Modified On November 9, 2004
We got a press release from CBS, breathlessly titled, ” JAMIE FOXX SAYS HIS BIOLOGICAL PARENTS ‘COPPED OUT’ ” Intrigued, we read the rest. Here’s the money quote:
Despite all the disappointments with his biological parents, Foxx accepts the way his life has gone. Gordon asks, “Would you give up all of what you’ve accomplished all of what you’ve gained, if your life had been different and your parents had been together and you with them?” Foxx responds, “No. No, because I know now as a parent that, in a sense, they copped out. I don’t cop out on my daughter no matter how busy I am, so, you know…I wouldn’t do that….”
We’re told that the boys at 60 Minutes got tears! Real tears! It’s sweeps month gold! (How does one tell, we must wonder aloud, when one is interviewing an actor, if those tears are real? After all, there is an awful lot of Oscar® talk surrounding Foxx’s turn as Ray Charles! Is that too cynical, even for comics?)