Jamie Foxx ‘received upset over Jackass crew’s laser penis pointer’ sparking glass-throwing combat at birthday celebration
Jamie Foxx’s birthday celebration fiasco, which ended with him needing stitches, reportedly stemmed from a prank orchestrated by crew members from the Jackass production company.
The incident occurred at Mr. Chow’s in Beverly Hills on Friday night, where Foxx was dining with family, including his children.
According to TMZ, someone from a private VIP party upstairs directed a ‘laser penis pointer’ at Foxx’s table, projecting a penis-shaped image.
Foxx, described as ‘upset,’ reportedly walked upstairs to address the situation, expressing that he found the joke inappropriate, especially in front of his children.
A heated exchange quickly escalated, culminating in Jackass Forever stuntman Jasper Dolphin allegedly throwing a heavy drinking glass at Foxx, striking him in the face, per the outlet’s sources.
The VIP room was rented by Dickhouse Productions—owned by Jackass stars Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine, and Spike Jonze—and was attended only by crew members, as neither the owners nor the stars were present at the party, per the insider.
Jamie Foxx’s birthday celebration fiasco, which ended with him needing stitches , reportedly stemmed from a prank orchestrated by crew members from the Jackass production company; (pictured 2023)
According to TMZ , someone from a private VIP party hosted by Jackass production company upstairs pointed a laser at Foxx’s table, projecting a penis-shaped image; (Johnny Knoxville in 2023)
Earlier in the evening, attendees from the VIP room had sent Foxx a drink as a friendly gesture, though he didn’t consume it, as he’s currently abstaining from alcohol, according to the source.
The waiter later informed Foxx that the group was waving at him, pointing out the holiday party upstairs.
Foxx’s table was reportedly confused by the laughter coming from the VIP section until they noticed the laser projecting the obscene image onto their table.
‘In front of my daughters?’ Foxx exclaimed, according to TMZ’s sources.
He and some friends then headed to the VIP area to confront the group about the prank.
The glass shattered on impact, cutting Foxx near his mouth.
Witnesses said Foxx, visibly bleeding, responded, ‘It’s my birthday, what is wrong with you?’ before leaving the restaurant to seek medical attention.
Foxx required stitches for his injury and later spoke to police about the incident.
Foxx, described as ‘upset,’ reportedly walked upstairs to address the situation, expressing that he found the joke inappropriate, especially in front of his children; (pictured in London in February 2023)
A heated exchange quickly escalated, culminating in Jackass Forever stuntman Jasper Dolphin allegedly throwing a heavy drinking glass at Foxx, striking him in the face, per the outlet’s sources; (Knoxville and Bam Margera)
Meanwhile, tensions reportedly continued at the restaurant, with members of the VIP party allegedly acting aggressively toward Foxx’s friends, prompting Mr. Chow’s staff to call the police.
Law enforcement sources confirmed they are investigating the altercation.
While the involvement of Jackass crew members has been mentioned, police have yet to corroborate those claims, and no arrests have been made, according to TMZ.
Attorney Bryan Freedman, representing Dickhouse Productions, has denied the claims, stating, ‘Although the crew has the greatest respect for Jamie, the version of events that has been presented is totally inaccurate and deeply unfair to those attending their holiday celebration that night.’
The investigation is ongoing.
The report comes after a spokesperson confirmed to DailyMail.com that ‘someone from another table threw a glass that [Foxx] in the mouth.’
Despite the drama, Foxx quickly reassured his fans by posting on Instagram hours later with a message of positivity, making it clear the ordeal hadn’t affected him.
‘The devil is a lie,’ he wrote. ‘Can’t win here… thank you to everybody that prayed and checked on me… when your light is shining bright… they try to bring you darkness… but they don’t know that you’re built for it… the lights have been shining bright…’
Not letting the incident slow him down, Foxx also promoted his new comedy special, What Had Happened Was, which debuted last week and finally cleared up the mystery behind his near-fatal hospitalization in 2023.
‘A huge thank you to everyone that has watched and been inspired by What Had Happened Was… number 1 on @netflix! If you haven’t checked it out, please go check it out – it’s from my heart and my soul…’ he added.
Despite the drama, Foxx quickly reassured his fans by posting on Instagram hours later with a message of positivity, making it clear the ordeal hadn’t affected him
The post comes mere hours after Foxx’s spokesperson told DailyMail.com that the actor ‘had to get stitches and is recovering.’
They added that ‘police were called and the matter is now in law enforcement’s hands.’
Authorities were called to Mr. Chow at around 10pm, but Foxx had left the premises by the time they reached the restaurant, law enforcement sources told TMZ.
Foxx is claimed to have been listed as one of the parties involved in the alleged incident, in an assault report that was taken by the authorities.
DailyMail.com has also reached out to Mr. Chow for comment.
The claims come after Foxx finally revealed the reason behind his mystery hospitalization last year, explaining he suffered a stroke caused by a bleed on the brain.
The Django Unchained actor was rushed to the ER in April 2023 after suffering a mystery ‘medical complication’, which his family decided to keep private at the time.
Foxx has now revealed exactly what happened to him and admitted he lost 20 days’ worth of memory and was unable to walk amid his terrifying health battle.
Not letting the incident slow him down, Foxx also promoted his new comedy special, What Had Happened Was, which debuted last week and finally cleared up the mystery behind his near-fatal hospitalization in 2023
During an emotional scene on his Netflix special, What Had Happened Was… he recalled: ‘On April 11, I was having a bad headache, and I asked my boy for Aspirin.
‘I realized quickly that when you’re in a medical emergency, your boys don’t know what the f**k to do.’
Foxx then confessed: ‘I don’t remember 20 days.’
The Hollywood star went on to admit it’s still ‘a mystery’ what led to his brain bleed, adding: ‘We still don’t know exactly what happened to me.’
Jamie Foxx has finally revealed the reason behind his mystery hospitalisation last year, sharing he suffered a stroke caused by a bleed on the brain
Becoming emotional, Jamie broke down in tears as he declared to the audience that he was ‘back’, adding: ‘You don’t know how good this feels’
After starting his sentence with ‘What had happened was,’ Jamie broke down in tears and was comforted by the applauding audience.
He continued: ‘Your life doesn’t flash before you. It was kind of oddly peaceful. I saw the tunnel, but I didn’t see the light. It was hot in that tunnel.’
Jamie then quipped: ‘S**t, am I going to the wrong place?’
The Oscar-winning actor credited his sister Deidra with ‘saving his life’ after she drove him to Atlanta’s Piedmont Hospital, where he underwent a life-saving procedure.
Addressing why his family wanted to keep details of his health scare to themselves, he said: ‘I was dizzy from the stroke, so my head would bob around, and my family thought everyone would “meme the f***” out of me.”‘
Jamie went on to reveal that he vividly remembers waking up from his coma on May 4, and being unable to walk.
He recalled: ‘When I woke up, I found myself in a wheelchair. I couldn’t walk.’
Yet Jamie didn’t want to believe he’d had a stroke and recounted his therapist telling him about his ego: ‘You need to kill the old Jamie so the new Jamie can thrive.’
He also reflected: ‘God blessed me with money and fame, but when I forgot about God, He blessed me with a stroke.’
Jamie went on to reveal that he vividly remembers waking up from his coma on May 4, and being unable to walk. He recalled: ‘When I woke up, I found myself in a wheelchair’
The Netflix special marks Jamie’s big return to the stage following his hospitalization.
‘If I can stay funny, I can stay alive,’ he quipped in the first look teaser.
‘This comedy event is a celebration of resilience, humor, and the power of community, reminding us all of the healing power of laughter,’ a synopsis previously revealed.
Taking to Instagram, Jamie revealed his heart and soul were ‘filled with nothing but pure joy’ after he ‘had an opportunity to tell my side of the story’ over three nights October 3-5 in Atlanta, GA.
‘I haven’t been on stage in 18 years but I needed the stage and I needed an audience that was made up of nothing but pure love and that’s what you were,’ Jamie gushed on October 13.
‘When people ask me is this a stand-up comedy show I say, “No, it’s an artistic explanation of something that went terribly wrong.”‘
In a separate post on Tuesday, he shared: ‘Personal thank you are in order.
‘Just want to jump on and say thank you to everybody that prayed and now you get a chance to hear what it really was it’s a blessing to be in the position that I’m in to be able to tell you my story in my way, so please go to Netflix right now And check out my special “ what had happened was”.
‘I hope the jokes make you laugh and I hope the story inspires you… It’s been a hell of a journey @netflix @netflixisajoke.’
The comedy event is one of a number of forthcoming projects the A-list actor has on slate, as he headlines the comedy movie Back in Action for the streaming service in a reunion with Any Given Sunday and Annie co-star Cameron Diaz.
The film is expected to begin streaming January 17, 2025.
Jamie shared a message, saying: ‘Just want to jump on and say thank you to everybody that prayed and now you get a chance to hear what it really was it’s a blessing to be in the position’
Concerns about Jamie’s health began on April 12, 2023 when his daughter announced in an Instagram post that he had a medical emergency while filming in Georgia but was ‘already on his way to recovery’.
In a statement written on behalf of her family, she explained: ‘We wanted to share that my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication yesterday.
‘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.’
Jamie was hospitalised just a few weeks after he returned to the set of the trouble-hit thriller Back in Action, amid reports he had a ‘meltdown’ that allegedly caused his co-star Cameron, 50, to want to quit acting again.
At the time of having to abort filming, Jamie was said by the LA Times to only have had eight days of shooting left. Days after his absence, Cameron was seen filming with his body double.
The spy thriller shows the Charlie’s Angels star and the Ray actor as ex-CIA agents who are now married with kids.
They are drawn back into the spy business, however, but things get complicated because their children have no idea what they do for a living.
In June, a close friend of Cameron’s admitted to DailyMail.com that even the actress ‘wasn’t sure’ what was going on with the project, adding that the starlet ‘wasn’t very proud of it’ because of all the on-set drama that had transpired in the lead-up to Jamie’s hospitalisation.
‘Cameron has not spoken to Jamie at all and does not know anything other than what she hears,’ the insider revealed.
Jamie was hospitalised a few weeks after he returned to the set of thriller Back in Action, amid reports he had a ‘meltdown’ that allegedly caused co-star Cameron Diaz to want to quit acting
The actress was – according to her friend – ready to quit acting for a second time when problems started occurring behind the scenes of Back In Action.
The ongoing issues are said to have caused Cameron and Jamie to get into heated arguments on-set.
Their disagreements were reportedly never resolved prior to Jamie’s hospitalization, and the friend said that Cameron was suffering from huge ‘guilt’ over the fact that she and her pal never ‘made amends’.
Development on the movie commenced in June 2022, when it was revealed that Cameron would be coming out of retirement in order to appear in the feature.
Production started around December that year and was halted the following April when Jamie suffered his medical emergency.
The following month, Jamie took to social media to thank his fans for their support.
The Hollywood star wrote on Instagram: ‘Appreciate all the love!!! Feeling blessed [prayer and heart emojis] (sic).’
In July 2023, Jamie issued an emotional three-minute video about his health after concern from fans.
‘I went through something I never thought I would go through. I know a lot of people [were] waiting or wanting to hear an update, but to be honest with you, I didn’t want you to see me like that man,’ he admitted with tears in his eyes.
The actor, who returned to work last month to film a commercial in Las Vegas, continued: ‘I want you to see me laughing, having a good time, partying, cracking a joke, doing a movie, [or] a television show.’
‘I didn’t want you to see me with tubes running out of me and trying to figure out if I was going to make it through.’
Stroke symptoms are commonly remembered under this four-letter acronym, FAST. Patients experiencing a stroke can often have their face drop on one side, struggle to lift both arms and have slurred speech, while time is essential, as immediate treatment for a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke can substantially slash the risk of a much deadlier major stroke
The father-of-one added that he went through ‘hell and back’ to survive and has experienced some ‘potholes’ on his ‘road to recovery.’
Jamie also praised his sister and daughter for ‘saving’ his life and keeping the details around his hospitalization private.
‘To them, to God, to a lot of great medical people, I’m able to leave you this video,’ Jamie added.
‘I cannot tell you how great it feels to have your family kick in in such a way, and y’all know they kept it airtight, they didn’t let nothing out, they protected me, and that’s what I hope that everyone could have in moments like these.’
He proceeded to show how his ‘eyes are working just fine’ by moving them from side to side, before making it clear that he is ‘not paralyzed.’
Speaking to fans directly, he said: ‘I just want to say I love everybody and I love all the love that I got.’
The actor got choked up as he warned: ‘If you see me out from now on and every once in a while I just burst into tears, it’s just because it’s been tough, man. I was sick, man. But now I got my legs under me, so you’re gonna see me out.’
‘Man, I know they talk about people crying on videos… but I’m not going to do a take two, it is what is is,’ he mused. ‘Like I said, I want you to remember me for the jokes that I crack and the movies that I make — some of them good, some of them ain’t (I think I’ve got a good one out), and songs that I sing.’
Foxx is pictured this September walking his daughter Corinne, 30, down the aisle for a wedding ceremony held at his home
‘I’m here on earth because of some great people. I’m here on Earth because of God, man,’ the performer concluded. ‘I’m on way back.’
Jamie captioned the video: ‘Thank u a billion to everybody… been a long road but all the prayers great people and God got me through.’
The comedian was supported through his recovery by girlfriend Alyce Huckstepp.
They were first romantically linked last year when they were spotted dining with a group of friends at Nobu in Malibu.
Their romance reportedly got more serious when he suffered a stroke.
Alyce’was totally there for him when he got sick, and they got very close after that,’ a source told In Touch in March 2024.
However, at the same time, the insider suggested their romance was fizzling out. ‘She’s still in the picture, and they see each other occasionally — but to the same degree they were.’
The source said that Jamie was focusing on his work following his health issues.
‘He’s grateful to be alive, but he’s preoccupied with getting his career on track,’ the insider said.
‘It’s odd to see him so sedate when he used to be such a womanizer. There’s a part of Jamie that’s sad about that, but he just can’t do it anymore.’
A month later, a source told People that their relationship is still strong and steady despite split rumors.
‘Jamie still sees Alyce even though he is really busy working,’ the insider claimed.
‘Alyce is a sweetie, a great girl,’ the source continued before adding that she ‘couldn’t be nicer or more perfect for’ Jamie.
