BET Ultimate Icon Award recipient Jamie Foxx emotionally accepted the award during the 2025 BET Awards at the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on June 9, 2025.

Jamie Foxx brought his daughters and sister (and several members of the crowd, no doubt) to tears with a hilarious but humbling speech that recalled his near-fatal 2023 stroke.

Jamie Foxx delivers tearful BET Award speech on ‘second chance' at life after health scare “When I saw the memoriam, I was like, ‘Man, that could’ve been me,’” said Foxx, who was ...

Jamie Foxx gives heartfelt, emotional speech at BET Awards; talks about his stroke in Atlanta In the speech, Jamie Foxx alluded to the health scare he had while filming in Atlanta back in April 2023.

* Jamie Foxx received the Ultimate Icon Award at the 25th BET Awards on June 9, 2025. The event took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and was hosted by comedian Kevin Hart.

Actor Jamie Foxx got a second chance at life after overcoming a health scare in 2023. During a tear-jerking BET speech, the comedian and actor attributed his recovery to his daughters Corinne Foxx ...

Jamie Foxx Breaks Down in Tears During BET Awards Speech As he addressed the audience at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Calif., with a 10-minute speech, Foxx started crying while expressing ...