Joe Jackson Dead at 89

It was a life of platinum records and an iron fist.

Joe Jackson died at 89 early Wednesday in hospice in Las Vegas, TMZ reports.

The Jackson Family patriarch was suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer, the Daily Mail reported.

Jermaine Jackson told press last week that the family was having a difficult time visiting him or getting information about his condition.

“No one knew what was going on — we shouldn’t have to beg, plead and argue to see our own father, especially at a time like this,” he lamented at the time. “We have been hurting. We were not being told where he was and couldn’t get the full picture. Even from the doctor. My mother was worried sick.”

Days after the interview was published, TMZ reported that the family, including Joe’s wife, Katherine, as well as the couple’s children and grandchildren, had visited him at the hospital.

An account claiming to be Joe himself hinted that his days might be numbered, tweetingon June 24, “I have seen more sunsets than I have left to see. The sun rises when the time comes and whether you like it or not the sun sets when the time comes.”

However, his granddaughter, Paris Jackson, later alleged that Joe never used the account and did not post the tweet.

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