Jamie Foxx explains how running into Al Pacino helped change his mind about becoming a dad at 58
Jamie Foxx was on the fence about becoming a father again at 58 - but a chat with Scarface's Al Pacino, helped him breathe a sigh of relief.
Earlier this year, it was confirmed that the Django Unchained star was expecting his third child, at the age of 58. His third child will be his first with his girlfriend, Alyce Huckstepp.
“Being my age, I was a little on the fence,” the film star told E! News. “But then I ran into Al Pacino," he said - explaining the 86-year-old said it was 'good to see him,' after being worried.
Pacino then dropped the bombshell that he was having a baby at 84, to which Foxx quipped: "‘Al, you gonna be back in the drop off line?’”
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“I said, ‘Al, you gonna be back in the drop off line?’"
“I said, aw man, shoot I’m good," Foxx laughed.
Al Pacino welcomed his fourth child, Roman Pacino, with his former girlfriend Noor Alfallah, in 2023.
Foxx is already father to Anelise, 17, and Corinne, 32, who he shares with exes Kristin Grannis and Connie Kline.
The duo go way back, having starred next to each other in the 1999 sports drama film Any Given Sunday.
It's been a tough few years for Foxx, who suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage in 2023.
“My daughter made sure I got back. Now, seeing that I have a new life and to have my daughters embrace it, that’s all that matters, you know," he told E! News, as he sat alongside Corrine, who he hosts Bet Shazam with.
“This is part of living—having a new life to live and share with is amazing.”
It's not the first time the Hollywood star has opened up about his health scare.
During the 2025 Golden Globes, the star was asked how he was doing after a bleed on the brain, which led to him suffering from a stroke.
In the red carpet interview with Entertainment Tonight, Foxx gushed over his two daughters, Corinne and Anelise - who 'stepped up' in his time of need.
"I say this all the time. When you dream about what you want to be, you don't dream tragedy. You dream the greatest life in the world, but when tragedy happens, you need somebody there who really loves you."
Asked about how scared he was while going through his health ordeal, Foxx said he was 'very scared'.
He then revealed that a nurse said that less than 5% of people who had what he had 'walk out of here'.
"When I saw it was you, I rolled my sleeves up," the nurse told the actor.
After he thanked her, she said: "Why you thanking me? You're not special. I roll my sleeves up for everybody that comes in here."
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