Joe Jackson has died at age 89 [1], TMZ reports. The patriarch of the Jackson family reportedly passed away at 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday in LA. The news comes after Joe was hospitalised with terminal cancer earlier this month. Joe was best-known for managing his children and jumpstarting the careers of the Jackson 5, as well as the solo careers of Michael and Janet Jackson [2]. The Jackson family has yet to make a statement about his death.