Jamie Foxx tackled on-line conspiracy theories and make clear his near-death expertise in his new Netflix comedy particular, Jamie Foxx: What Had Occurred Was…. The actor, identified for his roles in Django Unchained and Ray, addressed baseless rumors claiming Sean “Diddy” Combs was behind his medical emergency earlier this yr, which he confirmed was […]
Jamie Foxx tackled on-line conspiracy theories and make clear his near-death expertise in his new Netflix comedy particular, Jamie Foxx: What Had Occurred Was….
The actor, identified for his roles in Django Unchained and Ray, addressed baseless rumors claiming Sean “Diddy” Combs was behind his medical emergency earlier this yr, which he confirmed was a mind bleed and stroke.
“The web mentioned Puffy tried to kill me. That’s what the web was saying,” Jamie Foxx remarked throughout his routine, referencing Combs by his well-known nickname.
He humorously added, “I do know what you’re pondering, ‘Did he?’ Hell no, I left them events early. I used to be out by 9. One thing don’t look proper. It’s slippery in right here!”
Foxx’s jab alluded to Combs’ lavish—and now notorious—events, which have come below scrutiny following his arrest in September.
Combs is at present awaiting trial on a number of felony prices, together with intercourse trafficking, after police raided his residence earlier this yr and reportedly confiscated objects starting from AR-15 rifles to medication and “greater than 1,000 bottles of child oil and lubricant.”
Greater than 120 people, together with 25 minors, have reportedly come ahead accusing Combs of sexual assault and different offenses. The rapper and entrepreneur, who has denied all allegations, faces a federal trial starting Might 5.
If convicted, he might serve a sentence of 15 years to life in jail. This isn’t the primary time Foxx has brazenly commented on Combs’ conduct.
In a 2018 interview on The Late Present with Stephen Colbert, Foxx described Combs as having a “harmful” edge.
“Puff was at all times form of harmful,” he mentioned on the time, recounting an incident the place Combs confirmed as much as certainly one of Foxx’s events flanked by FBI brokers.
