When a movie has a lot of drama and intrigue, you may tend to watch it and try to figure out when it went off the rails or when something happened. When we watched Back in Action, we wondered at what part Jamie Foxx was hurt, but we also hoped that whatever scene it was, they cut it because we wouldn’t want him to have to relive it over and over.
We knew that as the stars made the rounds through press they would be asked about the incident and what happened. Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx didn’t have to answer the question, but ever the pros, they did it.
In an interview with Extra, they were asked about the medical emergency, and Diaz said, “For every person who knows Jamie, like, it was terrifying. For everybody who loves Jamie, the world, like, everybody was concerned… I can’t even imagine how he feels. I’m so proud of him, 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’!”
We can imagine that Foxx doesn’t want to talk over and over again about the stroke that he suffered. He was really eloquent in distracting from the question and pivoting the conversation.
He said, “For a while, everybody was crying. Snoop was crying! I was like, ‘Crips don’t cry, brother — c’mon!’ 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.”
Back in Action is streaming now on Netflix.
You can read our review of the movie, HERE.
