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

[OpusIsUnderTheBed]

Bubbles outlives M.J. by practicing better health habits.

[Estreet1964]

I’ve tried really, really hard to like Anderson Cooper. He’s done some great stuff like his Planet in Peril reports.

But when I saw him do an entire 2 hour show from hurricane ravaged Galveston last year immersed in a marsh, clad in hip waders, I gave up. (What, there was nowhere DRY to stand?) And now this gripping piece of investigative journalism on the whereabouts of Bubbles the Chimp……..oy!

[fusillijerry]

His hair doesn't move when he stands in the middle of a windstorm.

[emptyage]

This is sad, yo. Free Bubbles! http://freebubbles.org

[skateboy30]

Whatever happened to the Anderson Cooper reporting on New Orleans, or the War, or the Iranian election, or Afghanistan, or sub Saharan AIDS, or education, or corporate corruption.

[NHBill]

He should get away from CNN while he still has some integrity left and devote all of his energies to 60 Minutes.

[jl4141]

Michael Jackson might never have visited Bubbles, but, after all, the chimp was not his son.

[Mattie]

Seriously this is just sad, 500,000 jobs lost, and it's wall to wall Jackson coverage. I e-mailed Andersen Cooper last night, and told him that his show has become embarassing, and he needs to give up the coverage, enough is enough.

[scottowego]

I don't think this is so much about M. Jackson as much as it is about animals and animal abuse. These poor fellas get shifted from home to home and finally end up in a shelter. They really belong in the wild with their own kind. God bless the people who own these places and who take these poor critters in and care for them.

[Copeword]

Shouldn't this be left to the Daily Show or some other comedy show? This is sad.

[Bude]

Where is Anderson Cooper?

[taricaziz]

where is D.B. Cooper?

[follygirl]

CNN is scraping the bottom for news these days.

[accuratemech]

Why are you interviewing the chimp!? Who cares!

[scottowego]

I do!!!!

[PurplePeon]

How in the world is CNN falling behind MSNBC with hard hitting journalism like this?!

[PresidentRobertBooth]

Anderson Cooper: So Bubbles, what do you think about Michael's death?

Bubbles: I think it's less tragic than the death of your credibility as a journalist, shamone man.

[bigsioux]

Funny.

[OkieIntellectual]

HAA!! Excellent, my thoughts exactly!

[captainswife]

why make fun of him? if facts are nowhere to be found, find some or jump to a topic where you do have some facts.

[JerryLevy]

I love this hard hitting news on AC 360. If they had just dedicated about 10% of the effort they have had on the Michael Jackson story to the economy, Hondouras, and Iran, their audience may be a little more educated. I think we can call CNN a celebrity network.

[perrylove]

The thing that really surprises me, is how much I am surprised that CNN did this...
Deep down I should have already known how worthless they are...

[Mattie]

Hey MSNBC has also had it on all morning. It's pathetic!