Elizabeth Taylor to repair heart with surgery

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 7th, 2009 Veteran screen icon DAME ELIZABETH TAYLOR is to undergo heart surgery to fix a leaky valve. The 77-year-old Cleopatra star broke the news to fans on her Twitter.com page, revealing she will soon be going under the knife to improve blood flow to her heart.

October 7th, 2009 LONDON - Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor is to undergo a heart surgery soon. The Oscar-winning actress, who will be admitted to a Los Angeles hospital for the surgery, has asked her legions of fans to pray for her, reported femalefirst.co.uk.

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 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Veteran actress Elizabeth Taylor wants to be laid to rest next to Michael Jackson, it has emerged. A source told National Enquirer magazine that the 77-year-old actress, who was very close to Jackson is looking for a burial plot next to the 'Thriller' hitmaker at Los Angeles' Forest Lawn cemetery.

September 18th, 2009 Elizabeth Taylor raises HIV funds with fashionLOS ANGELES — Elizabeth Taylor is lending her timeless style to a fashion show that raises money and awareness for HIV and AIDS. The 77-year-old actress says she plans to attend the Macy's Passport fundraiser Thursday in Santa Monica to show support for the event she helped establish 27 years ago.

July 20th, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood legend Dame Elizabeth Taylor has been released from a Los Angeles hospital after undergoing surgery. Taylor, 77, had been admitted to a medical centre near her home in Beverly Hills on July 13, with reports claiming that she was emotionally drained following the death of her long-term pal Michael Jackson.

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 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.

July 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Legendary Hollywood actress Dame Elizabeth Taylor has confirmed that she will not attend her longtime friend and icon Michael Jackson's funeral at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. She stated on social network site Twitter that she wants to keep her grief private, Fox News reports.

June 28th, 2009 LONDON - Screen legend Elizabeth Taylor, who coined the phrase 'King of Pop' for Michael Jackson while presenting him an award in 1989, has issued a heart-broken statement to mourn the death of her friend. She says she will miss her longtime friend as her "life is empty without him".

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.

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.