Elizabeth Taylor in hospital for heart surgery

Actress Elizabeth Taylor said on Tuesday she was going into a hospital for heart surgery and asked for prayers. Taylor, 77, was diagnosed with congestive heart failure five years ago and also has endured severe back problems and a benign brain tumor operation.

She made the announcement on her Twitter page, saying she wanted to break the news herself before the media found out. "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," Taylor wrote. (Reuters)