{"id":135033,"date":"2023-12-05T17:10:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:10:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=135033"},"modified":"2023-12-05T17:10:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:10:27","slug":"jamie-foxx-opens-up-about-near-death-health-scare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/celebrities\/jamie-foxx-opens-up-about-near-death-health-scare\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Foxx opens up about near-death health scare"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Emotional Jamie Foxx reveals he &#8216;saw the tunnel but not the light&#8217; as he opens up about near-death experience which left him unable to walk during FIRST public appearance since health scare at Critics Choice event<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Foxx gave an emotional 12-minute speech after being honored<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He was not previously listed as an honoree at the event<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He has been mostly out of sight since a health scare in April hospitalized him\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Emotional Jamie Foxx revealed he &#8216;saw the tunnel but not the light&#8217; as he opened up about his near-death experience for his first public appearance since his shock health scare\u00a0at the Critics Choice Association&#8217;s event on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>The actor, 55, who was also attending his first event since being accused of sexual assault, was visibly moved as he accepted the Vanguard Award in a 12 minute speech at the association&#8217;s Celebration of Cinema &amp; Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements\u00a0in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>Foxx admitted that he could not &#8216;walk&#8217; six months earlier, via Deadline, though he refrained from revealing too many details about the medical crisis that put him in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You know, it\u2019s crazy, I couldn\u2019t do that six months ago,&#8217; he said after strutting across the stage to the microphone. &#8216;I couldn\u2019t actually walk.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I want to thanks everybody. I\u2019ve been through something, I\u2019ve been through some things,&#8217; he said to thunderous applause.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Critics Choice (@criticschoice)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/16\/78604299-0-image-a-1_1701793240443.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Emotional Jamie Foxx revealed he &#8216;saw the tunnel but not the light&#8217; as he opened up about his near-death experience for his first public appearance since his shock health scare at the Critics Choice Association&#8217;s event on Monday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I cherish every single minute now \u2014 it\u2019s different,&#8217; he continued. &#8216;I wouldn\u2019t wish what I went through on my worst enemy because it\u2019s tough when it\u2019s almost over \u2026 when you see the tunnel. I saw the tunnel \u2014 I didn\u2019t see the light.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was hot in that tunnel too, I don\u2019t know where I was going. \u2018S**t, am I going to the right place?\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In his 12-minute speech, he also made light of some of the baseless conspiracy theories that spread while he was hospitalized and then out of the public eye for several months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m not a clone, I\u2019m not a clone. I know a lot of people who was saying I was cloned out there.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I have a new respect for life. I have a new respect for my art,&#8217; he added toward the end of his speech.<\/p>\n<p>Foxx also shared his praise and thanks for his family, including his sister and daughter, for how they had helped to care for him while he was recuperating.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear if Foxx will be returning to shoot additional scenes for his film Back In Action, which continued film with Diaz and stand-ins filling in for him.<\/p>\n<p>Foxx was given his award at the start of the show, but unlike the rest of the recipients, his honor was not announced ahead of time<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/16\/78585439-12828451-Foxx_admitted_that_he_could_not_walk_six_months_earlier_via_Dead-a-20_1701794851906.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Foxx admitted that he could not &#8216;walk&#8217; six months earlier, via Deadline , though he refrained from revealing too many details about the medical crisis that put him in the hospital\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He also told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday: &#8216;I have a new respect for life, I have a new respect for my art. I watched so many movies and listened to so many songs trying to have the time go by.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; Don\u2019t give up on your art, man, don\u2019t give up on your art. When you realize that it could be over like that\u2026 I got to tell you don\u2019t give up on your art and don\u2019t let them take the art from you either.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Although Foxx has been spotted several times since his shocking hospitalization while filming Back In Action with Cameron Diaz in April, this marked his first official public appearance.<\/p>\n<p>The event also featured honors for Eva Longoria, Past Lives star Greta Lee, Abbot Elementary&#8217;s Sheryl Lee Ralph and May December star Charles Melton, among many others.<\/p>\n<p>Foxx&#8217;s award was announced by the actress\u00a0Jurnee Smollett, who costarred with him in The Burial.<\/p>\n<p>He arrived looking dapper in a classic black tuxedo. He posed afterward with Smollett and his award, but he opted to skip the red carpet earlier in the evening.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/16\/78585443-12828451-_I_cherish_every_single_minute_now_it_s_different_he_continued_I-a-15_1701794850885.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I cherish every single minute now \u2014 it\u2019s different,&#8217; he continued. &#8216;I wouldn\u2019t wish what I went through on my worst enemy because it\u2019s tough when it\u2019s almost over \u2026 when you see the tunnel. I saw the tunnel \u2014 I didn\u2019t see the light&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/16\/78584789-12828451-_I_cherish_every_single_minute_now_it_s_different_he_continued_I-a-10_1701794989651.jpg\" height=\"955\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I cherish every single minute now \u2014 it\u2019s different,&#8217; he continued. &#8216;I wouldn\u2019t wish what I went through on my worst enemy because it\u2019s tough when it\u2019s almost over \u2026 when you see the tunnel. I saw the tunnel \u2014 I didn\u2019t see the light&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/16\/78584781-12828451-He_also_joked_about_conspiracy_theories_about_his_absence_and_sa-a-17_1701794851503.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>He also joked about conspiracy theories about his absence and said he was &#8216;not a clone&#8217;; seen with\u00a0Nicco Annan, who helped present his award<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/16\/78584787-12828451-Despite_mentioning_that_he_couldn_t_walk_six_months_ago_he_did_n-a-18_1701794851647.jpg\" height=\"953\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite mentioning that he couldn&#8217;t walk six months ago, he did not say what illness he had been battling; seen with Smollett<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/05\/16\/73496353-12828451-In_July_Foxx_gave_a_detailed_update_on_his_recovery_for_the_firs-a-19_1701794851696.jpg\" height=\"953\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In July Foxx gave a detailed update on his recovery for the first time<\/p>\n<p>Foxx initially returned to Instagram on May 3 to thank his followers with a text post.\u00a0&#8216;Appreciate all the love!!! Feeling blessed,&#8217; he wrote at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The actor is recovering from an illness that took him off the film set in April and away from filming Back in Action, in which he stars with Cameron Diaz &#8211; and recently delighted fans as he stepped out in public looking healthy and happy.<\/p>\n<p>A source told USWeekly\u00a0last week: &#8216;Jamie is doing so much better and he&#8217;s starting to feel like himself again. He&#8217;s not 100 percent and is still taking things easy, but he&#8217;s definitely on the road to recovery.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>They added that Foxx &#8216;has a huge support system around him and his friends and family are making sure that he doesn&#8217;t take on too much.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Foxx is feeling really good and is excited to get back to work once the time is right.&#8217;<\/p>\n<h3>Critics Choice Association&#8217;s Celebration of Cinema &amp; Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements: Honorees<\/h3>\n<p><span>Icon Award \u2014 <\/span><span>Edward James Olmos<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Career Achievement Award \u2014 Shery Lee Ralph\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Comedy Trailblazer Award \u2014 Ken Jeong<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Visionary Award \u2014 Jeffrey Wright\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Groundbreaker Award \u2014 America Ferrera\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Producer Award \u2014 Charles D. King\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Breakthrough Director Award (Film) \u2014 Eva Longoria\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Actress Award (Film) \u2014 Greta Lee\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Actor Award (Film) \u2014 Colman Domingo\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ensemble Award \u2014 The cast of The Color Purple: Taraji P. 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