Michael Jackson was inseparable from his pet chimpanzee, Bubbles, with whom he would often wear matching clothes. During the 1980s, Bubbles appeared in Michael’s music video for Leave Me Alone, as well, but soon he and the singer were separated.
Where is Bubbles the chimpanzee now?
Michael Jackson fans will be happy to know Bubbles the chimpanzee is alive and well.
Michael acquired Bubbles in the early 1980s, after Bubbles was born in 1983.
It is unclear exactly how Bubbles was acquired, and also how Michael came to name him.
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“Those articles are hard for me to relate to. For instance, Bubbles is more fun than a lot of people I know.
“I saw Bubbles at a wedding in a tux. He has great table manners.”
Michael’s former step-daughter Riley Keough, daughter of Lisa Marie Presley, also remembered Bubbles fondly, telling TV host James Corden: “[He] was great. There was like a few different chimps that I remember.
“I don’t remember which one is which. I remember one pulling on my curtains in my house and…