Elizabeth Taylor is reportedly suffering from Alzheimer's disease.According to reports, the Oscar-winning legend - who has been suffering from dementia for several months - has in fact been struck down by thedegenerating illness.

A friend told America's National Enquirer magazine: "Elizabeth is now beingtreated for early stages of Alzheimer's...At this point there is very little that can be done. She confided to her specialists that she finds herself more and more confused."

Rumor has it that Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor is close to death after her heart began to fail.

Sources say the 74-year-old Oscar award winning actress is currently bedridden in her Bel Air, California, home.

Jade Jagger has revealed her style icons are Missy Elliot, Scarlett Johansson, Madonna and Elizabeth Taylor. The fashion designer, and daughter of Rolling Stones legend Mick, says she gets fashion tips from all four of the stars, because each has their own unique style.

Jade is particularly impressed by rapper Missy Elliot and says her flamboyant tracksuits blow her away. She said: "I'm very influenced by street culture. It's a way of putting your personality out there."

Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor plans to celebrate her 74th birthday by giving a gift worth several hundred thousand dollars. The two-time Oscar winner is donating a mobile medical unit to the New Orleans AIDS Task Force.

Publicist Martin Delaney says the unit is the size of a large recreational vehicle and has two examination rooms and x-ray facilities. It will be staffed by doctors who worked in AIDS clinics shuttered by Hurricane Katrina.