Joni Mitchell's legal guardians say that, despite rumors, the famous folk legend has not been debilitated by a brain aneurysm.

"The truth is that Joni is speaking, and she's speaking well," Leslie Morris, Mitchell's temporary conservator, said.

She added, "Joni did in fact suffer an aneurysm. However, details that have emerged in the past few days are mostly speculative . . . She is not walking yet, but she will be in the near future as she is undergoing daily therapies.

She is resting comfortably in her own home and she's getting better each day. A full recovery is expected."

Mitchell's longtime friend David Crosby made headlines last week when he told reporters that "to my knowledge" Joni "is not speaking yet. She's home, she's in care, she's recovering."

Crosby also called her "probably the greatest living singer songwriter."