LOS ANGELES, May 31 (UPI) -- Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor appeared on national television to offer proof that she is neither dying or suffering from Alzheimer's disease.
In response to recent tabloid reports about her health, the British-born actress asked CNN's Larry King Tuesday night, "Do I look or sound like I have Alzheimer's? ... Oh, come on, do I look like I'm dying?" the New York Post reported Wednesday.
Taylor, 74, also defended her longtime friend, Michael Jackson, 47, who fled the United States for Bahrain after being acquitted of child molestation charges in California last June.
"We're very much alike. We both had horrible childhoods," Taylor said. She also said she doubted he would ever again take up residence in the United States.
"Really, why should he?" she said. "He's been treated like dirt here."
