Jamie Foxx has revealed he had a mind bleed which triggered a stroke in 2023.

Foxx beforehand stated he had been “to hell and again” whereas being handled for a medical complication in April 2023, however he revealed extra particulars in his new Netflix comedy particular launched on Tuesday.

The actor, singer and comic advised the viewers of his Atlanta present he fell unwell whereas filming the Netflix spy motion movie Again In Motion with Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz and went to a physician with a “unhealthy headache”.

He stated the physician gave him a “cortisone shot” – a steroid injection – after which he turned torpid.

The 56-year-old stated his sister Deidra Dixon “knew one thing was fallacious” and took him to Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.

“She did not know something about Piedmont Hospital, however she had a hunch that some angels have been in there,” he added.

“Atlanta saved my life.”

He stated the physician advised his sister that he was “having a mind bleed that led to a stroke” and warned her: “If I do not go in his head proper now, we’ll lose him.”

Foxx stated he was despatched for surgical procedure, and “my sister knelt down outdoors the working room and prayed the entire time”.

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Foxx stated the medical workers “did not discover” the origin of the mind bleed, however he was identified with a stroke.

He stated how the sickness occurred was nonetheless largely a “thriller” and “we nonetheless do not know precisely what occurred to me”.

The Oscar-winning star stated he would not bear in mind the primary 20 days after the surgical procedure, “however on 4 Could I awakened”.

“After I awakened, I discovered myself in a wheelchair, I could not stroll,” he stated, including the physician advised his household he would in all probability face the “worst yr of his life” recovering.

He stated his household protected him from public scrutiny throughout his restoration, which at occasions noticed him have difficulties strolling.

Foxx stated seeing a psychiatrist helped him cope mentally, which additionally allowed him to rediscover his relationship with God.

“If I can keep humorous, I can keep alive,” he added.