Joe Jackson, father of music superstars Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson, lost his battle with pancreatic cancer following a long illness. he was 89.



There were reports that the father of 11 was on his death bed in a Los Angeles hospital, but son Jermaine Jackson told reporters “dying” was a harsh word made up for headlines.“He’s very, very frail, he doesn’t have long.



The family needs to be by his bedside — that’s our only intention in his final days,” he told London’s Daily Mail.Joe gave his fans hope when he apparently tweeted a photo of himself staring at a sunset earlier this week.



But Michael Jackson’s daughter,Paris Jackson, said her grandpa did not send out the tweet.Joe is best known for being the driving force behind the Jackson5, who made history when their first four singles reached #1 on the charts in the early 1970s.



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RIP to father of a legend.