Michael Jackson's Estate Pays Tribute To Joe Jackson As He's Remembered By Prince And LaToya

Michael Jackson's estate has paid tribute to Joe Jackson after he passed away on Wednesday following a battle with cancer.

Joining a long list of people who paid tribute after learning of the sad news, John Branca and John McClain, who are co-executors of the Michael Jackson estate, said: "We are deeply saddened by Mr. Jackson’s passing and extend our heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Katherine Jackson and the family.

"Joe was a strong man who acknowledged his own imperfections and heroically delivered his sons and daughters from the steel mills of Gary, Indiana to worldwide pop superstardom."