Michael Jackson’s Chimpanzee Bubbles Celebrated His 40th Birthday in Florida
A sculpture with the title 'Michael Jackson and Bubbles' (Gold) by the American artist Paul McCarthy is pictured during the preview of the exhibition "Michael Jackson - On the Wall" at Bundeskunsthalle on March 21, 2019 in Bonn, Germany. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)
Do you remember Bubbles? He was the chimpanzee Michael Jackson had as a pet back in the 1980’s. He has outlived his former owner by many years. And now, the chimp just celebrated his 40th birthday! And since he’s retired, of course he lives here in Florida.
According to the New York Post, Bubbles is now living in a chimp “retirement home” in Wauchula, Florida. It’s called the Center For Great Apes. They just threw a huge birthday bash for him that included a cake frosted with mashed bananas and his name written out in blueberries. As you might imagine, the party’s theme was bubbles, complete with a bubble bath and paper bubble decorations.
Bubbles definitely got presents too! The staff gave him a blanket with his photos on it. They entertained him with DVDs of Michael Jackson, which you might think would be a trigger for the chimp. However, the staff at the center says he really loves watching his former owner, and he actually remembers the King of Pop.
Jackson bought Bubbles as an infant from a Texas research facility, but within six years the growing chimp was too big to keep as a pet so he was taken to a ranch in California. He’s been living at the center in Wauchula since 2005. He hasn’t been told to “Beat it” yet.
Portrait of Bubbles, a chimpanzee owned by popular entertainer Michael Jackson, dressed in jeans and a t-shirt, holds up a photo of himself and the singer, while a plush Bubbles doll stands beside him, Tokyo, Japan, 1987. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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Not all celebs are skipping soap and water, though. Like many of us, rapper Cardi B doesn’t quite understand why so many celebrities have shared that they don’t bathe regularly. In 2021, she tweeted “Wassup with people saying they don’t shower? It’s giving itchy.”
Also chiming in the shower talk was Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. “I’m the opposite of a ‘not washing themselves’ celeb,” he tweeted. “Shower (cold) when I roll outta bed to get my day rollin’. Shower (warm) after my workout before work. Shower (hot) after I get home from work.”
Despite what celebrities have shared or not shared about their hygiene, people on Reddit took matters into their own hands. Users gathered on a thread and shared who looks like they smell bad in the world of celebrities.
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Take a look at celebrities who look like they smell bad, according to Reddit users.
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