Jamie Foxx said he wouldn't stop crying as he thanked daughters Corinne and Anelise with helping amid his 2023 stroke.

Jamie Foxx didn’t hold back in his BET Awards 2025 acceptance speech Monday. The actor broke down while telling awards show attendees about the stroke he suffered in April 2023. The Oscar winner, 57, noted that the “In Memoriam” segment made him emotional because “that could have been [him].”

BET Awards honored Oscar-winning actor, singer and comedian Jamie Foxx with its Ultimate Icon Award on Monday night. During his acceptance speech, Foxx got choked up as he discussed his 2023 stroke that left him hospitalized for weeks in Atlanta.