Elizabeth Taylor Hospitalized for Heart Failure

By Rebecca Macatee Posted Feb 11th 2011 07:48PM

Elizabeth Taylor, 78, is being treated at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after suffering symptoms from congestive heart failure earlier this week.

Taylor's publicist says, "Her family and close friends are appreciative of the warm support and interest of her loyal fans but have asked that people respect her privacy and allow her medical team the time and space to focus on restoring her back to health."

The style icon underwent surgery for her heart condition in 2009, and she frequently updated her fans via Twitter about her condition. So far, the two-time Academy Award winner hasn't posted anything about her current trip to the hospital.

"The (health) issue is being addressed," her publicist's statement continues. "She is currently being kept in the hospital for monitoring."

In a recent Harper's Bazaar interview with super-fan Kim Kardashian, Taylor opened up about her many husbands, jewels and philanthropic work.

"I never planned to acquire a lot of jewels or a lot of husbands," Taylor told the 30-year-old Kardashian sister. "For me, life happened, just as it does for anyone else. I have been supremely lucky in my life in that I have known great love, and of course I am the temporary custodian of some incredible and beautiful things. But I have never felt more alive than when I watched my children delight in something, never more alive than when I have watched a great artist perform, and never richer than when I have scored a big check to fight AIDS."

Send Your Get Well Wishes to Liz

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Friday 11 February

By Snooz

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Best of blessings to you, Liz. Many thoughts and prayers are with you now. You have been a beautiful icon during my life, as has Zsa Zsa. Life eventually takes control of us, instead of us having control over our lives. I wish you a full recovery.

By Al Cloutier

Get well Lady Liz..I've loved you since "Cat on a Tin Roof"..
Al... 69 1/2 yoa.

By sandy alexander

How I love her what a talent and a beauty please know sh is in my thought and prayers HER #1 FAN love love love her

By themeeker

Get well soon Liz.

By james

God Bless you Elizabeth! You are truly A "Star". Your inner beauty and genourous heart is amazing. You have used your God given beauty and gifts to do so much for Aids and those less fortunate. You are in my prayers. Blessings, James

By eileen

Take care and God Bless. But I must tell you your life did not happen just like everyone else, your life is spectacular.

By Georgia

Keeping you in my prayers Elisabeth.. Your one of a kind and definitely one of Hollywoods Greatest!

By Friday

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I'm sorry Elizabeth Taylor is ill but if she thinks anyone actually believes she's 78 years old she is crazy. That woman is in her 90s if she's a day. I'm 62 and over the years her age and mine get closer and closer.

By LLh

Liz is the same age of my mom. And that's since 1958 that she tracked her. They were grandmas tat the same age, 40. My mom died years ago at 68, Liz's same age. So, 78 tracks legitimately. Does yours??

By geeee501

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Hi Friday..
Your wrong about Elisabeths age.... I will be 69 in March, she will be 79 in March..As far back as I can remember, she was always ten years older than I was, do a bit of research .....She also spelled her name with a s not a z....

By sam's girl

It's perfectly possible for her to be 78. Today, Richard Burton would be 84.
Wishing you nothing but the best and a speedy recovery. You're one of the last great stars of Hollywood.

By Richard

Friday....
Sorry but you are wrong.
She will be 79 on the 27th of this month.
She was born 2/27/1932 London England

By KITZER

My almanac dates her (as os today) at 78. Her birth date is February 27, 1932. I hope this helps.

By Arene

Elizabeth Taylor is a rich, formerly beautiful, amoral slob! It didn't bother her a bit to take other women's husbands and deprive those children of their fathers. How selfish can you get??? Oink!

By Mark

A great iconic beauty for most of her life and an all around great entertainer and remarkable philanthropist. She has lead an amazing personal life and is and always will be, a hero to all mankind. Thank you Elixabeth Taylor.

By doedill7

she ain't nothin

By letty

DEAR LIZ,

GET WELL SOON. YOU ARE A HOLLYWOOD ICON AND STILL THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN IN HOLLYWOOD. THERE ISN'T AN ACTRESS TODAY WHO CAN MATCH YOU TIMELESS BEAUTY. GET WELL SOON!!

By collectsrocks

Ms. Taylor, I met you in the mid 70s at the Foxfield Races in Charlottesville, Va. Your spirit of life very much impressed me, also your down to earth attitude. You saw a young couple with a newborn baby and graciously asked the parents to hold it. The look on your face as you held the baby was more beautiful than anything from your movies. I have never forgotten how you looked and the kind words you said to the baby's parents. Through the years I have remembered you fondly with love and respect. My prayers are with you and your family. God bless you.

By trish

I refuse to sign up for Face book and I don't like every where I want to go they ask for MY information. I just want to say that Liz Taylor is a fantastic actress, and was so very beautiful..my husband and I just LOVE her and wish her a speedy recovery.

By T.J.

As a fan of yours all my life,I wish you well real soon.

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