Zsa Zsa Gabor's condition uncertain as daughter contradicts husband

Zsa Zsa Gabor, who's been recovering from hip replacement surgery performed Monday, is either in critical condition and "not looking good," or "responsive" and "going strong," depending on which family member you believe.

Gabor's husband, Prince Frederic von Anhalt, said Friday that his wife, while not in a coma, was not responsive. 

"The doctors want to observe her over the weekend to make sure her condition improves, but right now it is not looking good," Von Anhalt said.

Gabor's publicist added that the actress, believed to be 93, may have suffered a stroke, and was "vacant," Gossip Cop reports.

Daughter Constance Francesca Hilton contradicted that later Friday in a statement to Reuters: "She is not in a coma. She is not on any kind of death watch. She is responsive and on medications. All vital signs are still going strong, and she is talking."

Gabor is at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.

-- Christie D'Zurilla

Photo: Zsa Zsa Gabor in November 1992. Credit: Fred Prouser / Reuters

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Comments

[Andy]

Because she's 93 the anesthesia will have a much stronger and longer lasting effect than on a younger person. Also, she's likely to be very confused when she wakes up, not knowing what's going on or where she is. Stay with her and keep talking, she'll recover faster when she gets home.

[fitzwilliam]

i wonder who was calling her on the phone? i bet they must feel terrible -- and worse if she dies.

[Lana]

The Prince likes publicity and exaggerates. He and Francesca Hilton are at odds all the time. Let's hope Zsa Zsa recovers.