Joe Jackson Hospitalized After Stroke

By: Jenée Desmond-Harris | Posted: November 29, 2012 at 6:40 PM

Joe Jackson (Getty Images)

Michael Jackson's father, Joe Jackson, 83, has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke, but he says he's "fine," OnTheRed Carpet.com reports. The patriarch of the musical family, who has survived previous similar incidents, is expected to be released on Friday.

He is known for his past role as manager of the Jackson 5, the group that made Michael an international a child star. He had a strained relationship with the King of Pop, who said in interviews that his dad physically abused him

The family patriarch told ABC News on Thursday, November 29 that he is was treated at a medical center in Las Vegas and is expected to go home on Friday. Joe has diabetes and had also survived a stroke in 1998.

He is known for his past role as manager of the Jackson 5, the group that made Michael an international a child star. He had a strained relationship with the King of Pop, who said in interviews that his dad physically abused him.

CNN is reporting that the stroke was "mild" and that a source says Jackson is "in very good spirits."

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