Jamie Foxx throws a party at his Chicago rehab center as he celebrates recovering from an undisclosed medical emergency in April
- Foxx threw the party to celebrate his progress since his emergency
- However, he is still receiving outpatient therapy in rehab
- He was recently spotted cruising down the Chicago River and playing pickleball
Jamie Foxx is having a blast as he recovers from his mysterious medical emergency earlier this year.
The 55-year-old Oscar winner recently threw a party to mark his progress, with guests gathered at the Chicago rehab center he is attending as an outpatient, a source said. People.
Foxx suffered a medical emergency in April of this year while filming the action comedy Back In Action in the Atlanta area with Cameron Diaz.
The source said Foxx “has been working really hard over the past few months to get back to normal and has improved tremendously since he first came into the facility.”
They added that he held the party “to celebrate being better.”
Time for a party! Jamie Foxx recently threw a party in Chicago to celebrate his recovery from an April medical emergency, a source told People; seen August 2022 in LA
Focused on recovery: Foxx held the party at Chicago rehab, where he’s been on an outpatient basis since he cut his movie Back In Action; seen in February 2023 in London
However, they noted that Foxx is not out of the woods and has not fully recovered at this point.
“However, he is still in outpatient rehab,” the source added.
Foxx’s daughter Corinne has shared vague updates on his recovery and progress since announcing that he suffered a “medical complication” shortly after the April event.
In May, she shared that he had even recovered enough to enjoy a game of pickleball.
She also said at the time that he had been “out of hospital for weeks,” suggesting his initial hospitalization was short-lived.
Earlier this month, Foxx was photographed beaming and waving to fans from a boat as he cruised down the Chicago River.
However, a source reports that Us weekly a few days later that the Baby Driver actor is “still not 100 percent better,” despite positive steps.
A recent celebrity encounter indicated that the acclaimed star thinks he’s feeling better.
On Monday, a woman in Chicago claimed she ran into Foxx when he was retrieving her purse after she dropped it from a pedicab.
He was pictured jumping out of an SUV to return the bag to her, according to People.
“I feel good,” he is said to have replied when the woman asked him how he felt.
Not done yet: “However, he is still in outpatient rehab,” the source added. He was recently spotted swinging and playing pickleball on a boat in Chicago; seen in December in Paris
MIA: His costar Cameron Diaz hadn’t spoken to him since his emergency in June, a close friend of hers told DailyMail.com; seen in 2014 in London
She also said he responded to her acceptance speech with, “You’re welcome, honey.”
She added that his voice sounded “calm” during the brief encounter.
In June, a close friend of Foxx’s Back In Action costar Cameron Diaz told DailyMail.com that he hadn’t communicated with her at all until the point after his medical emergency.
He reportedly had about eight days left on the film, although Cameron continued to film scenes with his double body while he was away and recovering.