Don't Forget to Flush, Bubbles!
Jackson says his chimp shared his toilet
Thursday, 12 May , 2005, 11:19
Santa Maria: Jurors on Wednesday heard Michael Jackson say his pet chimps would use the same toilet he did, had good table manners and helped clean his bedroom.
In a videotaped interview shown at his child sex trial, the "King of Pop" described the joy he felt when he returned to his Neverland Ranch, where he keeps a variety of animals.
"I come home to my deer or my chimps and I can hug them," he said in the interview recorded two years ago.
"They run around, help me clean the room. They help me dust, clean the window," he said, apparently quite seriously.
A young and happy Michael and Bubbles.
He said his longtime pet chimp "Bubbles" even used the toilet in his bedroom suite. "Bubbles would go by himself," he said, confirming to the interviewer it was the same toilet he himself used.
Jackson indicated Bubbles also knew how to behave at the dinner table. "He'd pick up the spoon and fork."
But Jackson maids who testified earlier in the trial were not that impressed with the behavior of the various chimps Jackson has kept over the years.
One of the housekeepers described how she had to clean up droppings one of the chimps hurled at the bedroom walls, and another described how a chimp called "Max" would tear off his diapers before crawling into Jackson's bed.
The fading pop idol said he had once considered throwing a celebrity animal party for Bubbles with special guests such as fellow chimp Cheeta, of Tarzan fame, Lassie, the world's most famous dog, and Benji another silver screen canine hero.
"A lot of them are still alive," Jackson said.
US pop star Michael Jackson arrives at Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Jurors heard Jackson say his pet chimps would use the same toilet he did, had good table manners and helped clean his bedroom.
Thursday, 12 May , 2005, 11:19
Santa Maria: Jurors on Wednesday heard Michael Jackson say his pet chimps would use the same toilet he did, had good table manners and helped clean his bedroom.
In a videotaped interview shown at his child sex trial, the "King of Pop" described the joy he felt when he returned to his Neverland Ranch, where he keeps a variety of animals.
"I come home to my deer or my chimps and I can hug them," he said in the interview recorded two years ago.
"They run around, help me clean the room. They help me dust, clean the window," he said, apparently quite seriously.
A young and happy Michael and Bubbles.
He said his longtime pet chimp "Bubbles" even used the toilet in his bedroom suite. "Bubbles would go by himself," he said, confirming to the interviewer it was the same toilet he himself used.
Jackson indicated Bubbles also knew how to behave at the dinner table. "He'd pick up the spoon and fork."
But Jackson maids who testified earlier in the trial were not that impressed with the behavior of the various chimps Jackson has kept over the years.
One of the housekeepers described how she had to clean up droppings one of the chimps hurled at the bedroom walls, and another described how a chimp called "Max" would tear off his diapers before crawling into Jackson's bed.
The fading pop idol said he had once considered throwing a celebrity animal party for Bubbles with special guests such as fellow chimp Cheeta, of Tarzan fame, Lassie, the world's most famous dog, and Benji another silver screen canine hero.
"A lot of them are still alive," Jackson said.
US pop star Michael Jackson arrives at Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Jurors heard Jackson say his pet chimps would use the same toilet he did, had good table manners and helped clean his bedroom.
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