Jamie Foxx Becomes Figurehead of Anti-Vax Movement

Despite the specifics of his recent illness being kept private, Jamie Foxx has become the figurehead for an anti-vax movement after a rumor went viral online.

The actor was suffering from "medical complications," according to his daughter Corinne Foxx, and the family were spotted visiting him in a Chicago physical rehabilitation facility in May. With just that information and an unsubstantiated rumor started by a notable gossip columnist, some people are saying Foxx suffered a stroke brought on by a blood clot caused by a COVID vaccination.

Foxx's current condition is unknown, although the actor did thank his fans for their support with an Instagram update on May 3, reportedly three weeks after falling ill. "Appreciate all the love!!! Feeling blessed," he wrote in a post.

Newsweek has reached out to Jamie Foxx's representatives via email for further comment. This article will be updated if we receive information back from them.

Podcast host and gossip columnist A.J. Benza claims to know exactly what happened to Foxx, though, as he shared information from his source "somebody in the room" on May 30.

Appearing on the Ask Dr. Drew podcast, Benza said: "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 blood clot in the brain caused him at that point to be partially paralyzed and blind."

The claim has been fact checked by Newsweek, and was found to be wholly unverified, but the rumor has still gone viral online with a number of reputable Twitter users circulating it.

“Where are all the pro-vax FReepers who claim they have had no problems from the clot shot.”

Probably listening to this guy while the usual crew of vax paranoids make fools of themselves:

“Trump Dismisses COVID-19 Vax Safety Claims, Says He Saved 100 Million Lives”

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-says-he-saved-100-million-lives-covid-vaccines-1774178

Trump touted the effectiveness of Operation Warp Speed, his administration’s program to accelerate the development of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics, during a Monday interview on the conservative podcast The Water Cooler.

Host David Brody asked the former president if he would “acknowledge” that the vaccines “were not as safe or effective as we were told by the medical community at the time,” after repeating a number of unsubstantiated anti-vaccine claims.

“I was able to get something approved that, you know, that has proven to have saved a lot of lives,” Trump said, ignoring Brody’s request to weigh in on the anti-vaccine narrative. “Some people say that I saved 100 million lives worldwide.”

“”You have to understand, there are the pros and cons,” said Trump. “Some reports [say] that it’s the greatest thing that’s ever happened and we saved tens of millions of lives. Then you’ll read other reports [that] say there were some problems with the vaccine...but relatively small numbers.

“But you know, you have many reports that say the vaccines save tens of millions of lives,” he continued. “That without the vaccines you would have had a thing...where perhaps 100 million people died.”

Brody began the discussion on vaccines by claiming that a had been “sudden death spikes.” A popular but debunked anti-vaccine conspiracy video called “Died Suddenly” makes similar claims.

The host also pointed out that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week said an early warning system had flagged an unconfirmed “safety signal” concerning a link between the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shot and strokes in the elderly.

Brody did not mention that the agency later determined that there was no link following an extensive review of data.

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