“Janet Jackson had nothing but praise for her father, Joe Jackson, on Friday.
“The singer, 52, took the stage at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California, where she was honored at the 2018 Radio Disney Music Awards with the Impact Award (which has now been renamed the Janet Jackson Award).
“During her speech, Janet spoke about Joe’s influence on her career. Her words came as news broke that Joe — the music manager and father of 11, including the late Michael Jackson — has reportedly been hospitalized with terminal cancer.
“The 89-year-old Jackson family patriarch has been battling the illness “for some time,” TMZ reported on Friday, but is “at the end stages” and the “cancer cannot be treated.””
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