Nationwide — Jamie Foxx broke down in tears whereas accepting the Final Icon Honor on the 2025 BET Awards, opening up about his near-fatal stroke in 2023, his lengthy restoration, and the help of his daughters that helped him survive.
The 57-year-old actor took the stage and talked concerning the darkest time he confronted after struggling a brain bleed that caused his stroke. He rapidly grew emotional, saying he as soon as took life as a right however now sees it in another way.
“I gotta be sincere — after I noticed the ‘in memoriam,’ I used to be like, man, that might have been me,” he shared by tears, in accordance with the New York Post. “However I don’t know why I went by what I went by, however I do know my second likelihood —I’m not going to show down.”
Foxx instructed the viewers he prayed to God for yet one more shot at life whereas he was within the hospital. “I stated no matter cause you place this on me, I promise I’mma do proper,” he stated. He added that surviving the stroke made him extra grateful and conscious of his roots.
He gave heartfelt due to his daughters, Corinne, 31, and Anelise, 16. He stated Corinne quietly took the lead throughout his well being disaster. “You made certain I used to be right here,” he instructed her.
Foxx additionally recalled a key second with Anelise. At one level, his vitals had been failing and medical doctors feared the worst. However Anelise got here into his hospital room along with her guitar and performed music for him.
“And as she performed the guitar, my vitals (improved),” he recalled. “And I spotted God was in her guitar. The nurses ran in and stated, ‘What did they offer him?’ My daughter stated, ‘Shh, I’ve received him.’”
Foxx was hospitalized in April 2023. In his 2024 Netflix particular What Had Occurred Was, he shared that he misplaced 20 days of reminiscence and referred to as it the worst yr of his life.
Since then, he has returned to appearing and even earned a Golden Globe nomination for his comedy comeback.
