Jamie Foxx Shares Terrifying Stroke Recovery Experience, Including Hallucinations and Clone Theory Jamie Foxx revealed unsettling details about his 2023 stroke recovery during his Netflix special What Had Happened Was. While undergoing treatment for a severe brain bleed, the actor described seeing what he believed to be a “white version” of himself in his hospital room, leading him to joke about being cloned. The incident, which occurred during a critical period of his medical treatment, became a central part of his storytelling in the special. The ordeal began on April 11, 2023, when Foxx was filming Back in Action with Cameron Diaz. He experienced a severe headache and asked for aspirin, but before taking it, he collapsed. A doctor initially administered a cortisone shot and sent him home, but his sister, Deidra Dixon, insisted on further evaluation. She drove him to Piedmont Hospital, just 400 yards from the filming location. Doctors quickly diagnosed a brain bleed and stroke, prompting emergency surgery. Foxx described the surgery as “oddly peaceful,” recalling a sensation of a tunnel but no light. He awoke on May 4, 2023, in a Chicago rehabilitation facility, unaware of the previous 20 days. Doctors warned that recovery would be “the worst year of his life,” as he emerged from a coma confused, unable to walk or fully comprehend his condition. During his recovery, Foxx was heavily medicated with OxyContin, Dilantin, and morphine, which led to hallucinations and paranoia. He read conspiracy theories online suggesting Sean “Diddy” Combs had tried to kill him and believed he was being cloned. In one surreal moment, he claimed to see a “white me” in his hospital room, joking that the doctors were creating a white version of himself to sell better overseas.#cameron_diaz #jamie_foxx #deidra_dixon #piedmont_hospital #chicago_rehab_facility
