Keith Richards released from hospital

The Rolling Stones guitarist was discharged from his New Zealand hospital Wednesday, two days after undergoing one--and only one--operation to treat a "mild" injury stemming from a mishap on Apr. 27.

According to the band's publicist, Fran Curtis, Richards will continue to be an outpatient at Auckland's Ascot Hospital and return regularly for checkups.

The news of the artist's release seems to put to rest rumors that Richards' spill while on vacation in Fiji was more serious than the band had initially let on. The New Zealand Herald reported earlier this week that the musician had undergone two separate surgeries with potentially extensive brain damage.

Curtis, however, was quick to shoot down the widely circulated report that the rocker's latest misadventure was a bigger bang than first thought.

"Keith Richards did not undergo a second operation," Curtis said Wednesday. "The first and only operation was done on Monday, May 8, and was 100 percent successful. There was no brain damage. He continues to improve as expected."

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