It got kind of buried by other news stories about Jamie Foxx, but there were rumors back in March that the set of his Netflix movie Back In Action—a movie that also serves as Cameron Diaz’s return from retirement after the 2014 Annie remake, which also featured Foxx—had become kind of a mess. Supposedly, a crew member got fired for trying to scam Foxx out of thousands of dollars, and Foxx also apparently was acting “crazy” and had a “major meltdown” that involved him personally firing various crew members. The drama was also apparently so extensive that some people claimed Diaz was even regretting her decision to un-retire.
But that’s not true, says Diaz, who had nothing but positive things to say about the experience (and Foxx) in an appearance on the Lipstick On The Rim podcast (via Variety). Diaz said that hearing the stories people were telling about the Back In Action set made her want to scream “What are you talking about?” because Foxx was “like the cheerleader for the entire crew” and that “everybody loves him.” She also added that they all had “so much on the set with him, and he’s just professional on every level.”
Diaz said she “had a blast” making the movie and that the only “hiccups” that happened on the production were “the natural kinds of things that happen”—aside from Foxx’s medical scare. Speaking of, she said that Foxx told her to just ignore the discourse and let people talk, but she said all of the rumors and gossip about the production “really” made her angry anyway.
Back In Action is supposed to hit Netflix at some point next year (which begins pretty soon, in case you haven’t glanced at a calendar in a few weeks or so).