‘Back in Action’ director says Jamie Foxx ad-libbed those baby oil jokes, which had nothing to do with the Diddy scandal

• Jamie Foxx ad-libbed baby oil jokes in Netflix’s “Back in Action” film.
• Director Seth Gordon told Business Insider the jokes were filmed a year before the Sean Combs “Freak Offs” scandal.
• “I don’t think that means you’re not allowed to use the words baby oil again,” Gordon said.

“Back in Action” is filled with funny moments from Glenn Close’s horny grandma vibes to Cameron Diaz grooving to Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It.” If those don’t spark a chuckle, Jamie Foxx‘s on-set ad-libs about baby oil are sure to bring a few laughs from this Netflix action comedy.

In the movie, Matt (Foxx) and Emily (Diaz) are CIA agents who go into hiding to start a family. Fifteen years later, viewers get a glimpse of their domesticated lives in full parent mode before everything goes to hell and their cover is blown.

One of the running gags is Emily telling Matt how she wants to reconnect with their teenage daughter by bringing back movie night. She suggests they watch the “Creed” movies, and Matt responds by saying, “That’s a lot of baby oil.”

Scenes later, when Emily’s daughter rejects movie night, Matt tells Emily the two of them will have a movie night.

Emily suggests “Creed 3,” to which Matt responds: “To help, I’ll put some baby oil on, like Michael B.” Referring to “Creed” franchise star Michael B. Jordan.

Director Seth Gordon told BI that Foxx came up with those baby oil jokes on his own while shooting.

“That was an ad-lib Jamie did,” he said. “It was hilarious.”

Gordon said filmmakers didn’t discuss removing the jokes after news broke last year of Sean “Diddy” Combs throwing parties called “Freak Offs,” which included more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant.

“We shot that the prior year,” Gordon said. “The Diddy thing happened after picture lock. Also, I don’t think that means you’re not allowed to use the words baby oil again.”

In September, Combs was indicted on racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution charges. Combs pleaded not guilty.

Since then, Foxx has distanced himself from Combs. Foxx, 57, who was hospitalized while filming “Back in Action,” later explained in his December Netflix comedy special “What Had Happened Was” that he’d suffered a stroke. In the special, he also talked about his times with Combs, saying “I left them parties early. I was out by 9.”

“Back in Action” is available now on Netflix.