Jamie Foxx He was Cameron DiazThe “biggest fan” in the group Back to work.
According to the manager Seth GordonFox, 57, was a major supporter of Diaz, 52, during her return to acting with the Netflix series. Back to work, Her first film in over a decade. “Anyone who was on set will tell you that he was her biggest cheerleader and her biggest hype man, and for everyone involved, but especially for her,” Gordon, 48, said. the people In an interview published on Saturday, January 18.
Gordon also spoke Fox medical emergency in April 2023, halting filming on the Netflix project, with Diaz noting that she was able to support her actor “spiritually” when he returned to set.
“She had to give back in this way spiritually,” Gordon told the outlet. “It's been a very unusual situation to navigate, but it makes a big difference when they have that old friendship, and it's coming from a good place.”
Cameron Diaz has denied “crazy” rumors that she and Jamie Foxx had an ongoing feud on the set of Back In Action. “I really hate all the things that were said about our group at that time. You just want to scream at the top of your lungs, like, 'What (…)'”
Foxx and Diaz have worked together previously, starring together in 2014 that I — Diaz's last film before Back to work. They shared the screen first That is, Sunday In 1999.
However, Diaz stepped back from acting in 2018 to… Focus on her family. She and her husband Benji MaddenShe got married in 2015, gave birth to her daughter Radix in 2019 and her son Cardinal in 2024. He said Us Weekly Earlier this month, Diaz said Diaz's decision to return to work “evolved over time,” adding: “It was not a surprise.”
“Only you guys can get me back to work,” Diaz wrote of Foxx via Instagram in June 2022 when their new film was first announced. Another source said we That's while filming Back to workFox and Diaz were “constantly laughing on set,” noting that they share a sense of humor and “their chemistry is unparalleled.”
In an August 2022 interview with Entertainment tonightFox shared that he promised Diaz that they would enjoy their time on set, which ultimately convinced her to return to acting.
Cameron Diaz slayed in her long-awaited return to the red carpet. Diaz, 52, walked the red carpet at the premiere of her new film Back in Action on Wednesday (January 15) in Berlin. The actress stunned in an all-black dress. The outfit included a black blouse with sheer coverage over her upper torso. Diaz was paired with the top (…)
“So it was literally: 'Do you want to have some fun?' Just have some fun! “I think that's what drove her to do it,” he said at the time. “We miss special moments sometimes in our business, and I think this is a special moment. So we're very happy that it's happening and we're looking forward to it.”
Despite the fun she and Foxx had on the set of Back in Action, the actress said in a December 2024 interview with empire It's “hard to say” whether she will work on another film next. “I reserve the right to say no to doing a film again, and I reserve the right to say yes if I decide to,” she said.
Back to work It's now streaming on Netflix.
