Janet Jackson Praises Father in Speech as He Lays in Hospital With Late-Stage Cancer

Janet Jackson Praises Father in Speech as He Lays in Hospital With Late-Stage Cancer
American actress and singer Janet Jackson arrives at the premiere of "Nutty Professor II" with her father Joe Jackson, in Universal City, CA 24 July 2000.Lucy Nicholson/AFP/Getty Images
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Janet Jackson praised her ailing father, Joe Jackson, in an acceptance speech, while he holds on with stage four cancer at the hospital.

Janet said she owed her fame and success to her parents while accepting the Radio Disney Music Awards’ first ever Impact Award.

“It’s beautiful, it’s humbling to be recognized as someone that has had a positive impact, but if I have been fortunate enough to impact others it is only because I, myself, have been greatly impacted by positive people in my life,” said Janet, via Radio Disney’s YouTube channel.

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