A Long Road to Recovery
Two years after his stroke and coma, Jamie Foxx returned to the stage at the 2025 BET Awards, tearfully accepting the Ultimate Icon Award. He credited his daughters, Corinne Foxx, 31, and Anelise Bishop, 16, for helping him through a harrowing time during his 10-minute acceptance speech.
Facing Mortality
“When I saw that in memoriam, I was like, ‘Man, that could’ve been me.’ But I don’t know why I went through what I went through, but I know that my second chance, I’m not going to turn it down,” Foxx, 57, told the audience at the 25th BET Awards.
Family at the Center
He praised his sister, Deidre Dixon, for caring for him during his illness. Then he turned to Corinne: “My beautiful daughter, Corinne, I cannot say enough about you. You’ve always taken a backseat to everything. But when you needed to drive it, you drove. And you made sure I was here.”
Anelise’s Guitar and a Miraculous Moment
Foxx recounted how Anelise’s music helped him in the hospital: “They said, ‘We’re going to lose him because his vitals are bad.’ … Anelise overheard the conversation and she snuck into my hospital room with her guitar and said, ‘I know what my Daddy needs.’”
He added: “As she played the guitar, my vitals (improved). And I realized God was in her guitar. The nurses ran in and said, ‘What did they give him?’ My daughter said, ‘Shh, I’ve got him.’”
Stevie Wonder’s Lighthearted Reminder
As Foxx’s speech stretched, Stevie Wonder playfully approached him on stage, encouraging him to wrap it up.
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