Elizabeth Taylor raises HIV funds through fashion, will attend fundraiser she helped establish

October 9th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Taylor has revealed that her recent heart surgery was successful. The legendary actress told fans on her Twitter page that the procedure to repair a "leaky" valve went off smoothly.

October 9th, 2009 Veteran movie star DAME ELIZABETH TAYLOR has taken to her Twitter.com page to assure fans her heart surgery went "perfectly". The 77-year-old icon revealed she was going under the knife to improve blood flow to her heart earlier this week (beg05Oct09), and appealed to fans to pray for her wellbeing.

October 8th, 2009 Elizabeth Taylor: Heart procedure went 'perfectly'LOS ANGELES — Elizabeth Taylor is feeling fine after a heart procedure. The 77-year-old actress says in a post on Twitter Thursday that the treatment "went off perfectly" and she feels like she has a "brand new ticker." Earlier in the week, Taylor tweeted that she would be going into the hospital for the procedure and asked her 164,239 followers for their prayers.

October 6th, 2009 Elizabeth Taylor tweets about heart procedureLOS ANGELES — Elizabeth Taylor says she's headed to the hospital for a heart procedure. The 77-year-old actress tells her followers on Twitter that she is to undergo a "very new" procedure to improve heart function that "involves repairing my leaky valve using a clip device" rather than open-heart surgery.

September 30th, 2009 Benefit show raises $8M for Agassi school in VegasLAS VEGAS — A weekend benefit concert raised nearly $8 million to support retired tennis star Andre Agassi's public charter school in Las Vegas. Officials say Agassi's foundation, used to support the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, also received a pledge of $7.5 million over five years from the Engelstad Family Foundation.

September 30th, 2009 Benefit raises $8M for Agassi school in VegasLAS VEGAS — A weekend benefit concert raised nearly $8 million to support retired tennis star Andre Agassi's public charter school in Las Vegas. Officials say Agassi's foundation, used to support the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy, also received a pledge of $7.5 million over five years from the Engelstad Family Foundation.

September 29th, 2009 Movie legend DAME ELIZABETH TAYLOR is glued to the current season of TV talent show DANCING WITH THE STARS - so she can root for her model friend KATHY IRELAND. Taylor has been tuning in regularly to watch her 46-year-old pal compete on the hit show.

September 9th, 2009 KEITH URBAN and VINCE GILL are to host a star-studded concert to raise funds for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. The singers are leading the line-up for the Nashville, Tennessee gig which will also see performances from Brad Paisley, Taylor Swift and Faith Hill.

July 18th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor checked out of a Los Angeles hospital and said that she is sore, but intact. Taylor, 77, posted on her Twitter account that she was home, just as she did last week to announce she would go into a hospital to complete a test she was in the middle of, reported cnn.com.

July 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Elizabeth Taylor has denied that getting emotionally drained following the death of her close pal, late King of Pop Michael Jackson, was the reason why she was recently hospitalised. When the 77-year-old legend was reportedly rushed to a medical centre near her home in Beverly Hills on July 13, it was alleged that she was being treated for exhaustion due to an emotional breakdown following Jackson's death.

July 14th, 2009 NEW YORK - Elizabeth Taylor has reportedly landed herself in a hospital in Los Angeles, while coping with the death of her close friend Michael Jackson. The veteran actress was allegedly denied access to the late King of Pop's memorial service by the Jackson family.

June 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Late King of pop Michael Jackson's close friend Elizabeth Taylor is "too devastated" to comment on his death. Her representatives have revealed that she is grieving her loss in private at this time.

June 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Megan Fox is trying to improve the way she behaves in relationships because she fears ending up like veteran actress Elizabeth Taylor, who has been married and divorced seven times. The 'Transformers' star, who recently parted ways with long-time boyfriend and one time fiance Brian Austin Green, insists she needs to take some time to "work on herself" and find out why her romances have been failing - because she fears she will end up like multi-divorced Taylor.

June 1st, 2009 White House wants queen to attend D-Day ceremoniesWASHINGTON — The White House wants Queen Elizabeth II at D-Day ceremonies later this week. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Monday that President Barack Obama wants to include the queen, who served in uniform during World War II.

May 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor has found love in Twittering. The 77-year-old actress' latest love is Twitter, spokesman Dick Guttman says, who added that the beauty has "entered the hospital for a routine visit and is doing fine." Taylor, who has been in and out of ill health for years, is thanking her well-wishers through the social networking site and is even asking to bring her puppy in the hospital, reports E!Online.