Joe Jackson in 'serious' condition after stroke

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Joe Jackson in 'serious' condition after stroke
By Hollie McKay
Published November 29, 2012
FoxNews.com

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Joseph “Joe” Jackson, the patriarch of the Jackson family and infamous manager of the Jackson 5, has suffered a stroke -- as first reported by entertainment website X17 Online and confirmed to FOX411’s Pop Tarts column by a close family insider.

“He's in ‘serious’ condition. Joe has been struggling with his health a lot over the past three or four months,” said the source. “The good thing is that he was taken immediately to the hospital as he was with a couple of people at the time.”

It is believed Jackson is receiving treatment in a Las Vegas hospital, the city in which he primarily resides.

Reps for Katherine Jackson and his daughter Janet Jackson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


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[stephanie]

Pray for Joe!

[midnightman]

Reports say the stroke was mild and that Joe was reportedly doing fine. Apparently he has had trouble walking and standing up so that's what got him to be taken to the hospital.

[soulster]

A stroke is no joke!

The scary thing is that if it happens once, it can happen again.

[jobeterob]

Joe Jackson suffers 'mild' stroke
Joe Jackson, the Jackson family patriarch, suffered a stroke Thursday morning and is being treated in a Las Vegas hospital, a source close to the Jackson family said.

Jackson, 83, "is in very good spirits" and expects to be sent home from the hospital Friday, said the source, who asked not to be identified.

The "mild" stroke is similar to two others he suffered in the past five years, another source close to Jackson said.