{"id":212241,"date":"2024-12-10T09:32:36","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T14:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=212241"},"modified":"2024-12-10T09:32:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T14:32:36","slug":"jamie-foxx-talks-about-health-scare-and-hospitalization-in-netflix-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=212241","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Foxx Talks About Health Scare and Hospitalization in Netflix Special"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jamie Foxx\u2019s new Netflix comedy special, <em>What Had Happened Was\u2026<\/em>, dives into his near-fatal <a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/entertainment\/how-jamie-foxxs-family-has-supported-him-following-health-scare\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"55514\">2023 health crisis<\/a>, blending humor with personal reflection to connect with audiences in a raw and meaningful way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfe5 What Happened:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 In April 2023, Foxx experienced a life-threatening medical emergency, reportedly a brain bleed that led to a stroke. The situation was dire enough to leave him unconscious for nearly three weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 His sister, Deidra Dixon, quickly acted, rushing him to a hospital in <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"\/city\/Atlanta\"   title=\"Atlanta\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"298\">Atlanta<\/a>. Emergency surgery and round-the-clock care ultimately saved his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The Netflix special was released today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfb8 A Touching Family Moment:<\/strong> During his hospital stay, Foxx\u2019s teenage daughter, Anelise, played guitar by his bedside, a moment he credits with helping him through the ordeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfac Inside the Netflix Special:<\/strong> Filmed close to the Atlanta hospital where his life was saved, the special weaves Foxx\u2019s health journey into a mix of jokes, heartfelt stories, and reflection. Foxx also uses the platform to dispel wild rumors that surfaced during his recovery, including conspiracy theories about his health and identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie Foxx\u2019s new Netflix comedy special, What Had Happened Was\u2026, dives into his near-fatal 2023 health crisis, blending humor with personal reflection to connect with audiences in a raw and meaningful way. \ud83c\udfe5 What Happened: \u2022 In April 2023, Foxx experienced a life-threatening medical emergency, reportedly a brain bleed that led to a stroke. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":948,"featured_media":54933,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[13313],"class_list":["post-212241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-georgia-people","tag-jamie-foxx","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/948"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=212241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54933"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=212241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=212241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=212241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}