Jamie Foxx was injured during an altercation on Friday, which required stitches, CNN reports.
The actor was celebrating his birthday at a restaurant in Beverly Hills when the incident occurred.
“Jamie Foxx was at his birthday dinner when someone from another table threw a glass that hit him in the mouth,” a spokesperson for Foxx told the outlet.
“Instead, the incident involved a physical altercation between parties.” It added: “The BHPD conducted a preliminary investigation and completed a report documenting the battery.
The altercation comes on the heels of Foxx revealing his recent health struggles in his Netflix special, What Happened Was.
Jamie Foxx needed stitches after being hurt in a fight on Friday, according to CNN. The incident happened at a Beverly Hills restaurant where the actor was celebrating his birthday.
A Foxx representative told the outlet, “Jamie Foxx was at his birthday dinner when someone from another table threw a glass that hit him in the mouth.”. He is recuperating after requiring stitches. After the police were contacted, law enforcement now has control of the situation. “”.
Although the actor’s name is omitted, the Beverly Hills Police Department released a statement after the altercation. According to BHPD, at approximately 10 p.m. on Friday, they responded to “a reported possible assault with a deadly weapon” at the restaurant where Foxx was celebrating his birthday. A.
The statement went on to say, “Officers investigated and found the reported assault with a deadly weapon to be unfounded.”. Rather, there was a physical altercation between the parties involved in the incident. “.”.
Additionally, it stated: “The BHPD finished a report detailing the battery and carried out an initial investigation. Nobody was taken into custody. The BHPD stated that it will keep looking into the incident. No other information was given, and it’s unclear what caused the incident.
The altercation occurs shortly after Foxx’s Netflix special, What Happened Was, revealed his recent health issues.
In the Tuesday-released special, Foxx claims that he was filming his next Netflix film, Back in Action, with Cameron Diaz, when his “mysterious illness” struck. He claims he cannot remember the next 20 days. He says that last year, doctors thought he had a brain bleed, which resulted in a stroke that needed surgery. Additionally, he characterizes his medical emergency as a near-death experience.
The doctor told his sister, “He may be able to make a full recovery, but it’s gonna be the worst year of his life,” as Foxx poignantly narrates in the special.
