Jamie Foxx’s daughter says he’s ‘out of hospital playing pickleball’

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Jamie Foxx’s daughter is speaking out after rumours that her father was near-death surfaced online four weeks after he suffered a medical complication.

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“Update from the family: Sad to see how the media runs wild,” Jamie’s daughter Corinne, 29, wrote on her Instagram Story Friday, sharing a screengrab from a news story declaring the family was preparing for “the worst.”

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“My Dad has been out of the hospital for weeks, recuperating,” Corinne added. “In fact he was playing pickelball yesterday! Thanks for everyone’s prayers and support! We have an exciting work announcement coming next week too!”

Corinne updated fans on her father’s health after Radar Online claimed Jamie’s family was “preparing for the worst” following his mysterious health scare.

“His friends and family are hoping for the best — but preparing for the worst!” an anonymous source told the outlet.

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Jamie’s Held Up co-star Nia Long took to Twitter on Friday to ask fans to pray for the actor.

“Praying for our brother Jamie Foxx. My love and prayers run deep for you and your loved ones,” Long wrote.

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On April 12, Corinne revealed her dad was in “recovery” following a mysterious medical emergency while filming the Netflix movie, Back in Action, with Cameron Diaz in Atlanta.

“We wanted to share that, my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication yesterday,” Corinne wrote in a since-deleted social media post.

“Luckily, due to quick action and great care, he is already on his way to recovery. We know how beloved he is and appreciate your prayers. The family asks for privacy during this time.”

Days after the incident, a source told CNN doctors were “still trying to figure out what exactly happened” to the 55-year-old Grammy winner.

A source later told PEOPLE that the Oscar winner was making steady progress towards a full recovery. “He’s OK, thank God,” the source said at the time. “He’s still in the hospital and doctors are running tests but he’s awake and alert. They’re keeping him under observation.”

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Last week, the Ray star broke his silence, taking to Instagram to update fans on his well-being. “Appreciate all the love!!! Feeling blessed,” he wrote in a brief message.

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On May 5, a source close to the Collateral star told PEOPLE that “Jamie is stable and not in a life-threatening situation now.”

Despite his improvements, Jamie and Corinne will not appear on the latest season of Beat Shazam, with Nick Cannon and Kelly Osbourne temporarily taking over on the musical game show.

Before Cannon announced he was taking over on Beat Shazam, he revealed that Jamie was doing “so much better.”

The Masked Singer host told Entertainment Tonight: “He’s awake. They say he’s alert, so, we love it. I was reluctant to go all the way there, and even talk about it, but he gave me the blessing, so it’s a beautiful thing. I know he’s doing so much better because I’m actually about to do something special for him, and doing him a favour.”

Meanwhile, filming on Back in Action was completed using body doubles.

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