Social media, within the scheme of issues, hasn’t existed for that lengthy. But with its ever-expanding development and common recognition, it has intrinsically woven its manner into the material of all the pieces. And I imply all the pieces, together with its affect on what it means to be part of Hollywood immediately. With that sentiment in thoughts, one in all Tinseltown’s greatest, Jamie Foxx, weighed in on the stark realities of being a celeb presently and the way brutal a roasting on-line may be.
Whereas the A-lister has totally recovered from his 2023 ‘medical complication’ that turned out to be a mind bleed that led to a stroke, he’s made his manner again to Hollywood. With a couple of titles already launched on the 2025 film information, he chatted with BET’s Immersed collection to replicate on his well being, profession and legacy. When requested if any a part of his public life hasn’t been gratifying, Foxx jumped in with some advantageous recommendation, particularly for present-day requirements. By way of the YouTube web page he shared:
I inform folks on a regular basis, ‘Watch out what you want for.’ As a result of I’m a gregarious dude, and I simply wish to have enjoyable, and generally folks would reap the benefits of that. Particularly in immediately’s world now, the place all the pieces is checked out, all the pieces is checked out.
Whatever the instances, it looks as if fairly sage phrases in pursuing one thing in a fast-paced business corresponding to leisure. For anybody with a sizeable platform, all are topic to being sized up beneath a microscopic lens on the web. It looks as if these realizations could have come at the side of Foxx lately returning to face up.
The Ray star then expounded on how this new stark shade of stardom is a one-eighty from the way it was and the way all the pieces might be turned the wrong way up by one factor on-line. (He additionally mentions that he’ll be overlaying extra of this topic in his upcoming particular, Victory Lap, which is able to ultimately be accessible with a Hulu subscription.) He additionally famous that he believes within the energy of social media however understands that it may upend something, in his phrases:
I discuss how fame isn’t essentially enjoyable anymore. Again within the day, fame was cool however, now, it’s sort of [cringes]. It’s powerful, and what’s loopy is all the pieces that you just’re doing might be negated in a single put up. So it’s an fascinating — I feel social media is sweet, proper? Nevertheless it’s additionally tremendous harmful. And something you assume it’s, it ain’t.
The shift Foxx is referring to is sort of an fascinating one and appeared to vary extra dramatically as social media gained traction. The development is known as a double-edged sword.
Ending the thought, the Django Unchained alum shared some humorous however humbling components of posting on-line. He added that the remark part is probably the most harmful place of all for anybody with a big following, as he mentioned:
You ever take that image, you assume you finna’ get the likes? You be like, ‘Rattling!’ They be like, ‘Man, when you don’t get your brow, tooth and hairline out.’ … Don’t learn them feedback! They gonna come and tear your ass up!’ ‘Man, shut up! You appear to be your breath stink!’ It ain’t ever what you thought. I did an entire photoshoot, [fans] didn’t like none of that shit. I mentioned, ‘Rattling, what I gotta do?’
Yikes. On-line communities actually take some liberties on stars’ pages (I’m a non-comment part individual if I may help it). Hopefully amid the surprising and outlandish critiques throughout the web, there are good moments too. Foxx did get some on-line love after receiving the BET Final Icon Award by the use of LeBron James giving him his digital flowers.
It’ll be fascinating to see if the pitfalls of working in Hollywood will proceed to develop alongside the ever-changing social media panorama. Foxx and co. I’m positive would like to see it change if it means not getting roasted as repeatedly.