More details are coming to light about the incident that took place during Jamie Foxx’s birthday dinner.
“There was someone in an upper-level area of the restaurant who was with a big group of people and pointed a laser light on Jamie’s face while Jamie was at his table,” a source tells Us Weekly. “The laser light was in the form of a penis.”
According to the insider, Foxx, 57, “went over” to the group shining the laser to “talk to them.” The source shares that the “crew” with the laser was “being aggressive” on the upstairs level of the establishment — but that didn’t faze Foxx.
“Jamie was being polite. He asked them to knock it off because kids were there,” the insider explains. “He walked away calmly, and they threw a glass as he sat back down and it cut his face. That’s why he got stitches. He didn’t retaliate.”
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Foxx was spotted celebrating his 57th birthday on Saturday, December 14, at Mr. Chow in Beverly Hills alongside his two daughters, Corinne and Analise, and his ex Kristin Grannis.
“Jamie Foxx was at his birthday dinner when someone from another table threw a glass that hit him in the mouth,” Foxx’s spokesperson told Us in a statement following the incident. “He had to get stitches and is recovering. The police were called and the matter is now in law enforcement’s hands.”
According to the Beverly Hills Police Department, a call was made around 10 p.m. about an alleged fight at the restaurant. “Upon investigation, officers determined that the reported assault with a deadly weapon was unfounded,” BHPD said in a press release. “Instead, the incident involved a physical altercation between parties.”
No arrests were made, and the investigation is complete per the authorities’ statement.
TMZ reported on Monday, December 16, that Dickhouse Productions — which is owned and operated by Jackass creators Johnny Knoxville, Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze — is the group that rented out the upper level of the eatery that evening. The outlet noted that Knoxville, Tremaine and Jones were not in attendance at the company’s outing.
One day after the incident occurred, Foxx broke his silence.
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“The devil is a lie,” Foxx captioned an Instagram post which had the sentence “The devil is busy … but I’m too blessed to be stressed” typed across a black background. “Can’t win here… thank you to everybody that pray and check on me… when your light is shining bright… they try to bring you darkness … but they don’t know that you’re built for it… the lights have been shining bright…”
Foxx also thanked everyone who watched his new Netflix special, which premiered earlier this month.
“And huge thank yous to everyone that have watched and been inspired by What Had Happened Was … number 1 on @netflix,” he continued. “If you haven’t checked it out please go check it out it’s from my heart and my soul….”
With reporting by Andrea Simpson
