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Jamie Foxx Weeps During 2025 BET Awards, 2 Years After Nearly-Fatal Stroke

Jamie Foxx received the Ultimate Icon award at the 2025 BET Awards, gushing and tearing up over his recovery from a nearly-fatal stroke.

Anelise seemed particularly emotional, watching her father on the stage — especially as his words acknowledged how close he came to passing away. (Image Credit: BET)Jamie Foxx’s sister, Deondra Dixon, passed away in 2020. “But Anelise overheard the conversation and she snuck into my hospital room with her guitar and said, ‘I know what my Daddy needs,'” he described.

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