Overview

• At the June 9 ceremony in Los Angeles, Stevie Wonder presented Foxx with BET’s Ultimate Icon Award after tributes from Babyface, Ludacris, Tank, Jennifer Hudson, T-Pain, Doug E. Fresh and Teddy Riley.
• Foxx recounted how his April 2023 brain bleed led to a stroke and left him hospitalized for nearly a month, waking in a wheelchair after 20 days in a coma.
• He described confronting mortality when the show’s In Memoriam segment aired and vowed to honor his “second chance” by staying true to his roots.
• The actor credited daughters Corinne and Anelise with pivotal roles in his recovery, noting Corinne’s steadfast support and Anelise’s hospital guitar performance that improved his vitals.
• Since then, Foxx has detailed his ordeal in a December 2024 Netflix special and returned to work on projects including Netflix’s Back in Action with Cameron Diaz.