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Jamie Foxx brought emotion and a bit of levity to the stage as he accepted an award in Los Angeles on Monday night.
Foxx received the Vanguard Award at the Critics Choice Association’s “Film and Television Celebration: Celebrating Black, Latino and AAPI Achievement” for her performance in “The Burial.”
The actor suffered from what his daughter called “complications” last April, and the event marked his first major public appearance.
After taking the stage, he told the audience: I’ve been through something. I’ve been through some things. It’s crazy, I couldn’t have done that six months ago. I couldn’t actually walk,” he said, getting emotional.
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Jamie continued: “It feels good to be here. I’m making every moment count now. It’s different. It’s different,” he insisted. “I wouldn’t wish what I went through on my worst enemy. It’s hard when it’s almost over and you can see the tunnel.”
With a touch of humor, he continued: I couldn’t see the light! It was hot inside the tunnel and we didn’t know where we were going. “Shit, am I in the right place?” I saw the devil say, “Come on, come on.” ”
Making fun of the conspiracy theories swirling around social media about the Netflix movie ‘They Cloned Tyrone’, he added: Hey, you guys aren’t shit. ”
He went on to thank his family and friends for their support and protecting his privacy.
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Fox went on to say, “Dear Black people, when we’re about to die or go through something like that, there are two phrases we say. One of them is: “Lord, have mercy on me, Jesus. Lord, have mercy on me, Jesus.”
He later added: “I would like to say that six months ago, I never would have imagined that this would happen or that I would be here, but now, walking up to this microphone and receiving this Vanguard Award, All I can say is this: Lord, have mercy, Jesus. ”
