Jamie Foxx continues to top Google Trends search this week as it approaches one month since the actor was hospitalised due to a 'medical complication'. Currently, ‘What happened to Jamie Foxx?’ is a breakout search term on Google, as well as ‘Why is Jamie Foxx in hospital?’. Last month, his family released a vague statement noting that he had taken ill, but are yet to comment further on the matter.
‘We wanted to share that my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication yesterday,’ Foxx’s daughter, Corinne Foxx, said in a statement posted on social media on 12 April. ‘Luckily, due to quick action and great care, he is already on his way to recovery. We know how beloved he is and appreciate your prayers. The family asks for privacy during this time.’
Last week, Jamie posted on Instagram that he ‘appreciates all the love’ from fans, who have been commenting on his Instagram since news emerged that the Django Unchained star had taken ill. What happened and why Jamie Foxx had to be hospitalised remains to be seen, but tabloids have begun filling in the blanks. Some reports say that he ‘had to be revived’, while others say that due to high blood pressure, he could have suffered a blood clot-induced stroke.
But this is all complete speculation, and while concern from his fans is expected, Jamie’s family has made it clear that they do not want to publicly share any information about his health. It's uncomfortable then that tabloids are speculating, as is the incessant commenting from people on Jamie's Instagram who demand to know what happened.
Their radio silence, and vague statement, could not make it any clearer that the notoriously private Jamie wants to keep his medical condition private – and that’s something we should all note before publicly discussing his hospitalisation or demanding answers on social media. He deserves to recover on his own terms, not face mounting pressure to reveal sensitive information instead of focusing on healing.
So let’s heed the family’s request and stop speculating, shall we?