I left these parties early. I was out at nine, n*****. Something doesn’t look right, n*****. It’s slippery in here.”

He also mentioned Combs when he said he didn’t see a light but a tunnel while he was in a coma – and that it was “hot,” which made him wonder if he was going to the wrong place.

“I thought I saw the devil, like, ‘Come on,’ or was it Puffy? If it was Puffy, he had a burning bottle of Johnson’s (baby oil)… No, I’m just kidding.”

Foxx taped the special in early October at the Alliance Theater in Atlanta, with his daughters and sister in attendance. There were musical interludes – including his daughter Anelise playing the guitar while Foxx sang – and tears.

It ended with Foxx thanking his life, his family, the medical professionals who saved him, his fans and all the support.

Jamie Foxx: What happened was… is now streaming on Netflix.