Melissa made an incredible tribute to her mother at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Breakfast on Wednesday. Before Melissa’s speech, the audience was shown a video honoring Joan, which also includes an appearance from Chris Rock…
You can read the full story and watch Melissa’s wonderful speech at The Hollywood Reporter.
#TBT Before Mom had cataract surgery she thought this was a mother-daughter photo. She told the dolphin to say cheese. #melrivers #joanrivers
From Melissa: “#TBT My mom really was a natural blonde.
#melrivers #joanrivers”
From Melissa: “#TBT Swinging seventies.”
From Melissa: “#TBT Tricks and treats! With mom at the Dream Halloween Fundraiser for Children Affected by AIDS Foundation in 2004.”
Melissa shared this sweet photo of Joan and Cooper for today’s #TBT (click to enlarge):
In response to today’s release of the New York City Medical Examiner’s report, Melissa Rivers has issued the following statement:
“We continue to be saddened by our tragic loss and grateful for the enormous outpouring of love and support from around the world. We have no further comment at this time.” – Melissa Rivers
A very familiar face to Joan’s friends and customers at QVC, David Dangle has been Joan’s friend, collaborator, style guru and CEO of her company for 24 years. Today, he published a note on his QVC blog about the future of the Joan Rivers Classics Collection, continuing Joan’s work and legacy. In the post, David also included a beautiful letter he received from Melissa.
As David perfectly put it, “Joan wouldn’t want it any other way…”
On Friday, September 19th, E! is celebrating the laughter that Joan brought to viewers around the world with “Joan Day.” Programming will include an all-day marathon that showcases some of Joan’s best jokes from “Fashion Police” beginning at 7:00am ET/PT. Hilarious back-to-back episodes, including Joan’s milestone 80th birthday celebration and the last “Fashion Police” she did for the MTV Video Music Awards and Primetime Emmy special, highlight some of Joan’s laugh-out-loud funniest and most outrageous moments from her past four years on the series.
Then the “Fashion Police” family honors Joan with a touching and hilarious 90-minute on-air celebration befitting of the woman whose sharp wit and biting comedy made her a legend to millions of fans, and who changed forever the face of Red Carpet fashion commentary. Melissa Rivers (also executive producer of “Fashion Police”) will join her onscreen “family” Kelly Osbourne, Giuliana Rancic, and George Kotsiopoulos, as they lovingly and, of course, laughingly, pay tribute to Joan’s years as the host of “Fashion Police” when “Fashion Police: Celebrating Joan” airs at 8:00pm ET/PT.
The special will feature behind-the-scenes footage, including never-before-aired moments of Joan candidly joking with the cast and cracking up the studio audience, along with outtakes featuring Joan doing what she did best — making everyone within earshot of her laugh. With no shortage of funny moments from which to choose, this tribute will feature some of the best of Joan’s trademark “did she really just say that” remarks and outlandish stunts, along with clips of some of the incredible guests from the worlds of fashion, entertainment, sports and more that joined Joan on the “Fashion Police” stage. Personal stories from the co-hosts and Melissa will round out this special to celebrate the gift of laughter Joan so freely shared with fans and “Joan Rangers” around the world.
Join E! tomorrow for a full day of laughter commemorating Joan!
