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Joe Jackson

Michael Jackson’s father Joe has reportedly been left blind after suffering a stroke while attending his birthday party in Brazil on Sunday. The talent manager, who guided his children to showbiz success as The Jackson 5, was taken to the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo after waking up feeling dizzy with no vision.

It is currently unknown if Joe, who turned 87 on Sunday, will only be temporarily without his sight.

Family sources told TMZ doctors are running tests to discover exactly what had happened.

They are also trying to decide if he is well enough to be flown back to the United States for further treatment.

Joe suffers from diabetes, and it is unknown if this was a factor in him suffering the stroke.

He was pictured last Friday revelling with singer Angelina Stilitti, with the pair enjoying dinner at a local eatery at Sao Paulo.

He had been planning to officially celebrate his birthday on Sunday evening with a bash totalling up to $200 000, according to his website.

“Join me on July 26 to celebrate 87 full years on earth. The greatest adventure you can take on this world, is to live your life and enjoy the ride,” he said in an invite on his website.

Joe does not appear to have been joined by any of his famous children, however the manager recently made a cameo in his daughter Janet Jackson’s new music video, “No Sleeep”.

The controversial music manager previously discussed his “tough” parenting practices when he appeared on “Piers Morgan Tonight” in 2013.

Although many of his children have spoken out about what they claim to have been an emotionally and physically abusive upbringing, he said he did right by his children.

He said: “I’m glad I was tough, because look what I came out with. I came out with some kids that everybody loved all over the world. And they treated everybody right.

“There’s no such thing as beating a kid. You whip them or punish them over something they did and they will remember that.” – Daily Mail.