By

Olivia Craighead,

a news writer for The Cut who covers pop culture and celebrity.

Previously, she wrote about pop culture and entertainment at Gawker.

Kris Jenner’s mother, Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon, died on Thursday at age 91. Jenner announced the news on Instagram, where she shared a touching ode to her late mother. “Today, we said goodbye to my beautiful Mommy MJ. 😞💔,” Jenner wrote. “There are no words that could ever capture what she has meant to me or the heartbreak of having to say goodbye. My mom was the heart of our family.”