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NEWS ABOUT: Elizabeth Taylor

Elizabeth Taylor stories: 11 news summaries
BOOK REVIEW

 Liz Taylor: 
 The First 
 Paparazzi 
 Magnet 

New biography offers a 'yummy' look at the actress who truly mastered fame

Oct 19, 09 10:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Taylor, whose affair with Eddie Fisher was more scandalous than the Brad-Jen-Angelina triangle can ever hope to be, is “a pioneer for the Madonnas and Lindsay Lohans of today, women whose personal lives occupy more of the public imagination than does their creative work,” writes Laura Miller... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • biography • Elizabeth Taylor • Eddie Fisher





 Taylor: Heart Surgery 
 'Went Off Perfectly' 

Actress, 77, tweets that 'it's like having a brand new ticker'

Oct 8, 09 8:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Taylor’s heart surgery today “went off perfectly,” she writes on Twitter. “It’s like having a brand new ticker.” The actress, 77, says the procedure was to repair a “leaky valve,” and ripped media reports that she has diabetes as “a... More »

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media • Elizabeth Taylor • heart surgery • Twitter

 Elizabeth Taylor 
 to Have Heart Surgery 

Actress says procedure will fix a leaky valve without open heart surgery

Oct 6, 09 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Elizabeth Taylor will soon undergo heart surgery, she announced on Twitter today. “Dear Friends, I would like to let you know before it gets in the papers that I am going into the hospital to have a procedure on my heart,” the 77-year-old actress posted this afternoon, notes ... More »

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Elizabeth Taylor • heart surgery • Twitter • actress

FUNNYWOMAN PROFILE

Just Being Carrie Fisher Is Super-Weird

'You’re supposed to be unusual' in Hollywood: Wishful Drinking author

Sep 28, 09 4:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Carrie Fisher’s shrink told her, “If you worked in a supermarket they would’ve institutionalized you at 20,” she recalls. Not so in Hollywood, where the erstwhile Princess Leia suffered through drug addiction, manic depression, and failed relationships—her own and her parents’. But electroshock therapy helped... More »

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entertainment • Hollywood • theater • New York City • celebrity • play • People Magazine • Ashton Kutcher • Elizabeth Taylor • Carrie Fisher • Marcel Proust • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin • Eddie Fisher • Debbie Reynolds

 Jackson Laid to Rest 

Elizabeth Taylor, ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley among invitees

Sep 3, 09 10:55 PM CDT
(AP) - Paris Jackson wept as she stepped into the Forest Lawn mausoleum where her father, Michael, was to be entombed. Katherine Jackson, overcome by sorrow, turned back when she was faced with her son's final resting place. On a sultry evening, amid a sea of white flowers and with a bejeweled... More »

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entertainment • Al Sharpton • Los Angeles • homicide • Chris Tucker • funeral • Michael Jackson • Elizabeth Taylor • burial • motorcade • coroner • Macaulay Culkin • Katherine Jackson • Joe Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson • Paris Michael Jackson • celebrity death • Forest Lawn cemetery • Corey Feldman

 Sometimes, 
 Celeb Tweets 
 Bring Real News 

But not usually.

Aug 10, 09 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surprise! Celebrities do, occasionally, use Twitter to break actual news. Don’t believe it? USA Today lists some examples:
  • Paula Abdul: Bid adieu to American Idol before an official statement was released.
  • Ryan Seacrest: Told the world Ben Silverman was out at NBC before
... More »

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entertainment • American Idol • Ben Silverman • Jane Fonda • celebrity • Ivanka Trump • Lance Armstrong • Elizabeth Taylor • Kimora Lee Simmons • Ryan Seacrest • Twitter • Paula Abdul

 Family Friends 
 Believe Mystery 
 Kid Is Jacko's 

Liz Taylor might know the whole story

Jul 23, 09 11:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Michael Jackson’s rumored “secret son” has a long history with the family, sources tell MSNBC. Omer Bhatti, who called himself Michael J, told Jackson’s nephew that Michael was his father “out of the blue” in 1992, says a family friend. Bhatti was a constant presence at... More »

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entertainment • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Elizabeth Taylor • love child • celebrity death • Omer Bhatti

JACKSON ROUNDUP

 LA Mayor: Thanks, But 
 We Can Pay for MJ Memorial 

Mayor calls donation request 'ridiculous'

Jul 14, 09 12:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Imagine the surprise of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa when he returned from vacation to find his proxy asking for donations to fund the Michael Jackson memorial. “This is a world-class city, and we provide fire and police protection, period,” he says. “The idea that we would... More »

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entertainment • Los Angeles • Antonio Villaraigosa • celebrity • Michael Jackson • Elizabeth Taylor • ABC News • Fred Astaire • Joe Jackson • celebrity death

jackson memorial

 Guest List Solidifies; 
 Liz Taylor Won't Attend 


Jul 6, 09 7:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The star-studded guest list for the Michael Jackson memorial service tomorrow in Los Angeles doesn't include Elizabeth Taylor, but the legendary actress is sure her dear friend would understand, People reports. "I just don't believe that Michael would want me to share my grief with millions of others,"... More »

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entertainment • Los Angeles • Stevie Wonder • Jennifer Hudson • Michael Jackson • Elizabeth Taylor • Jackson Five • memorial service • Mariah Carey • Whitney Houston • Staples Center • Debbie Rowe • Smokey Robinson

Pop Culture Gems to Hit
Vegas Auction Block

Gun that killed JFK assassin, Superman suit among items slated for Vegas auction

Mar 2, 08 4:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Indiana Jones' whip. The gun that killed JFK's assassin. Madonna's Like a Virgin wedding dress. All are up for grabs at a massive memorabilia auction scheduled for March 15-16 in Las Vegas, Reuters reports. Billed as the best pop-culture collection ever assembled, the 850-lot treasure trove could fetch more than... More »

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television • music • Hollywood • Las Vegas • John F. Kennedy • Lee Harvey Oswald • John Lennon • pop culture • auction • Elizabeth Taylor • Christopher Reeve • movies

The Scent
of Money

Diddy to Britney:
the seven top-selling
celebrity scents 

Oct 13, 07 12:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney's life may be off the rails, but her scent is selling brilliantly, right up there with Liz's and Diddy's. Forbes gives us the top seven celebrity scents, along with their sales tallies for  2006:
  1. Sean Combs: Sean John Unforgivable, $74.9 million
  2. Elizabeth Taylor: White Diamonds, $60.7
... More »

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Britney Spears • list • celebrity • Diddy • Sarah Jessica Parker • scents • Jennifer Lopez • J.Lo • Elizabeth Taylor • perfume

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