Cameron Diaz Says 'Crazy' Rumors About Jamie Foxx on “Back in Action” Set 'Really Made Me Angry'

The actress shut down rumors "that I was never gonna make another movie again because of him"

Cameron Diaz is speaking out about her time on the set of Back in Action with Jamie Foxx.

Eight months after Foxx, 56, experienced a medical emergency during the time he was filming the upcoming Netflix action-comedy in Atlanta, Diaz, 51, is recalling how she felt about some of the "crazy" rumors that swirled at the time.

"I really hate all of the things that were being said about our set at the time," she said on the latest episode of Molly Sims' Lipstick on the Rim podcast. "You just want to scream at the top of your lungs, like, 'What are you talking about?' "

"Jamie is, like, the cheerleader for the entire crew. Everybody loves him. We have so much fun on the set with him, and he's just a professional on every level," Diaz continued.

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Specifically, Diaz said, she heard of rumors that Foxx was "crazy" on set, and "making everything miserable and that I was never gonna make another movie again because of him."

But, on the contrary, the Charlie's Angels star said she "had a blast" making Back in Action, the first movie she has filmed in nearly a decade. She praised Foxx: "Jamie is the best. I love that guy so much. He's such a special person and he's so talented, so much fun."

Diaz added of making the project, "The hiccups that happened throughout production are the natural kinds of things that happen, but nothing got delayed other than, obviously, toward the end. And that's something that is not my place to speak about," referencing Foxx's health scare.

Diaz went on to say how Foxx is "thriving" now, adding, "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]. ' "

And while she said the Oscar winner assured her, " 'We know the truth,' " Diaz added of the false rumors, "Still, it just really made me angry."

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After sharing the screen in 1999's Any Given Sunday and 2014's Annie, Diaz and Foxx reunite with Back in Action, which also stars Glenn Close.

It marks Diaz's first film since stepping away from acting in 2014 to focus on family and start her Avaline wine company.

"@iamjamiefoxx only you could get me back in action! I can't frickin wait it's gonna be a blast!" she wrote on Instagram in June 2022 when her casting was announced.

Foxx recently celebrated his 56th birthday, and used the occasion to share his gratitude to family, friends and fans for their support in the wake of his April health scare.

"I wanna start by saying thank you to everyone that prayed for me when I was in a bad way ... here lately I’ve been able to thank some of you personally but I want to say to all of you," he wrote on Instagram, in part. "I was able to make it to today because of your prayers."

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