The star made a surprise appearance at the Critics' Choice Association’s Celebration of Cinema and Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements on Monday night where he was honored with the Vanguard Award. Get all of the details in this video.
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00:00 Jamie Foxx made his first public appearance since he was hospitalized for a medical complication
00:05 in April.
00:07 The star made a surprise appearance at the Critics' Choice Association's Celebration
00:11 of Cinema and Television honoring Black, Latino, and AAPI achievements on Monday night, where
00:16 he was honored with the Vanguard Award.
00:18 Foxx, whose honor was not announced in advance, took to the stage unassisted as he discussed
00:23 the health challenges he faced this year.
00:25 "I couldn't do that six months ago.
00:27 I couldn't actually walk to the stage.
00:30 And I'm not a clone.
00:31 I'm not a clone.
00:32 I know a lot of people are saying that I was cloned out there."
00:34 He went on to note, "It feels good to be here.
00:37 I cherish every single minute now.
00:39 It's different.
00:40 I wouldn't wish what I went through on my worst enemy, because it's tough when it's
00:43 almost over, when you see the tunnel.
00:45 I saw the tunnel.
00:46 I didn't see the light."
00:48 In April, Foxx's daughter, Corinne, initially shared the news that the actor was hospitalized
00:52 while filming Netflix's Back in Action in Atlanta.
00:55 In August, Foxx posted on Instagram that he was finally starting to feel like myself.
01:00 The exact details of Foxx's medical issue have not been released publicly.
01:04 For more details on the story and the night's celebration, head to THR.com.
01:09 And for the latest entertainment news and updates, keep watching The Hollywood Reporter
01:13 News.
01:13 Thanks for watching!