By Chantalle Edmunds For Dailymail.com
Published: 20:12 GMT, 15 February 2019 | Updated: 20:43 GMT, 15 February 2019
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Claims have come to light that Michael Jackson's pet chimp, Bubbles, once tried to kill himself but was rushed to hospital in time.
The allegations were published by The Times of India who state that 2003 ended on a bad note for Jackson after he was formally charged with child-molestation and 'his favorite pet, a chimpanzee named Bubbles tried to commit suicide.'
The alleged attempt was unsuccessful and Bubbles, who's now 35, lives at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida.
Bubbles pictured here in 1986 with Michael Jackson and 14-year-old fan Donna Ashlock at the Neverland Ranch
Bubbles is now 35, weighs 168 pounds, and lives at the Center for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida
Bubbles was adopted by Jackson from an animal trainer in the 1980s. He was initially kept in the Jackson's home in Los Angeles but moved to Neverland where he slept in a crib and ate
