Jamie Foxx Shuts Down Conspiracy Theory That Diddy Tried to Kill Him
Foxx shut down the rumors that Diddy tried to have him killed during an interview earlier this week for The Hollywood Reporter with Hasan Minhaj, Chelsea Handler, Roy Wood Jr., Seth Meyers and Sarah Silverman.
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'I'm in f—ing perfect shape. [I saw things like,] 'Puffy tried to kill me.' No, Puffy didn't try to kill me. When they said I was a clone, that made me flip,' he said. 'I'm sitting in the hospital bed, like, 'These b—h-a– motherf—ers are trying to clone me.''
The 57-year-old admitted he was heavily sedated with drugs during his hospital stay — and he says he doesn't recall weeks of it — and he snuck in a cell phone, which saw him indulging in the salacious rumors around his health.
'I was doing so many jokes in the hospital,' he continued. 'That's the only way I could get through it. I'm a comic, so even when I was heavily sedated, and they gave me OxyContin, Dilantin and morphine at the same time.'
Foxx previously addressed the rumors of Diddy having him killed and his friendship with the Bad Boy mogul during his What Had Happened Was Netflix special in December.
'The internet said Puffy was trying to kill me, that's what the internet was saying,' he said. 'I know what you thinking, 'Diddy?' Hell no, I left them parties early.'
Combs' reps dispelled the rumors of Diddy having any involvement in Foxx's health crisis in October, which they said were 'outlandish, ridiculous and baseless.'
In April 2023, Foxx's daughter revealed that her father was hospitalized for a 'medical complication' while filming the Netflix movie Back in Action in Atlanta with Cameron Diaz.
Jamie Foxx eventually explained that a 'brain bleed' led to him having a stroke after only saying he had a 'bad headache.' A nurse said he only had a five percent chance of surviving the medical crisis.
The Oscar-winning actor spent nearly a month in the hospital as doctors ran a myriad of tests and watched his condition closely. He told the audience at his Netflix special that he came 'within an inch of his life' while battling the health scare.
As for Diddy, Combs is currently on trial for his sex trafficking and racketeering case, which is expected to last into July. He potentially faces life in prison if convicted on all charges.
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