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Jamie Foxx awarded ‘Ultimate Icon Honour' at BET Awards; Gets emotional— 'I cannot even begin to express the love..."

Jamie Foxx , well known for his roles in films like 'Django,' 'Day Shift,' and 'Annie,' was recently presented with one of the highest honours at the BET Awards. The actor was awarded the 'Ultimate Icon Award' at the 2025 award show this year. Foxx broke down in tears while accepting the award, stating, 'All the time. I cannot even begin to express the love that I feel from everybody out there.' Jamie Foxx honoured with the 'Ultimate Icon' honour at the BET Awards On June 9, Jamie Foxx was honoured with one of the most prestigious titles given at the BET Awards. He was presented with the 'Ultimate Icon' honour during the award ceremony. The icon was also introduced on stage by none other than Stevie Wonder , who recalled a humorous anecdote about the actor. He shared that 'He hit me up because of his win—Academy Award—for Ray. And I said, 'You know, Jamie, just because you play a blind man, that doesn't mean that we're besties, okay?' Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, Ludacris, Jennifer Hudson, Doug E. Fresh, Teddy Riley, and T-Pain joined the stage to perform some songs in dedication to Foxx, such as 'Unpredictable' and 'Gold Digger.' Stevie Wonder recalls meeting Foxx for the first time After the tributes, Wonder came back on stage to continue the introduction. He then recalled how he and Foxx first met all those years ago. He shared with everyone that 'Jamie. Jamie! Look at me. Listen, you know, I remember seeing you the first time at a club playing the piano and singing. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo But I knew from the moment I heard you sing that you had so much more. I admire and celebrate your talent.' He then ended the speech by praising Jamie for what he has done so far in his career and how glad he is that the honour is going to him. Jamie Foxx accepts the honourable award while tearing up Jamie Foxx then came up on stage to accept the award. He began his speech by saying, "Man, we used to take this thing for granted—that God is good, all the time. I cannot even begin to express the love that I feel from everybody out there.' He then also teared up a little while mentioning the time in 2023 when he ended up suffering from a major stroke that was almost fatal for him. He shared that 'I have to be honest—when I saw the 'in memoriam' [portion of the awards show], I was like, man, that could have been me. But I don't know why I went through what I went through, but I know my second chance I'm not going to turn down. I'm not going to turn down. I said, whatever reason you put this on me, I promise I'm going to do right. I'm going to do it right in front of y'all, because I know a lot of times, when we get on, we forget about where we come from." Foxx then referred to his online special show, 'Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…', and how he had made that for Black people specifically. 'When I did my special, it was for the Black people. Black people were the ones that said, 'Man, we got you.' Not to say that white people can't pray either—I know that sounds weird, but y'all know what I'm saying. It's like, you guys held me down. And I don't want to make this whole speech about that, but you can't go through something like that and not testify," he stated during his speech. Foxx pays gratitude to his team The 'Annie' actor also paid gratitude to his team and shared how they managed to "stabilise him.' He shared in his speech that 'Thanks so much for pulling me through; I'm seasoned. I don't want to say I'm old, but I am older. So, usually at this time, at this age, you're playing that father on Disney. You know, you got that big-ass sweater and the coffee mug? But luckily, I have a great team that stabilised me.'