“I've been to hell and back,” admitted Jamie Foxx, after his life scare: on April 12, 2023, he had to be hospitalized for a health problem. Today, almost a year after that episode, the actor has seen him in full. “He was really the same as before, which is in its seventh season,” said a witness from the tapings of Pete Shazam, the TV show the popular actor hosts with his daughter Corinne.
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According to People magazine, when the Fox game show returned one of the attendees recognized that Django Unchained and Katie Holmes' ex-boyfriend had regained his usual energy. “He's been very busy and is back doing what he loves,” she revealed. “Jamie didn't miss a beat in Beat Shazam. He really got back to who he was before,” he said passionately.
Jamie, 55, will take over the mantle of his show after one season. It was Nick Cannon who co-hosted the show with Kelly Osbourne, who took Corinne's place, while the artist recovered. “Jamie and Corinne's beat is the heart and soul of Shazam,” Fox Entertainment executive Alison Wallach explained in a statement last month. “Our dynamic father-daughter hosting team brings a relationship like no other to a unique show, and it's wonderful to have them back on set this season,” he added.
Beat Shazam is a music competition where participants can identify hit songs and win a million dollars. So far, the show has grossed more than $10 million over six seasons. In addition to serving as host, Fox, 56, is one of the executive producers.
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Although she still hasn't clarified what happened to her a year ago that led to her spending time in the hospital, Fox said she would share the full story in a comedy special at last month's AAFCA Awards. In this context, a person close to the actor explained to PEOPLE that “he is currently very busy, happy and strong.” “Now he is passionate about work, lives clean and enjoys good health. Jamie is a sociable boy who likes to be with his friends and he needs to be busy doing different kinds of things. “He is a true entrepreneur, new projects are being implemented all the time,” he added. said.
In addition to his return to TV, Foxx is soon to appear in a number of film productions, including the Netflix film Back in Action, an espionage film where he shares the bill with Cameron Diaz. It was during the filming of this production that Fox had to be rushed to the hospital. The reasons for hospitalization are not entirely clear. The actor himself, who shared a message of gratitude through his social networks a few weeks after his confession, was secretive about the reasons: “I went through something that I thought would never happen,” he said. “I've been to hell and back,” he warned.
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