MICHAEL JACKSON’S DAD DEAD AT 89
IT was a life of platinum records and an iron fist.
Patriarch of the Jackson family, Joe Jackson, has died at 89 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
According to the New York Post, La Toya Jackson was the first of the Jacksons to speak out on the passing of their patriarch.
“I will always love you,” La Toya, 62, tweeted on Wednesday. “You gave us strength, you made us one of the most famous families in the world.” she added. “I am extremely appreciative of that.”
La Toya had a strained relationship with her father, accusing him of abusing her as a child in her 1991 memoir.
The news of Joe’s death comes after Jermaine Jackson told press last week that the family was having a difficult time visiting him.