Reports today have emerged claiming that The Rolling Stones� Keith Richards has had a second brain operation.

The Sun says that surgeons had to remove a piece of skull to relive pressure on his brain.

The paper also reported that Richards� family had launched a bedside vigil for the star as his condition worsened.

But an official statement from Richards� people has said that the original surgery was 100% successful and the star did not have brain damage.

It reads: �There was no brain damage. He continues to improve as expected.�

However, fans have little trust for Richards� spokespeople who originally said that the star only suffered �mild concussion� after falling from a Fijian tree and he didn�t need surgery at all.