<p id=”par-1_81″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jamie-foxx-recently-explained-something-went-horribly-wrong-ill.html/”>Jamie Foxx was hospitalized for a mystery illness</a> in 2023, prompting fans’ worry. Now, the actor is ready to tell the whole story in a comedy special about what went down. Unfortunately, fans wondered if Foxx’s illness had anything to do with <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/hip-hop/?swcfpc=1″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>hip-hop</a> mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, as the two were close friends. Here’s what Foxx posted to Instagram in November 2024 regarding a “second chance” at life and why there’s speculation that he may get involved in <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-trial-date-likely-pushed-may-2025.html/”>Combs’ trial</a>. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-jamie-foxx-thanked-god-in-an-instagram-post-ahead-of-the-release-of-his-comedy-special”>Jamie Foxx thanked God in an Instagram post ahead of the release of his comedy special</h2>
<p id=”par-2_57″><span style=”margin: 0px; padding: 0px;”>Jamie Foxx intends to tell the full story of his 2023 hospitalization in his comedy special, <em>What Had Happened Was</em>, which will be streaming on Netflix starting D</span>ec. 10, 2024. Foxx hasn’t released all of the details surrounding his hospitalization. He explained how it started with a headache, which then resulted in him losing consciousness for 20 days.</p>
<p id=”par-3_98″>“I went through something I thought I would never, ever go through,” Foxx previously shared in an emotional message on social media, according to <a href=”https://variety.com/2024/film/news/jamie-foxx-stand-up-show-medical-emergency-netflix-1236128710/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Variety</a>. “I know a lot of people were waiting or wanting to hear updates, but to be honest with you, I just didn’t want you to see me like that. I want you to see me laughing, having a good time, partying, cracking a joke, doing a movie, television show. I didn’t want you to see me with tubes running out of me, and trying to figure if I was gonna make it through.”</p>
<p id=”par-4_34″>Foxx added a telling text post to <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DCgdD6rRMit/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Instagram</a> on Nov. 18, 2024. “Me: Thank you God for my second chance,” he wrote. “God: Whatchu GON do wit it? Me: spread joy/laughter erryday. God: bet.”</p>
<p id=”par-5_19″>In the caption, Foxx explained that the special serves as a “thank you to everyone that sent upper prayer.”</p>
<p id=”par-6_12″>Foxx added a text <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DCR65FnSvuP/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>post</a> stating “No bad dayz” five days prior.</p>
<p id=”par-7_72″>“This is my mantra … After surviving something that I thought I would never go through … My good friend James who also happens to be my manager, gave me this phrase … I live by it now … when you come through the darkness, the light looks brighter … and while I’m at it, I want to say thank you to everyone that sent up a prayer,” the comedian continued. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-did-sean-diddy-combs-have-anything-to-do-with-jamie-foxx-s-hospitalization”>Did Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs have anything to do with Jamie Foxx’s hospitalization?</h2>
<figure class=”wp-block-image size-full” id=”emb-1″><img decoding=”async” src=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Diddy-Ashton-Kutcher-Jamie-Foxx.webp?strip=all&quality=80″ alt=”Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Ashton Kutcher, and Jamie Foxx standing next to each other and posing” class=”wp-image-3734913″><figcaption class=”wp-element-caption”>Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Ashton Kutcher, and Jamie Foxx | Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic</figcaption></figure>
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<p id=”par-8_37″>Federal agents <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/diddy-predicted-probably-arrested-parties-early-1999.html/”>arrested Sean “Diddy” Combs</a> in September 2024. The hip-hop mogul, who was once close with Jamie Foxx, now faces charges of racketeering, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution, amid additional civil lawsuits. </p>
<p id=”par-9_57″>Videographer and producer Choke No Joke claimed that <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/diddy-drake-helped-gameshow-inspire-jamie-foxx-game-show-beat-shazam.html/”>Foxx said Combs</a> was responsible for his hospitalization. “Diddy was responsible for what happened to him, and [Foxx] is the one who called the FBI on [Combs],” Choke said Foxx stated during the tapings of his live show, according to <a href=”https://pagesix.com/2024/10/24/celebrity-news/jamie-foxx-addresses-whether-diddy-was-responsible-for-hospitalization/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Page Six</a>. “I don’t think he was joking.” </p>
<p id=”par-10_13″>Celebrity security guard Big Homie .CC echoed the same sentiments as Choke. </p>
<p id=”par-11_28″>However, a source told <a href=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13999399/jamie-foxx-diddy-sean-combs-2023-hospitalization-netflix-special.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>DailyMail.com</a> that this claim has no truth. “There is no truth to Sean Combs putting Jamie Foxx in the hospital,” the insider explained. </p>
<p id=”par-12_17″>It’s unclear if Foxx will discuss the rumors regarding his hospitalization and Combs in his upcoming special.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-the-comedian-attended-sean-diddy-combs-parties-in-the-past”>The comedian attended Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ parties in the past</h2>
<p id=”par-13_38″>Sean “Diddy” Combs had a close relationship with Jamie Foxx. According to <a href=”https://radaronline.com/p/jamie-foxx-has-secret-stash-of-diddy-freak-off-footage-django-unchained-actor-admits-he-filmed-crazed-parties-with-huge-battery-pack-operated-camera/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Radar Online</a>, Foxx was allowed to bring a camcorder to Combs’ parties. Federal agents are considering contacting <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jamie-foxx-involved-diddys-court-case-claiming-filmed-party.html/”>Foxx to review the footage on the tapes</a>. </p>
<p id=”par-14_39″>In a resurfaced video of Foxx, he says, “I started following [Combs]. So, I followed him the whole time. I remember watching Puff at the Beverly Hills Hotel. I’m filming this, and it’s a pool party, and it’s ridiculous.”</p>
<p id=”par-15_30″>In 2010, Combs mentioned his <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ashton-kutcher-not-getting-dragged-sean-diddy-combs-case-sources-say.html/”>close friendship with Ashton Kutcher</a> and Foxx. “For a while, with Jamie Foxx, we were a rat pack, hanging out, going to clubs,” Combs told <a href=”https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1984685_1984940_1985511,00.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>TIME</a>.</p>
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