Legendary comedienne and television host, Joan Rivers is dead. She passed away on Thursday September 4, after she stopped breathing while undergoing surgery on her throat. She was aged 81.
Her daughter, Melissa Rivers, 46, in a statement released, said: “It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers. She passed peacefully at 1:17pm surrounded by family and close friends. My son and I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of Mount Sinai Hospital for the amazing care they provided for my mother. Cooper and I have found ourselves humbled by the outpouring of love, support, and prayers we have received from around the world. They have been heard and appreciated. My mother’s greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon".
A prolific television presence, Rivers created and hosted Live from the Red Carpet for the E! Network from 1996 to 2004, and later returned to anchor Fashion Police, during which she doled out biting critiques of celebrity style.
But before her multimillion dollar deal with the entertainment network, Rivers dominated talk shows and bookshelves with her comedy work. Born in Brooklyn as Joan Alexandra Molinsky, Rivers took her stage name in the late 1950s, doing stand-up and small plays in dingy clubs and cafes in New York City. She became an overnight sensation after a magnetic guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1965, which led to appearances on other '60s favorites like The Ed Sullivan Show as well as her own daytime talk show, That Show with Joan Rivers.
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