Joe Jackson died in the hospital from a long illness in solitude.

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Joe Jackson is a legendary and highly controversial figure. He played an ambiguous role in the fate of their talented children. Almost all of his 11 children are related to showbiz. The most famous of them — the king of pop Michael Jackson (died in 2009) and singer Janet Jackson. Joe, is professionally engaged in the search for talent, and he is a talented musician since childhood, forced children to work to make a career in the world of fame and money. Michael he was forced to speak when he was only 5 years old. He set up the famous group of the five days, which allowed Michael Jackson to become a recognized king of pop. The relationship Joe and wife Katherine and children were not benevolent. Joe was famous for his cruelty, often beat their kids and wife, demanding the impossible from them and most importantly — all the great achievements and money. Joe was the producer and did not want to share power with anyone, including their children’s success entirely to his own merit. No wonder they say that his short life fit into a few words: “platinum albums and powerful fists”.

Michael hated his father and, according to many biographers have made all these bullying over their appearance to rid yourself from even the resemblance with the father. Megastar crossed father out of his will and guardian of his three children, grandchildren Joe, have appointed their grandmother, their mother Katherine. Perhaps only Janet Jackson managed to keep dad warm relationship and she repeatedly talked about him as a caring and faithful friend, who helped her climb to stardom. In 2014, Joe has publicly stated that “he has no more family.”

And here in the last days, when Joe was in the hospital and it was clear that his days are numbered (Jackson has long had health problems — he suffered several heart attacks and strokes, a car accident) and strength in the struggle with terminal cancer at the end, he nevertheless forbade medical personnel and those who trust their Affairs in the last years, let him sons and daughters. Moreover, first, the family didn’t even know where he was and what was happening to him. They say only his wife, Katherine, Janet, and several grandchildren managed to get to the hospital. Son Jermaine told the press that they are scared and worried, despite the difficulties in the relationship, I don’t understand why have to beg, plead and fight for the opportunity to sit by my father’s bedside in the last moments of his life. Don’t they have a right to be there?

But Jackson was relentless. He had never changed his decisions and refused to acknowledge that the harsh treatment and insults of the relationship of children could do them no better service. On the contrary, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Jackson convinced her that the belt and battery saved them from prison and turned into celebrities. A few days before he died wrote in his Twitter: “I’ve seen more sunrises in my life before I see another. But the sun always rises and sets only when the right time comes”.