So, Cameron Diaz finally decided to address those rumors. You know, the ones about Jamie Foxx’s behavior on the set of “Back in Action” causing her to quit acting… again.
“I really hate all of the things that were being said about our set at the time,” she spilled on Tuesday’s episode of Molly Sims’ “Lipstick on the Rim” podcast. She sounded frustrated, like she wanted to scream, “What are you talking about?”
The “Bad Teacher” star specifically mentioned the rumors that Foxx was “making everything miserable” behind the scenes. This was supposedly what made her say, “I’ll never make another movie again.”
Diaz, who’s 51 now, insisted that these reports couldn’t be further from the truth. “Jamie is the best. I love that guy so much,” she said. “He’s such a special person and he’s so talented, so much fun.”
The “Charlie’s Angels” star did admit that there were “hiccups” on set. But, according to her, they were just the “natural things that happen.” The only unexpected delay, Diaz explained, was due to Foxx’s weeks-long hospitalization.
“That’s something that is not my place to speak about,” she said, adding that Foxx, 56, is “thriving” now.
“When I see and hear people trying to take another person down like that … [Jamie is] so classy. He’s like, ‘Nope. Just let them [talk].'”
“Back in Action” is Diaz’s first Hollywood movie since 2014. That’s when she stepped away from acting to start a family. It also is the third project she and Foxx have co-starred in, having previously worked together on “Any Given Sunday” and “Annie.”
While the Oscar winner hasn’t addressed the reports about their rumored feud, he briefly discussed the mystery illness that left him unable to walk. He has never shared his diagnosis.
“I’m not a clone, I’m not a clone. I know a lot of people who were saying I was cloned out there,” he said during a recent acceptance speech. “I want to thank everybody. I’ve been through something, I’ve been through some things. I wouldn’t wish what I went through on my worst enemy because it’s tough when it’s almost over … when you see the tunnel. I saw the tunnel — I didn’t see the light.”
