Friday, December 5, 2025
  • CONTACT US
  • PRIVACY
  • REPORT A STORY
ENTERTAINMENT — WITHIN NIGERIA
  • Home
  • Features
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrities
    • Celebrities Biography
    • E-News
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Opinion
    • Reality TV Shows
      • Big Brother Naija
      • Gulder Ultimate Search
  • News Picks
  • MORE
    • Gist
    • Articles
    • Videos
No Result
View All Result
ENTERTAINMENT — WITHIN NIGERIA
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Features
  • Entertainment
  • News Picks
  • MORE

“I went to hell and back” ― Jamie Foxx speaks out for the first time since illness

Jamie Foxx has been away from social media for sometime due to his illness

sopuru by sopuru
July 22, 2023
in E-News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
0
“I went to hell and back” ― Jamie Foxx speaks out for the first time since illness
  • Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx makes first appearance on social media after long time illness 
  • Although the cause of his sickness is unknown, the actor revealed that he is on the road to recovery

In a deeply emotional video, award-winning Hollywood actor Jamie Foxx recently broke his silence about the life-altering illness he battled.

The 55-year-old Oscar winner held back tears as he described his “hellish” experience in a video posted on his instagram page.

Offering a glimpse into the immense physical and emotional toll his illness took on him, In his first public address since the harrowing experience, Jamie Foxx fearlessly shared his hopes and the profound gratitude he has for his recovery and for the people around him.

“I went through something I thought I would never ever go through,” Foxx said, informing his 16 million followers he’s not “blind” or “paralyzed.”

READ ALSO:

Burna Boy, Denver debacle and the brutal reality of cancel culture

Ned Nwoko and Regina Daniels: The tragedy of a union that should not have been

Inside the 2025 Sango Festival with Alaafin Abimbola Owoade in Oyo

Where Lagos Socialites go when they no longer want to be recognized

“I know a lot of people were waiting or wanting to hear an update but to be honest with you, I didn’t want you to see me like that man,’ he admitted

“I want you to see me laughing, having a good time, partying, cracking a joke, doing a movie, or a television show. I didn’t want you to see me with tubes running out of me and trying to figure out if I was going to make it through.”

Although the actor kept his sickness a secret, he is now “on the road to recovery.”

Foxx thanked his daughter Corinne Foxx, 29, and sister Deondra Dixon for saving his life.

“To them, to God, to a lot of great medical people, I’m able to leave you this video,”

“I cannot tell you how great it feels to have your family kick in in such a way, and y’all know they kept it airtight, they didn’t let nothing out, they protected me, and that’s what I hope that everyone could have in moments like these. But, I’m coming back, and I am able to work.”he said.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Jamie Foxx (@iamjamiefoxx)

Recall that few months ago, Jamie Foxx’s Daughter Breaks Silence On His ‘Medical Complications’

WITHIN NIGERIA reports that the actor has been hospitalized in Georgia since April 11 after he experienced a “medical complication.”

In terms of the actor’s health, his daughter stated on her Instagram stories that her father was out of the hospital and doing well.

She also expressed her dissatisfaction with how the media ‘runs wild’ with reports on her father’s health.

She mentioned that the actor will be making an exciting work announcement next week. She wrote..

RelatedPosts

Why I will not start a family anytime soon – Burna Boy

Burna Boy, Denver debacle and the brutal reality of cancel culture

November 29, 2025
Sextape, drug coercion & control claims: Regina Daniels’ explosive exposé on ex-hubby, Ned Nwoko

Ned Nwoko and Regina Daniels: The tragedy of a union that should not have been

November 10, 2025

Discussion about this post

ADVERTISEMENT
ENTERTAINMENT — WITHIN NIGERIA

WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD.

NEWS, MULTI MEDIA

WITHIN NIGERIA is an online news media that focuses on authoritative reports, investigations and major headlines that springs from National issues, Politics, Metro, Entertainment; and Articles.

Follow us on social media:

CORPORATE LINKS

  • About
  • Contacts
  • Report a story
  • Advertisement
  • Content Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
 
  • Fact-Checking Policy
  • Ethics Policy
  • Corrections Policy
  • CONTACT US
  • PRIVACY
  • REPORT A STORY

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Features
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrities
    • Celebrities Biography
    • E-News
    • Music
    • Nollywood
    • Opinion
    • Reality TV Shows
      • Big Brother Naija
      • Gulder Ultimate Search
  • News Picks
  • MORE
    • Gist
    • Articles
    • Videos

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName