Michael Jackson relied on his pet chimpanzee Bubbles because he didn't trust anyone. Michael's sister La Toya Jackson admitted her late brother became more and more dependent on the ape as his fame reached unmanageable levels in the 80s, because he was so wary of the people around him.
"He began to think, 'Who is my friend? Are you here because I'm this big? Are you here because you like my personality?' You turn more to animals as they don't know that," The 54-year-old star, who visited Bubbles at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida, in June as part of a TV documentary, said. "They love you for who you are."
La Toya, who has previously revealed Michael consulted doctors about performing an operation on the chimp to give him vocal chords, also claims the "Thriller" singer was constantly trying to humanize Bubbles, who is now 26. Michael...
"He began to think, 'Who is my friend? Are you here because I'm this big? Are you here because you like my personality?' You turn more to animals as they don't know that," The 54-year-old star, who visited Bubbles at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida, in June as part of a TV documentary, said. "They love you for who you are."
La Toya, who has previously revealed Michael consulted doctors about performing an operation on the chimp to give him vocal chords, also claims the "Thriller" singer was constantly trying to humanize Bubbles, who is now 26. Michael...
- 9/14/2010
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
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