A rumor is going viral that Jamie Foxx got a blood clot in his brain, and was left blind, and paralyzed due to Covid vaccine.

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The bizarre rumor started when OK! Magazine did a story on the actor, who was hospitalized in April due to a “medical complication.” Although details regarding his condition were never revealed and the actor presently recuperates in rehab, after being discharged from the hospital, this magazine claimed some gruesome details about Foxx’s condition.

During the production of his latest film, “Back in Action,” the 55-year-old actor experienced a series of health problems. Unfortunately, the complications forced Jamie Foxx to withdraw from the project. However, production on the film, which also stars Cameron Diaz, has begun, with a body double filling in for Foxx’s character.

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Hollywood journalist A.J. Benza claimed that Foxx was left”partially paralyzed and blind,” in addition to a series of other complications after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, after speaking to a source close to the Django Unchained star.

“Jamie had a blood clot in his brain after he got the shot. He did not want the shot, but the movie he was on, he was pressured to get it,” the podcaster, who is a former columnist for the New York Daily News said during an appearance on Dr. Drew Pinsky’s online show, Ask Dr. Drew.

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“The blood clot in the brain caused him at that point to be partially paralyzed and blind,” Benza alleged. “I am thinking, ‘Is that why he blew up on the set a week before this medical emergency happened? Is that why he fired three or four people because he had had it with these mandates?'”

The news story spread like wildfire on social media with many Twitter users tending to believe the journalist and slamming the vaccine, as a result. Here are a few reactions:

However, Jamie Foxx’s daughter Corrine depicted the opposite report. She said, “Sad to see how the media runs wild. My dad has been out of the hospital for weeks, recuperating” “In fact, he was playing pickleball yesterday! Thanks for everyone’s prayers and support! We have an exciting work announcement coming next week too!”

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Though, Benza claimed that the statement from the actor’s family are all lies.

Disclaimer: Opoyi cannot independently verify reports of Jamie Foxx’s health.