Cameron Diaz shall be Back in Action alongside Jamie Foxx on Netflix and the Charlie’s Angels star is defending her co-star in opposition to claims he was difficult to work with.
In a brand new interview, Diaz is breaking her silence about working with Foxx and stories that prompt that starring alongside the Django Unchained star would have an effect on her profession.
“I really hate all of the things that were being said about our set at the time,” Diaz stated on the Lipstick on the Rim podcast concerning the rumors sprawling within the media whereas filming Back in Action. “You just want to scream at the top of your lungs, like, ‘What are you talking about?’”
Diaz continued praising Foxx including, “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.”
Back in Action is Diaz’s return to movie following 2014’s Annie, during which she co-starred with Foxx. Diaz additionally shared credit with Foxx in 1999’s Any Given Sunday.
“Jamie is the best. I love that guy so much. He’s such a special person and he’s so talented, so much fun,” she added. “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.”
Foxx suffered a “medical complication” in April, which he continues to get better from, one thing that makes Diaz completely happy to know.
“When I see and hear people trying to take another person down like that … [Jamie is] so classy,” she stated. “He’s like, ‘Nope. Just let them [talk].’ Still, it just really made me angry.”
Back in Action is a movie directed by Seth Gordon and co-written with Brendan O’Brien, starring Foxx and Diaz. The movie additionally stars Kyle Chandler, Glenn Close, Andrew Scott, Jamie Demetriou, McKenna Roberts and Rylan Jackson.
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