Los Angeles, California (CNN) — Zsa Zsa Gabor, who asked for a priest “to read her the last rites” Sunday, left the hospital Monday afternoon because she “wants to spend her final days at her home,” her publicist said.

Gabor, 93, is suffering complications from last month’s hip-replacement surgery, but she and her husband decided against additional surgery, publicist John Blanchette said.

Doctors told her the chances of success from the procedure was 50-50, so she chose to go home instead, Blanchette said.

An ambulance carried the actress from Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles to her Bel Air, California, home Monday afternoon, he said.

“The doctors did everything they could do,” her husband, Prince Frederic Von Anhalt, said. “The rest is up to her to whether she recovers or not.”

Gabor has been hospitalized for most of the past month since breaking her hip in a fall from bed on July 17. Saturday marked Gabor’s 24th wedding anniversary with Von Anhalt, her eighth husband.

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AP: NEW YORK – A week after an overdose, Fantasia is back to promoting her new album.

In a statement released Monday, Fantasia says she “can’t thank my fans enough for their prayers and support during such a challenging time.”

The singer overdosed on aspirin and other pills at her home in Charlotte, N.C., last week.

Her manager says she wasn’t trying to kill herself, but police believed they were responding to a suicide attempt. The overdose came days after a woman accused Fantasia in court documents of having an affair with her husband.

The former “American Idol” winner will make TV appearances, including stops at “Good Morning America” and “Live with Regis & Kelly,” in the next couple weeks to promote her third album. The CD, titled “Back to Me,” is out on Aug. 24.

Kingston, Jamaica:- Richie Loop is riding an encouraging wave of excitement following his recent performance at the Independence Gala and Street Parade in Kingston.

The artiste performed before thousands of people who crammed into the National Stadium to celebrate Jamaica’s 48th birthday. Richie Loop remains elated about the event and considered it an honour to be selected to present his music on such an official scale.

“The opportunity is indeed my most interesting to this date, given that I was able to share in and contribute to national pride, and in one of the most historical venues in Jamaica The National Stadium, I am unsure if I could top this locally,” remarked Richie Loop.

He admitted that this was his first performance in the National Stadium, and probably the biggest audience to which he has performed in his quickly blossoming career. “If I am not mistaken yes it is (biggest crowd). Reggae Sumfest was large but I think the stadium was full so yes! …it was amazing to hear the stadium welcome me, and listened,” he continued.

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Europeans backstage enjoying Razz and Biggy's Set (Razz playing)

“It was pleasantly surprising that people so far from us in Jamaica can be singing the songs that are playing in the dancehall locally”

Monday, August 16, Kingston, Jamaica (A.I.M Inc): With the summer in full swing and the appeal for good quality reggae/dancehall music on a high, the dynamic duo known as Razz & Biggy continue creating waves of memorable performances. Locally they have already been booked and represented well at many of the ‘must go’ events for what is the ‘high party season’ in Jamaica.

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Ruffi-ann

Dancehall artiste Sharon Peterkin aka Ruffi-Ann is determined to take her career to higher heights. The hard hitting cultural deejay who recently delivered a very strong performance on Capleton’s big St. Mary Mi Come From stage show, says she is looking forward to performing more major events later this year.

When asked why she hasn’t been seen on more major events locally she responded by saying, “To tell you the truth I really don’t know, because I work very hard and I put out good music and everybody in the music business know I am a very talented performer. Probably I am getting a fight, I don’t know, but I am not worried about it, I will let my work speak for itself.”

However the loving mother of three remains focused on the growth of her career, and is planning to step up the promotion on her debut album titled In My Glory, which was released a little over a month ago on Itunes. Ruffi-Ann says that she hopes that the release of the album will help to push her further into the overseas markets especially in Europe.

She is currently preparing to shoot the music video for the latest single off the album which is titled Forty Eight Years. Also on the cards for Ruffi-Ann right is an upcoming tour, which is being organized by her management team.

Busy Signal is one of the best Dancehall artists whose versatility has made him one of the most sought after artists. Whether implementing the soulful importance of the Commodores “Night Shift” on his song of the same name, or his lyrical versatility connecting with fans young or mature such his mastery with Reggae Queen, and member of the I-Three’s, Marcia Griffiths on the song “Automatic,” Busy Signal knows what buttons to push, and where.

His third album for the VP Records imprint, D.O.B, gives listeners Busy’s extended versatility, and also sees the young star break new ground with a Latin audience by teaming with Elvis Crespo for the chune”Suavemente”,” Busy’s second release following “Sum’n Ah Gwaan” featuring Bounty Killer.

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Jamaica Gleaner: Something was different. It was supposed to be another Miss Jamaica World fast-track competition, but there was a face noticeably absent.

Miss Jamaica Western, Jodi-Ann Moser, the beauty who was the first girl to be chosen for the 2010 Miss Jamaica World pageant, had handed a letter to the pageant organisers last Monday after being ill for a number of days.

That illness meant she missed last week’s Beach Beauty Competition at the Grand Palladium Resorts and Spa.

When The Gleaner contacted Moser, the 20-year-old said she had withdrawn from the competition.

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