Joe Jackson listened to son Michael Jackson's music in final move before death
Joe Jackson listened to son Michael Jackson's music in final move before death
Jess Sheldon & Eleanor TolbertSun, July 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM UTC
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Joe Jackson was a father to 11 children -Credit:GETTY
Joe Jackson spent his last days listening to his son's music before passing away in 2018 at the age of 89.
Joe, who would have been 98 on Sunday, July 26, posted one final video before his death on Twitter. In the footage, Joe, the father of Michael and Janet Jackson, can be seen staring off into the distance while seated at a café.
The clip captured the late Jackson family patriarch listening to one of his son's chart-topping songs playing in the background of the juice bar. This comes as Michael Jackson's legacy has been called into question.
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In the video, the music mogul was dressed in a grey and black patterned shirt, accessorized with a bold gold necklace and a black brimmed hat, reports the Express.
Alongside the clip, Joe addressed his 29,200 Twitter followers with the caption: "At @JambaJuice. So many choices to select from.
"With my son Michael's music playing in the background. I wanna be starting .. drinking all three."
Joe passed away in Las Vegas. He had been battling pancreatic cancer.
Taj Jackson, grandson of Joe and son of Tito Jackson, broke the somber news on Twitter at the time, responding to a condolence tweet from Ebony Magazine.
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The musician wrote: "Thank you @EBONYMag. We see the love and support and appreciate it."
Joe Jackson died in 2018 -Credit:GETTY
Joe was instrumental in launching the careers of his sons Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Jackie Jackson, Tito Jackson and Marlon Jackson, who rose to stardom as the Jackson 5.
The father-of-11 shared 10 children with his wife Katherine Jackson, and also fathered a daughter with Cheryl Terrell.
Joe is survived by Katherine, 96, nine of his 11 children, and numerous grandchildren. Joe died just two days following the ninth anniversary of his son Michael Jackson's passing.
Joe's granddaughter Paris Jackson called out a tweet from the Twitter account, which appeared to be official.
The initial message, which reached his 29,100 Twitter followers, included a photo of Joe looking toward a sunset.
Joe Jackson dead: The star listened to his son Michael Jackson's music in his last Twitter video -Credit:TWITTER • @JOE5JACKSON
The accompanying text stated: "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."
Paris cast doubt on the account's authenticity, with the 28 year old informing her followers that her grandfather hadn't written the message.
She wrote: "This is a beautiful tweet. Though it upsets me to see whoever is in charge of this account taking advantage of it.
"My grandfather did not tweet this. I'm not sure if he's ever used this account."
Source: “AOL Entertainment”
