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Michael Jackson's pet chimpanzee was beaten, claims primatologist

Michael Jackson and his pet chimp Bubbles [Photo: Courtesy]

Michael Jackson's pet chimp Bubbles reportedly tried to kill himself in 2003 after his master was charged with child-molestation.

The chimpanzee had been moved out of Jacko's Neverland ranch earlier that year amid fears he could harm his children Prince, Paris and Michael Jr.

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