Jamie Foxx rep calls COVID-19 rumours: 'completely inaccurate'

A rumour was peddled by an anti-vax that Jamie Foxx hospitalization was caused by a corona vaccine

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A rumour was peddled by an anti-vax that Jamie Foxx hospitalization was caused by a corona vaccine
A rumour was peddled by an anti-vax that Jamie Foxx hospitalization was caused by a corona vaccine

Jamie Foxx's secrecy on his hospitalization has spurred online unfounded claims.

Following the actor’s discharge from hospital, a claim went viral that he suffered from a “vaccine injury” from COVID-19.

But, Foxx’s spokesperson outrightly dismissed the rumours.

According to NBC News, the spokesperson of the Oscar winner called the alleged coronavirus vaccine injury claims “completely inaccurate.”

Besides, continuing the practice of staying mum over the cause of the star’s hospitalization, the representative rejected the claims about the 55-year-old being “partially paralyzed and blind” that were fundamentally false.

Meanwhile, the viral claim was pushed by an online far-right commentator Charlie Kirk, and it was put in the spotlight after gossip columnist A.J. Benza and Dr. Drew Pinksy touched on the matter on the former podcast.

The host claimed he had a source with the actor when he was forcibly injected with corona vaccine which later caused a stroke due to a blood clot.

In April, Foxx was rushed to the hospital for an unknown “medical complication” during Netflix’s Back in Action shoot.

The non-disclosure of the reason for hospitalization led to feverish online speculations.

Leading The Amazing Spider-Man star’s daughter Corrine to request to ignore any report which did not come from the Foxx family.