The news is reuring, but lacking in detail. Oscar-winning American actor Jamie Foxx has been discharged from hospital and is recovering from a “medical complication”, his daughter and his agent announced on Friday.
Last month, the 55-year-old star had been rushed to a medical facility in Georgiain the south of the United States, where he was filming the film “Back in Action” alongside Cameron Diaz for Netflix. No details of the actor’s ailments have since been released, leading some to speculate that his condition is deteriorating.
But her daughter, Corinne Foxx, wanted to dispel those rumors in an Instagram post. “My father has been out of hospital for several weeks and is recovering. He even played pickleball yesterday “, a very popular racket sport in the United States, she said in story, regretting in ping “the runaway media”. Jamie Foxx’s agent confirmed the information to AFP, without providing further details.
“Already on the road to recovery”
During his career, Jamie Foxx notably won an Oscar in 2004 for his stunning incarnation of singer Ray Charles, legend of soul, in the biopic “Ray”. He was also nominated for an Oscar for his role in “Collateral” the same year, and also made an impression by playing a slave in search of his freedom. in Quentin Tarantino’s Western Django Unchained.
In an April 12 Instagram post, Corinne Foxx wrote that her father had “experienced a medical complication” but that “fortunately, thanks to quick action and quality care, he (was) already on the road to recovery. . »
The actor himself wrote on Instagram last week, saying he “appreciated all the love” he had received.