Jamie Foxx (is giving his eldest daughter, Corinne, all the credit for saving his life after his 2023 stroke. 

On a recent episode of Keke Palmer’s podcast, Baby, This Is Keke Palmer, the 58-year-old actor shared new details about his terrifying medical emergency. 

After admitting he doesn’t remember much of the ordeal himself, he said he asked his doctor to tell him the truth about what happened while he was hospitalized. 


“He says, ‘Man, your daughter saved your life,’” Foxx told Palmer. “He talked about Corinne. She saved you. He said, ‘She’s the reason that you’re here.’”

Quick Thinking Saved the Day 

Foxx compared his daughter’s quick thinking to Michael Corleone protecting his family in The Godfather. For Corinne, panic just wasn’t an option.

“When you’re in it, you don’t have time to be scared because your brain overhauls adrenaline,” Corinne, who also spoke on the podcast, told Palmer. “You’re just in caretaking mode, and you’re never really ready to take care of your parents. You’re never ready for that moment, but when it happened, I was like, ‘I got this.’”

According to the Cleveland Clinic, a hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain ruptures and bleeds. This medical emergency requires immediate treatment and can be fatal if not caught in time.

The hospital room wasn’t the only place Corinne had to play defense. With Foxx being MIA, bizarre rumors (including that he’d been cloned) quickly spread online.

“I had never been on the bad side of the internet,” she said. “I always had nice comments. People were nice. But as soon as he went dark, it was scary the places the internet went with the cloning and the conspiracy.” 

Despite the intense public pressure, she refused to give in and compromise on her father’s privacy. 

“It also was not my place to ever release his medical information,” she said. “That was the toughest part: just trying to manage that. But it didn’t really matter. They can say whatever they want as long as he’s good.” 

A Miraculous Recovery 

Foxx eventually returned to the Atlanta hospital to thank the nurses who cared for him. Medical staff called his recovery a “miracle,” noting that fewer than 3% of patients who arrive at the hospital with his specific level of severity end up walking out. 

“I went back to meet the 60 nurses that kept me alive. Because I don’t quite remember,” Foxx continued.

Foxx said he relied on his comedy background to get through rehabilitation. 

When doctors performed wellness checks, he would jokingly identify himself as Dave Chappelle or Denzel Washington. Although switching personalities with an apparent brain injury made it harder to tell if he was OK, Foxx said it was the only way he could “find himself.”

Today, the actor views his daughter’s dedication with profound gratitude. 

“When I look at her now, I say, I got to live this thing. Got to live it,” he said. “Awakening and realizing how much love and how much strength someone had for you. We should all have a Corinne Marie Foxx. No, I’m serious.”



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