FLOYD MAYWEATHER TO BE HONORED AT SPIKE TV'S GUYS CHOICE AWARDS
SALMA HAYEK TO BE HONORED WITH "DECADE OF HOTNESS"
CHELSEA HANDLER TO RECEIVE THE "FUNNIEST M.F." AWARD
Additional Talent to be Announced
"Guys Choice 2015" Tapes on Saturday, June 6 at Sony Pictures Studios
And Premieres on Spike TV Thursday, June 18 at 9p ET/PT
New York, NY, June 4, 2015 - Spike TV announced today that Floyd Mayweather will be honored with the "TBE" (The Best Ever) award at the Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson hosted Guys Choice awards. The show has also added comedian, actress and activist Chelsea Handler and Academy Award(R)-nominated actress and cultural icon Salma Hayek to its star-studded lineup for "Guys Choice 2015." Handler will be the first female ever to be awarded the coveted mantlers for the "Funniest M.F." award. Every guy's mantasy Salma Hayek will receive the "Decade of Hotness" honor.
Past "Funniest M.F." honorees include Kevin Hart, Jimmy Kimmel, and Seth MacFarlane. The "Decade of Hotness" lineage includes Sandra Bullock, Jennifer Aniston and Charlize Theron.
Previously announced A-list attendees taking home mantlers include: host Taraji P. Henson accepting the "Jean-Claude Gahd Dam" award, Liam Neeson as "Biggest Ass Kicker," Chris Pratt taking home the "Guy of the Year" award, Hannah Davis as "Our New Girlfriend," Russell Westbrook as "Top Fantasy Leaguer," and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson receiving a special tribute. Presenters include Sir Ben Kingsley and Avan Jogia, stars of Spike's upcoming three-night epic event "TUT," Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zoe Saldana, Charlotte McKinney and Tito Ortiz. Additional honorees, attendees and presenters to be announced shortly.
LL COOL J, host of "Lip Sync Battle," will be honored with the special "G.O.A.T." (Greatest Of All Time) award recognizing the icon's 30 years in the business. This anniversary moment will feature a very special performance by LL celebrating the monumental three decades of his career.
Throughout the evening event, fans will be treated the world's craziest rock band, "the one and only PPL MVR," as they serve as the Guys Choice house band.
In keeping with Spike's year-round efforts to support our nation's servicemen and women, "Guys Choice" will once again feature inspiring moments saluting our troops and returning veterans.
The official sponsors of Spike TV's Guys Choice include AT&T, AXE(R), Bacardi(R), Burger King(R), GEICO(R), Kia Motors, and Mountain Dew(R).
Casey Patterson, Carol Donovan and Josh Greenberg will serve as Executive Producers. Ryan Polito is Director and Tim Bruno serves as Executive in Charge for Spike.
Spike TV is available in 98.7 million homes and is a division of Viacom Media Networks. A unit of Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Viacom Media Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is www.spike.com.
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