CNN Tracks Down Bubbles, Michael Jackson's Pet Chimp

On Wednesday night, CNN's Anderson Cooper introduced another of the network's hard-hitting reports in the wake of Michael Jackson's death: An exclusive visit with Bubbles, Jackson's infamous pet chimpanzee.

As Cooper notes:

"Jackson parted ways with Bubbles once the chimp got too big and too hard to control. Bubbles was then kept by an animal trainer until 2005 when he was sent to an animal sanctuary in Florida. That's where we caught up with him. Bubbles is now 26 years old."

Among the details gleaned from the report: Jackson never visited Bubbles at the sanctuary, the chimpanzee likes cucumbers and bananas ("of course") and enjoys making faces.

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Comments

[rabiddog6708]

How long before this ends up as a skit on the Daily Show?

[winningticket]

I'm glad that Bubbles is in well cared for sanctuary. Many great apes that were pets (like Travis who was killed several months ago) weren't so lucky. Many have been condemned to nefarious labs, sleezy road side shows and worse. If you love Chimpanzees and other great apes, please don't take them for pets. You can show your love for great apes by supporting great ape sanctuaries.

[polarcap2]

Could CNN get Bubbles to replace that pontificating, intellectually challenged fruitcake Sanchez?

[Anonani]

Kind of sad to have to give up your friend like that.

[RobRokoli]

Well that's all the time we have for investigative journalism this year folks. See you again next year.

[KarateKid]

The scary part is that the chimp is smarter than the interviewer.

[Kalel]

Anderson Cooper pretty much lost me as a viewer after this one.

[Mahi Joe]

Naw, Cooper just found his niche is all. Chimpwhisperer.

[TopTigerette]

It's embarrassing to see the nonstop Jackson coverage on all the cable news channels. Fox seems to be putting more real news on, finally.

[Bingolong]

MJ+CNN=TMZ

Last night they made Sanjay Gupta, who was too busy to serve his Country,
do a gotcha interview in the drive way of a Doctor.

He looked like an a@@ hat !

Even Lou Dobbs is forced to rest his attacks on the POTUS.

Sad state of "Current Affairs".

[johnnygoodwud]

anderson,,,,,just hang tight,,,,,,,,,,,,,i hear they might resurrect the 'mole'.

[SiberianRat]

I didn't watch the clip and I won't. This is a prime example of what's wrong with our country, and shame on you Anderson Cooper! Yuck.

[Tracy H]

Soon it will emerge that MJ paid Bubbles a $5 million settlement to keep quiet about what he saw during his Neverland days.

[BlackYowe]

At least he had the good sense to realize the chimp was more than he could handle! That is better judgement than he showed about plastic surgery!

[yukoner1]

I'm assuming that the chimp had the most intelligent comment of anyone.

[mlaiuppa]

At least he has a good life of leisure and is well taken care of and part of a "retired entertainer" family.

In this he was lucky. He could have ended up much worse.

When will people learn?

You want a pet? Get a dog or a cat, a rabbit, bird, guinea pig, hamster. Leave the exotic wild animals to their natural habitat.

You want a kid? Have one or adopt. A chimp is not a child.

When Bubbles got too big and uncontrollable, he got rid of him. And never visited him again. (So much for "love" him like a child.)

Good thing he children were so well-behaved.