Cameron Diaz Says Jamie Foxx's Health Scare Was 'Terrifying': 'Everybody Was Concerned'

Mar. 15, 2025

Cameron Diaz at the Berlin premiere ofBack in Actionon Jan. 15, 2025; Jamie Foxx at a London photocall forBack in Actionon Jan. 17, 2025.Photo:Sebastian Reuter/Getty; Dave Benett/WireImage

Sebastian Reuter/Getty; Dave Benett/WireImage

Cameron Diazis recalling the harrowingmedical emergencythatJamie Foxxsuffered on the set of their Netflix movieBack in Action.

The costars spoke withExtraabout their newly released action-comedy in an interview conducted atthe movie’s Berlin premiereon Wednesday.

“For every person who knows Jamie, it was terrifying," said Diaz.

“For everybody who loves Jamie, the world, everybody was concerned,” added the actress, 52. “I can’t even imagine how he feels.”

Foxx, 57, was filmingBack in Actionalongside Diaz andGlenn Closewhen he suffered abrain bleed that led to a strokein April 2023. He chronicles much of the incident in his new Netflix comedy specialWhat Had Happened Was …, which premiered last month.

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Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx at the Berlin premiere ofBack in Actionon Jan. 15, 2025.Tristar Media/WireImage

Tristar Media/WireImage

Diaz toldExtrashe is “so proud of” Foxx, for “how brave he was to do his show, to let us all know.”

“But you know, it’s hard. You walk up to him and he’s like, ‘Everybody cries'!” she continued.

Foxx shared what it’s been like for him: “For a while, everybody was crying.Snoopwas crying! I was like, ‘Crips don’t cry, brother — c’mon!’ " he quipped. “But now, it’s the joyous time and to be over here in Berlin and watch the movie play and people enjoying it.”

“I mean that’s what it’s about — being able to get back to what you do — and what we did do is really good,” theAcademy Awardwinner added.

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Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx inBack in Action(2025).John Wilson/Netflix

John Wilson/Netflix

Although Foxx’s health crisis was serious, his ability to rely on humor after the incident helped him push ahead, he said.

While filming an episode ofThe Graham Norton Showthat airs in full on Friday, Jan. 17, the actor said he thought he was “being pranked” when he was told 20 days had passed that he couldn’t remember, adding that it felt “beyond crazy.”

But in seriousness, “I was very unwell, but now I am back feeling good,” he shared. “It makes you realize that you need people that care and love you around to get you through it."

Back in Actionis now streaming on Netflix.

source: people.com