Paula Abdul: Michael Jackson 'Punked Me With Bubbles The Chimp!'

Access Hollywood - October 28, 2009 1:19 PM PDT
Story photo: Paula Abdul: Michael Jackson 'Punked Me With Bubbles The Chimp!'Paula Abdul poses at the LA premiere of 'This Is It,' Los Angeles, Oct. 27, 2009 Getty ImagesAccess Hollywood

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Paula Abdul was one of the many friends of the late Michael Jackson who turned up for his "This Is It" premiere in Los Angeles on Tuesday night and she had a surprising revelation - the King of Pop used to pull pranks on her when she was a young dance diva.

At 18, Paula, then a Laker Girl, was brought in to direct and choreograph the Jacksons' Victory Tour, and at last night's premiere, she told Access Hollywood's Tony Potts, it was during that experience that she got to know Michael the Joker.

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"I... got to know him behind the scenes as a real person," Paula smiled. "I was always the butt end of jokes. I always bought into everything that he was saying.

"He punked me," Paula continued. "The whole family did."

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In fact, Michael used one of his most famous pets to fool the teenage Paula.

"He punked me with Bubbles the Chimp," Paula revealed. "Bubbles smelled very strange to me and I love Bubbles, but he smelled really strange and [Michael] said, 'That's just the way monkeys smell."

Paula said she protested Michael's statement, but he insisted he was correct. Only later did she learn the truth.

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"I believe... he doused [Bubbles in] Christian Dior," she said.

And there was more fun for Michael at Paula's expense.

"When mopeds first came out, he put me on a moped, didn't tell me how to work it," Paula recalled. "I fell right into the rose bushes, thorns everywhere!"

Beyond the pranks, Paula said she learned so much from her time with Michael.

"I got to see entertainment at its finest and be a part of something so big and I learned so much from Michael," she said.

"He was so dedicated," Paula added later. "It was truly remarkable to watch and it taught me as a choreographer that it's OKto make people work really hard because the end result is going to be fantastic. Michael never gave anything but fantastic."

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  • Hannah
    I LOVE MJ AND BUBBLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :(
    report abuseposted December 25, 2009 12:10 AM PST
  • Hannah
    Miss MJ.Love MJ.Love Bubbles. :( :( :( :(
    report abuseposted December 25, 2009 12:09 AM PST
  • Hannah
    Miss MJ.Love MJ.Love Bubbles. :( :( :( :(
    report abuseposted December 25, 2009 12:08 AM PST
  • Lind
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    report abuseposted December 4, 2009 6:38 PM PST
  • Lind
    I found a great dating site________S e e k i n g R i c h . C o m________. The best dating club for seeking the rich singles, sexy beauties and even hot celebs.. what's the most important is that you dont have to be a millionaire.but you can meet one. I think everyone need to meet some miracle after all the terrible stuff in the news and the economy .You should check it out!!! GGGGGGG
    report abuseposted December 4, 2009 6:38 PM PST
  • Michelle
    love bubbles miss m.j =(
    report abuseposted November 29, 2009 11:15 PM PST
  • Michelle
    love bubbles miss m.j =(
    report abuseposted November 29, 2009 11:15 PM PST
  • LADONNA HIB.
    VERY PRETTY,LOVE BUBBLES,MISS M.J.!!
    report abuseposted November 17, 2009 5:02 PM PST
  • Deasill
    Bubble was his chimp he shipped off
    report abuseposted November 16, 2009 1:43 PM PST
  • Deasill
    Bubble was his chimp he shipped off
    report abuseposted November 16, 2009 1:43 PM PST
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