Michael Jackson's father Joe hospitalised with stage four pancreatic cancer

Jackson, 89, has suffered from a variety of ailments in recent years, including dementia, strokes, and at least one heart attack.
Joe with the Jackson 5. (Photo | Instagram/thejacksons Verified)
Joe with the Jackson 5. (Photo | Instagram/thejacksons Verified)

WASHINGTON DC: Joe Jackson, 89, father of late King of Pop Michael Jackson, has been hospitalised with stage four pancreatic cancer.

The patriarch of the Jackson family has been struck by the terminal illness and has been ailing for months, reported Variety.

Family members, including his wife Katherine, are said to have visited him in the hospital this week.

<strong>Joe Jackson with his family. (Photo | Instagram)</strong>
Joe Jackson with his family. (Photo | Instagram)

His wife, Katherine, has been at his bedside in Las Vegas, as have some of his children and grandkids.

"Everyone in the family, from Paris to Janet, is planning to see him," the source adds.

"He can still talk and communicate at this point. He's very weak."

Jackson's cancer cannot be treated because of his age.

Jackson, 89, has suffered from a variety of ailments in recent years, including dementia, strokes, and at least one heart attack. He was injured in a car accident a year ago.

A source added that the talent manager's team allegedly tried "to prevent the family from seeing him" at first because he "didn't want to see them in that condition."

The father of 11 famously helped his sons find success as The Jackson 5 in the 1960s.

Father of 11 children, Jackson drove his performing family hard and at times subjected them to physical and mental abuse.

Michael Jackson had kicked off a solo career and went on to become one of the best-selling music artistes of all time with hits including "Thriller," "Black or White," "Billie Jean" and "Man in the Mirror," among many others.

Michael died at the age of 50 on June 25, 2009, from cardiac arrest induced by acute drug intoxication.

His death was ruled a homicide, and his personal physician, Conrad Murray, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter.

(With PTI inputs)

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