Cameron Diaz quitting Hollywood again amid movie scandal

With her career comeback in chaos, Cameron Diaz has reportedly made the decision to turn her back on Hollywood once more.

Cameron Diaz is reportedly retiring from acting – again. Picture: Theo Wargo/NBC/Getty Images

Cameron Diaz will reportedly retire from her acting career for good after she wraps the Netflix film Back In Action with Jamie Foxx so she can focus on being a mum to her three-year-old daughter, Raddix.

“These back-to-back, 10-hour work days have been a lot on her and she hates being away from Raddix,” a source close to Diaz told the Daily Mail.

“Cameron loves being a mum more than anything in the world.”

While Diaz’s husband, Benji Madden, is supportive of her acting career, her time on set has apparently “been a lot on him”, Page Six reports.

Cameron Diaz’s career comeback is proving to be short-lived. Picture: Theo Wargo/NBC/Getty Images

“Although she has gotten to see her family while shooting the film, it is just not the same,” the insider claimed.

Diaz, 50, and Madden, 44, were married in 2015 and welcomed Raddix in 2019. A year before their daughter was born, Diaz confirmed that she had retired from acting.

But the Charlie’s Angels actress surprised fans when she made her acting return to star alongside Foxx, 55, in Netflix’s upcoming action-comedy flick, reportedly set to be released in 2024.

The Seth Gordon-directed movie was reportedly drama-plagued, with Foxx allegedly having a tantrum on set, which led to him firing an executive producer, two directors and his driver.

However, a source close to Diaz confirmed that she is on good terms with Foxx and that his reported “meltdown” had nothing to do with her reported decision to retire again from acting after this final project.

“When you are in a position of authority, sometimes you have to make decisions to let people go who do not share the same vision as you,” the source said, adding they would be “incredibly surprised if it caused any tension between Jamie and Cameron”.

Diaz is understood to prefer family life with Benji Madden than the ‘confrontation’ of Hollywood.

The source said: “Cameron is a businessperson and understands that this is necessary at times and, honestly, Jamie is the only reason that she is doing this film and they are still very close.”

But the source explained that Diaz “hates” the “drama and confrontation” that comes with working in Hollywood.

“This is why she retired from the business in the first place,” the source said. “She has already proven herself in the industry and has nothing left to prove to anyone.”

Filming for the movie reportedly took place in the UK from December last year until March, and further filming will continue in Georgia, US, between March and April, according to Screen Daily.

Foxx and Cameron have known each other for years and worked together in the past. In 1999, they both starred in Any Given Sunday and in 2014, they joined forces for the remake of Annie.

Diaz with Jamie Foxx in her last film before retirement, 2014’s Annie.

Annie was notably the last movie Diaz starred in before announcing her retirement.

Diaz reflected on the irony of returning to acting in a movie with Foxx after retiring following a collaboration with thestar.

“The last movie I made was Annie with Jamie, and so, the first movie back is this film with Jamie. He’s so great, he’s so easy, he’s so professional, he’s so talented,” Diaz told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show last September.

Diaz admitted that getting back to acting after quitting has been an adjustment.

“I did that for so long, it’s kind of like the process, I kind of just fell back into it. But it feels a little bit different,” she said.

Outside of acting, Diaz not only wants to focus on her family but also on her wine brand, Avaline, which she launched in 2020.

“Cameron has gotten extremely involved in Avaline and was pivotal in its creation,” the insider said, adding, “Avaline has grown exponentially and it is something that Cameron is very, very proud of.”

Reps for Diaz and Foxx did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.

This story originally appeared on Page Six and is republished here with permission

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