CNN –
Jamie Foxx is mourning the loss of his friend Keith Jefferson, who he says recently died.
Foxx posted a tribute to Jefferson, who was also an actor, on his Instagram on Thursday, writing: “This hurts. Keith, you were nothing but absolute grace, your whole life your heart is pure, your love is immeasurable, you were an amazing soul.”
“We will all miss you very much,” Foxx added. “It’s going to take a long time for this to heal.”
The “Ray” star added two more posts as a tribute to Jefferson, writing in one: “Everything hurts right now, I’m having a hard time looking through these pictures and reliving the memories of how we had a great time and miss you man.” Foxx shared several pictures of the couple in the posts.
According to Jefferson’s IMDb profile, he appeared with Foxx in two episodes of The Jamie Foxx Show in 1998 and 1999. The pair have appeared in several other projects together over the years, including the 2012 Quentin Tarantino film “Django Unchained” and more recently in last year’s “Day Shift” and the upcoming “The Burial.”
Jefferson also appeared in Tarantino’s 2015 film “The Hateful Eight” and 2019’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.”
In August, Jefferson shared in a social media post that he had been diagnosed with cancer and tagged Foxx, saying, “I have a loving family and the best friends in the whole world.” You know who you are. From my mom to J Foxx and everyone in between.”