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Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz attend a photocall for “Annie” at the Corinthia Hotel London on December 16, 2014 in London, England.
CNN –
Cameron Diaz wants you to know that she “had a blast” working with Jamie Foxx on “Back in Action,” her first film in 10 years, despite hearing things that suggested otherwise.
“I really hate everything that was said about our set,” Diaz said on Tuesday’s episode of the “Lipstick on the Rim” podcast, later adding that it made her want to “scream at the top of my lungs like : 'What are you talking about?'”
Diaz described Foxx as “the cheerleader for the entire crew” and said the set for the Netflix film was great and he was “a professional in every way.”
“The problems that arose throughout production are natural things that happen,” she said.
She spoke directly about “everything that was said about our organization up until” Foxx was hospitalized in April – a topic she was careful not to elaborate on, other than to say that the Oscar winner is doing well now.
Addressing the “crazy things” she heard about the set, such as how Foxx “made everything miserable and that I would never do a movie again because of him,” Diaz said, “That really pissed me off made.”
She further noted that when she tried to convince Foxx to “say something about it,” he acted “so noble” and told her to “let her say it – we know the truth.”
Diaz and Foxx previously starred in 2014's “Annie,” her final film before retiring, as well as 1999's “Any Given Sunday,” and said Tuesday that the “only reason” she came back for “Back in Action.” , which was because she would be working with Foxx.
The There's Something About Mary star also said that returning to acting after ten years was “like riding a bike.”
Back in Action is an action comedy starring Diaz, Foxx, Kyle Chandler and Glenn Close and is expected to be available to stream on Netflix in 2024.