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A new story suggest:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4762208/Bubbles-chimp-*****-abandoned-retired-Florida.html
In 1987, Bubbles appeared in the singer’s video for his single Leave Me Alone, and sat in on the recording of Jackson’s Bad album.
Chaperoned by trainer Bob Dunn, he flew with Jackson around the world — quarantine rules permitting — for much of the marathon album tour. Although Jackson claimed he taught Bubbles to do the Moonwalk, Mr Dunn later admitted he did. Indeed, the trainer was clearly responsible for teaching Bubbles to do tricks.
A favourite with audiences was theatrically blocking his ears with his fingers at the mention of heavy metal music. Significantly, Mr Dunn said Bubbles was occasionally scared by the scale of crowds.
\Animal experts were sought for advice and Michael’s sister La Toya said they were ‘highly disturbed’ at the way he was being treated. Bubbles was fortunate. He went to be put in the care of Mr Dunn. And so, by the time Jackson moved to his 2,700-acre Neverland ranch in 1988, Bubbles was no longer living with him.However, that did not stop ludicrous claims that when the actress Elizabeth Taylor married for the seventh and last time (to construction worker Larry Fortensky) at the ranch in 1991, Bubbles was the ring-bearer.
Occasionally, the chimp would be taken to visit Jackson when the singer requested, but he had children by then and Bubbles was too dangerous to have around a young family. And so Bubbles’ days on the A-list were over.
As Jackson’s career nosedived amid a string of sordid legal cases over his deeply worrying relationships with young children, he admitted to interviewer Martin Bashir in 2003 that the chimp was no longer part of his life because he had become ‘too aggressive’.
Other rumours suggested that Jackson left money in his will for Bubbles. But the sanctuary said: ‘Michael always maintained ownership of Bubbles as he was his first and favourite chimpanzee, and he considered him as his son.
‘But he didn’t include him in his will. We still must raise funds from our supporters to provide care for Bubbles.’
However, Ms Ragan says Jackson’s multi-million dollar estate has since helped out — though it pays less than half of his annual £16,000 upkeep.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4762208/Bubbles-chimp-*****-abandoned-retired-Florida.html
In 1987, Bubbles appeared in the singer’s video for his single Leave Me Alone, and sat in on the recording of Jackson’s Bad album.
Chaperoned by trainer Bob Dunn, he flew with Jackson around the world — quarantine rules permitting — for much of the marathon album tour. Although Jackson claimed he taught Bubbles to do the Moonwalk, Mr Dunn later admitted he did. Indeed, the trainer was clearly responsible for teaching Bubbles to do tricks.
A favourite with audiences was theatrically blocking his ears with his fingers at the mention of heavy metal music. Significantly, Mr Dunn said Bubbles was occasionally scared by the scale of crowds.
\Animal experts were sought for advice and Michael’s sister La Toya said they were ‘highly disturbed’ at the way he was being treated. Bubbles was fortunate. He went to be put in the care of Mr Dunn. And so, by the time Jackson moved to his 2,700-acre Neverland ranch in 1988, Bubbles was no longer living with him.However, that did not stop ludicrous claims that when the actress Elizabeth Taylor married for the seventh and last time (to construction worker Larry Fortensky) at the ranch in 1991, Bubbles was the ring-bearer.
Occasionally, the chimp would be taken to visit Jackson when the singer requested, but he had children by then and Bubbles was too dangerous to have around a young family. And so Bubbles’ days on the A-list were over.
As Jackson’s career nosedived amid a string of sordid legal cases over his deeply worrying relationships with young children, he admitted to interviewer Martin Bashir in 2003 that the chimp was no longer part of his life because he had become ‘too aggressive’.
Other rumours suggested that Jackson left money in his will for Bubbles. But the sanctuary said: ‘Michael always maintained ownership of Bubbles as he was his first and favourite chimpanzee, and he considered him as his son.
‘But he didn’t include him in his will. We still must raise funds from our supporters to provide care for Bubbles.’
However, Ms Ragan says Jackson’s multi-million dollar estate has since helped out — though it pays less than half of his annual £16,000 upkeep.
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