Legendary comedianne Joan Rivers dies, aged 81

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...breathing.html

Joan Rivers rushed to hospital 'after she stopped breathing'

Tart-tongued comedienne Joan Rivers "in stable condition" after she reportedly stopped breathing during throat surgery on her vocal cords in New York

Joan Rivers was undergoing throat surgery for her vocal chords in New York when she reportedly stopped breathing

Joan Rivers, the actress and comedienne renowned for her withering verbal put-downs, has been rushed to hospital in New York after she stopped breathing while undergoing throat surgery at a Manhattan clinic, sources told US media.

Rivers, 81, was said on Thursday afternoon to be in a "stable condition" by a spokesman for E!, the entertainment channel for which she works.

She was reportedly taken to Mt Sinai Hospital in critical condition on Thursday morning after she stopped breathing during surgery on her vocal cords at an endoscopy clinic on the Upper East Side.

Rivers suffered cardiac arrest, according to some reports, and her daughter Melissa was believed to be on her way to New York to be at her mother’s bedside.

Rivers is no stranger to controversy and this summer she walked out of a live CNN interview in protest at the questions as she was publicising her new memoir, “Diary of a Mad Diva”.

She is the current co-host of “Fashion Police” on the E! television channel and also helps hosts CNN’s New Year coverage from Times Square.

The tart-tongued comedienne has often been criticised for her making insensitive jokes. Last year, she was criticised by some Jewish groups for making jokes about Holocaust. "This is the way I remind people about the Holocaust,” Rivers, who is Jewish, replied. “I do it through humour.”

And during this month’s Gaza conflict, she caused fresh controversy when she told a website that that Palestinian civilians "deserve to be dead", but she later insisted her words had been taken out of context.

OMG.

I conform perfectly to the gay stereotype when it comes to worshipping Joan Rivers, she's such a great personality I love her. I don't like many comedians, but she's one I do like. She's absolutely amazing for 81 (yes, I know she's had surgery but more so in how active she is).

Hope she's alright, apparently she's gone from critical to stable which is good.

Thoughts?

[karter]

only if this happened to every zionist ...no offense tho.......

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only if this happened to every zionist ...no offense tho.......

Wow are you ridiculous and hated filled or what.

Get back to tumblr, off you trot.

[karter]

shut up undertaker go write a report or something about me and submit it to yourfaveisproblematic

“Good. Good. When you declare war, you declare war. They started it. We now don't count who's dead. You're dead, you deserve to be dead. Don’t you dare make me feel bad about that.”
“They were told to get out. They didn’t get out. You don’t get out, you are an idiot. At least the ones that were killed were the ones with low IQs.”

like just sayin tho this happens after a week later

[lemons]

hope she gets better

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shut up undertaker go write a report or something about me and submit it to yourfaveisproblematic

like just sayin tho this happens after a week later

Are you autistic or something? Don't you understand the concept of dark comedy? It's what she thrives on.

True, she believes Israel has a right to exist which is a heinous crime in your crazy worldview. But she's a comedian mate, understand that.



Preach it Joan xx

[karter]

"You deserve to be dead"

Comedy.

[Jurv]

i wouldn't miss her if she didn't start breathing again

[FlyingJesus]

Not a fan, and her Zionist views aren't part of her comedy so that's not a valid defence for agreeing with genocidal attacks. Nonetheless I hope her a swift recovery because unlike certain people I don't wish any damage on people whose views differ to mine

[GommeInc]

I liked her about 10 years ago but I don't find her that interesting any more. She seems to have a really misinformed view on reality these days, saying controversial things and actually meaning them, rather than doing it as part of a comedy act. She's hasn't really been a comedienne for a while, and is more a show host than anything else.