{"id":500446,"date":"2026-06-29T03:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T03:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/500446\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T03:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T03:03:16","slug":"teyana-taylor-breaks-down-in-tears-as-janet-jackson-presents-her-with-bets-icon-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/500446\/","title":{"rendered":"Teyana Taylor Breaks Down In Tears As Janet Jackson Presents Her With BET’s Icon Of The Year Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Teyana Taylor<\/a> couldn\u2019t contain herself Sunday night as BET honored her with its inaugural Icon of the Year award at the BET Awards<\/a>. The Grammy-nominated singer and Oscar nominee almost immediately broke down in tears as Janet Jackson emerged to present her with the honor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt seems like only yesterday our rose from Harlem grew out of the concrete and blossomed into our Icon of the Year,\u201d Jackson said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

From one icon to another, the pop legend poured into Taylor, telling her, \u201cYou possess unflinching perfectionism, a devotion woven into everything you touch \u2026 You carry a calling from above, and the world is made more luminous with the art that you have given it,\u201d while also acknowledging Taylor\u2019s recent Grammy and Oscar nominations, as well as her Golden Globe win for her role in \u201cOne Battle After Another.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still crying tears, Taylor finally sauntered onstage to accept her award from Jackson, whom she called her \u201cbiggest inspiration.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOh my God, *****, I\u2019m gagging,\u201d Taylor joked at the start of her speech while looking over at Jackson. \u201cI love you so much,\u201d she continued, \u201cThank you, thank you, thank you for always seeing me \u2026 There would be no me without you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Taylor went on to discuss the significance of her award, saying, \u201cTonight, they handed me a title: Icon of the Year. For a little minute, I wondered if I was supposed to feel uncomfortable saying that title out loud. But nah, I worked my *** off 20 years for this. So I’m not accepting what I’ve earned with arrogance. I’m accepting what I’ve earned with gratitude.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also in the news: Oscar Nominee Ann Blyth, Teen Star Of ‘Mildred Pierce,’ Dead At 98<\/a><\/p>\n

The Icon of the Year recipient added: \u201cMost of my career has been spent building my own dream while helping somebody else build theirs, because I believe there’s room for all of us to win, even if that means pouring from my own cup into someone else’s so they can overflow. Not because I had to, but because that’s just who I am. That’s pretty **** iconic if you ask me, baby.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to Icon of the Year, Taylor also won Best Actress, Video Director of the Year and the first Fashion Vanguard Award at this year\u2019s BET Awards.<\/p>\n

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