Joe Jackson’s Heart Stopped 3 Times, Janet Stops Tour 2 Be w/Him, Details…

Posted On : July 29, 2015

7-29 joe and janet jackson fbAs we previously reported, Joe Jackson had a serious health scare while he was in Sao Paulo, Brazil this past weekend for his 87th birthday party. He was rushed to the hospital and suffered a stroke. Turns out things were even worse than we initially thought, and now Janet Jackson has canceled her tour rehearsals for her upcoming tour to stay by her Pop’s side “until he’s stable.”

Here is a timeline of the events that have happened with Joe Jackson’s health since Friday, July 24th:

  • Joe Jackson’s publicist gives an update on his health (via US Weekly): On July 26, 2015 “in Sao Paolo, Joe had a stroke and then his heart stopped,” the publicist says. He was at an event and he was “feeling light-headed and dizzy,” so he went to the hospital to be checked out. “They found out there was something wrong with his eye. There was an artery that burst behind it.”
  • “He started having symptoms two days before [on Friday, 7-24], and they were like, ‘You should see somebody,'” the publicist said. “A doctor came and said, ‘You’re okay, just get some rest,’ and then he started feeling dizzy again, and that’s when they said, ‘Nope, you need to go to the hospital.'”

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  • According to the publicist, Joe’s heart stopped for 10 seconds before he was revived. He never made it to his birthday party.
  • “He had one stroke and then his heart stopped three times,” the publicist notes. “I don’t know if they’re calling that a heart attack, but officially they said one stroke and his heart stopped three times.”
  • After the scare, Joe Jackson released a statement to…

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