Relationships Talk

When I was in my 20s, when all it took to cure a hangover was a single serving of Easy Mac, there seemed to be an abundance of humans around. There were roommates and uncoupled friends who just “showed up” always willing to lend a hand. But when that crew starts to partner and reproduce, anyone who’s single is easily forgotten when it comes to casual, day-to-day hangouts. How far in advance did you book your last dinner with a married friend? Therefore, filling a single woman’s world with people, or her living room with furniture, becomes a task, not an accident.

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Feeling down about dating? Been staring at your phone waiting for someone to text you back? Wondering when you and the person you’ve been seeing are going to make it official? Well, guess what? Celebrities have all of those same insecurities, too. A few months into a new relationship, Olivia Munn got dating advice from Jamie Foxx, which she revealed during an appearance on Busy Tonight on Tuesday night. Foxx had some wise words for his famous friend, and they ended up teaching her a powerful lesson about self-respect.

Munn and Busy Philipps, actor and host of Busy Tonight, go way back. They’ve worked on a few projects together over the years, but one project, in particular, led them to Foxx’s house.

“It was such a magical afternoon,” Philipps said of collaborating with Foxx that day. “But you and Jamie, have you worked together, or are you just buds?” the host asked.

“We met at a party through our agents, and it was at the Super Bowl,” Munn explained, “and he just became like a big brother to me, immediately. He’s been such a great friend.”

The 38-year-old actor then went on to describe a time when her “big brother” gave her some really sage advice. Munn had been secretly dating another celebrity for a few months, she explained, but they hadn’t discussed whether or not they were exclusive yet. At one point, they both ended up at the same party, but Munn got bummed out seeing him flirt with other girls.

“I was feeling like, so depressed,” Munn told Philipps. (Been there.) She was so upset, in fact, that she had decided to leave the party early. Foxx was also there, though, and figured out what was going on right away. He said he’d call her in the morning — which he did — and his advice to her came in the form of a voicemail.

Foxx’s voicemail, as Munn recalled it, asked:

“Did you come out here to be somebody’s girlfriend? No. Did you come out here to be somebody’s wife? No. Did you come out here just to date this guy? No. Did you come out here to be an actress? Yes. Don’t you ever, ever let me see you cry about some guy like that ever again. Don’t you ever let some other guy make you feel like that ever again … I never want to see you let any man make you feel that small again.”

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Damn straight. That is the truth. Foxx’s advice was totally legit, and definitely something that everyone should try to keep in mind. “It was so sweet and he was just so earnest,” Munn told Philipps of her friend.

While Foxx’s wise words did help Munn in the moment, she admitted that she still slipped up from time to time when it comes to guys. See? Celebrities are just like us. Nobody’s perfect, of course, but if you’re dating someone who makes you feel small — well, just imagine a very angry Foxx leaving that voicemail on your phone.

What do we know about Jamie Foxx and Katie Holmes’s relationship? Very little, to be honest. (Sorry.)

The couple is famously private, but what small glimpses they allow into their lives seem to be full of nothing but love. So predictably, Foxx has good advice to give in the dating department.

Foxx’s friend Olivia Munn learned a lot from Foxx, and she passed on his insight while being interviewed by E!’s Busy Tonight. At one point, Munn was struggling in the romance department with an unnamed actor, and while she called them “official,” the mystery beau didn’t. Understandably, she was hurt.

“I’m on one side of this party and he’s on the other side, talking to different girls and stuff, and I’m feeling so depressed,” she said. “I decided to leave early, and then Jamie stops me and he’s like, ‘Where are you going?'”

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It didn’t take Foxx long to figure out what was going on. “Is he the reason you’re leaving?” Munn recalled him asking. That didn’t stop her though — she left the party, but Foxx still checked in.

“He’s like, ‘Go home. I’m going to call you later — and if you don’t pick up, I’m going to leave you a voicemail!'” Munn said. “The next morning, I got a call from Jamie. He left a voicemail and said, ‘Did you come out here to be somebody’s girlfriend? No! Did you come out here to be somebody’s wife? No! Did you come out here just to date this guy? No! Did you come out here to be an actress? Yes! Don’t you ever, let me see you cry about some guy like that ever again! Don’t you ever let some other guy make you feel like that ever again!'”

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“It was so sweet. He was just so earnest. He was like, ‘I never want to see you let any man make you feel that small again,” she said. “Every now and then, [his message] would pop into my head — and, of course, it kind of veered off sometimes — but I’ll think about that sometimes, and it brings me back to center.”

No wonder Jamie and Katie seem so happy — he’s basically a romance guru.