United Kingdom, June 10 -- Jamie Foxx broke down in tears while accepting the Ultimate Icon Award at this year's BET Awards, as he thanked God for giving him a "second chance" at life.

The 57-year-old actor suffered a stroke in 2023, which left him in a coma for nearly three weeks, and the star admitted he came close to appearing in the In Memoriam section of the ceremony rather than being on stage in person.

Upon accepting the icon accolade - which was also won by Mariah Carey, Kirk Franklin, and Snoop Dogg - at Los Angeles' Peacock Theater on Monday night (09.06.25), Jamie said: "I gotta be honest - when I saw the In Memoriam, I was like, 'Man, that could have been me.'

"But I don't know why I went through what I went through, but I ...