Jamie Foxx pulled up to the 2025 BET Awards like the Ultimate Icon™️ — and proceeded to emotionally uppercut every soul in the Peacock Theater with a speech that turned eyeballs into waterfalls. No, seriously. People were sobbing so hard, security ran out of tissues and started handing out paper straws.
The 57-year-old legend, miracle man, and living proof that God has favorites, took the stage on June 9 and dropped the kind of speech that made even the camera operators whisper, “I love you, Dad.”
And baby, Jamie came with backup.
His 16-year-old daughter Anelise Bishop was seated front row, looking like a literal Disney Channel star but crying like it was the series finale of Grey’s Anatomy. And why? Because Jamie told a story so touching it could’ve won a Pulitzer, a Grammy, and a Michelin star.
“My baby, Anelise Estelle Foxx. With the big magical hair,” Jamie began, sounding like Shakespeare if Shakespeare had swagger. “She hides under all that hair ’cause she’s got something special. You’re so beautiful, man.”
Cue 12,000 people melting in unison like fondue.
Then Jamie hit us with the plot twist: back when he was fighting for his life after a stroke, doctors said it was not looking good. Like, “Grey’s Anatomy Season 6 finale” not good.
But THEN — picture this — Anelise sneaks into the hospital like a teenage rockstar ninja with a mission. She grabs her guitar, walks in like a Pixar protagonist, and strums so soulfully that Jamie’s vitals shot up like stock prices after a Beyoncé tour announcement.
“The nurses ran in like, ‘WHAT DID WE GIVE HIM?!’” Jamie said. “And Anelise was like, ‘Shh… I got him.’”
God? In the guitar. Magic? In the room. Doctors? Shook.
Jamie also shouted out his 31-year-old daughter, Corinne, AKA the behind-the-scenes MVP.
“Corinne Foxx, you’ve always taken a backseat,” Jamie said through tears and probably an emotional earthquake. “But when it was time to drive? You drove. Like Fast & Furious, baby.”
He tried to stop crying. He really did. But the tears said: “No, girl. We’re booked ‘til midnight.”
Honestly? Somebody give that speech its own Netflix special. Or at least put it in the Smithsonian under “Things That Broke the Internet Without Needing Wi-Fi.”
Watch the full speech below, but WARNING: hydration is recommended. These tears are not covered by insurance.
