Sexy "Mad Men" evokes spirit of Elizabeth Taylor in "Butterfield 8"
Orlando Sentinel - 30th Aug 2008

Orlando Sentinel - 30th Aug 2008

Elizabeth Taylor in hospital but "fine"
Elizabeth Taylor is hospitalized but doing well, a spokesman for the Oscar-winning screen legend said on Thursday, contradicting tabloid newspapers reports that she was in poor health.
"Ms. Taylor is fine. The rumors which began in England about her health are dramatic, overstated and untrue. Her hospital visit was precautionary. She will be returning home shortly," her Los Angeles-based spokesman Dick Guttman said in a statement.
"At present, she is surrounded by family, friends and fabulous jewels,"
Liz Taylor 'is put on life support after heart failure'
Elizabeth Taylor was put on a life support machine after suffering congestive heart failure, it was reported this evening.
The 76-year-old's condition was said to have deteriorated after she was initially diagnosed with pneumonia last week.
Her children were at her bedside and doctors warned she might not survive, said the U.S. publication National Enquirer.
But the following day she improved and the dual Oscar winner was breathing without medical help last night.
A source said: 'The doctors
Elizabeth Taylor Overdosed
Elizabeth Taylor overdosed on prescription meds and booze on April 6. Partay! The 76-year-old actress woke her assistant to rush her to the hospital when she began vomiting and couldn't breathe.
Elizabeth was treated and released at Cedars-Sinai.
"Liz was panicking. She really thought she was going to die," a friend said.
Lizzie has been visiting the gay bars recently, so she might have gotten some bad shit and went into a K-hole. She's in a wheelchair, so that could have been dangerous. She coul
Wheelchair-bound Liz Taylor in pink to support gay marriage
There's no doubt the party spirit still burns in Elizabeth Taylor. But at 76, the body sometimes can't keep up.
So it was no surprise when she took the opportunity to rest her eyes at a celebration to mark the legalisation of gay marriage in California.
Not that it stopped her cutting a dash at the glittering Hollywood event.
A hot pink kaftan worn with a truly dazzling diamond and ruby necklace and matching chandelier earrings made sure she stood out from the crowd.
The frail actress, who clut
LIZ TAYLOR CONDITION IMPROVES
UPDATE: Liz Taylor has cheated death once again!
Elizabeth Taylor was put on life support after a bout of pneumonia led to congestive heart failure, The NATIONAL ENQUIRER reports exclusively in this week's print edition.
The 76-year-old star's children kept a 48-hour vigil at her hospital bedside as she teetered on the brink of death, drifting in and out of consciousness and struggling to breathe, a close family friend revealed.
"The doctors thought they were going to lose her," a friend told The
New Blog 11.08.08
OK....I came back to the UK and got wheeled off the plane...A first I must say! Felt a bit like Elizabeth Taylor! Got an MRI scan this morning, and am now sitting up in bed with my left foot like a dead fish....freezing and numb. I'm going to have to get myself a crutch and a parrot, so I can fob myself off as a pirate and scare the neighbourhood preschoolers! Just kidding folks!
Some of my plans and schemes have had to be put on hold, because there's not much I can do if I can't walk properly!!! Hey Ho






