(CNN) — Jamie Foxx is recovering from injuries sustained in a restaurant accident during his birthday dinner on Friday.
A Fox spokesperson said: “Jamie Foxx was at a birthday dinner when someone from another table threw a glass at him, hitting him in the mouth.” “He had to have stitches and is recovering. Police were called and the matter is now in the hands of law enforcement.”
The Beverly Hills Police Department said they responded to “a report of a possible assault with a deadly weapon at Mr. Chow Restaurant, located at 344 North Camden Drive.” Police said the incident happened just after 10 p.m., but they did not mention Fox by name.
“Upon investigation, officers determined that the reported assault with a deadly weapon was unfounded,” BHPD said. “Instead, the incident involved a physical altercation between the parties. BHPD conducted a preliminary investigation and completed a report documenting the battery. No arrests were made. .”
CNN has reached out to Chow for comment.
The incident comes just days after the Hollywood star detailed the health issues he had last year on the Netflix special “Jamie Foxx: What Happened?”
“I don’t remember anything about those 20 days.”
In a Netflix special released Tuesday, Fox said that during a medical emergency last year, he suffered a brain bleed that led to a stroke.
“It’s a mystery,” the Oscar-winning actor said on the Netflix special. “I still don’t know exactly what happened to me.”
“On April 11th, I had a bad headache and asked my son for an aspirin. And when I had a medical emergency, my sons said they didn’t know what to do. I realized that right away,” he said on Netflix.
“I was out before I could get the aspirin,” he said. “I don’t remember anything about those 20 days.”
Fox thanked her “4-foot-11-inch sister who had nothing but pure love” for driving her across Atlanta to find a hospital.
The two were eventually taken to Piedmont Hospital, where doctors told Fox that he had suffered a brain hemorrhage, which was causing a stroke, and that he would die without surgery, Fox said in the Netflix special. spoke.
After surgery, doctors said Fox might make a full recovery, “but this year is going to be the worst year of my life,” Fox said on Netflix.
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