Joe Jackson is dead at 89

Joe Jackson, Michael's father and patriarch of the Jackson 5, dies at 89 https://t.co/1LOSlukum6 pic.twitter.com/FMleeqyl2w

— Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 27, 2018

Jackson died early Wednesday morning in Los Angeles reportedly following a battle with cancer.
He had been battling cancer "for some time" but it was "at the end stages" and could not "be treated."