NEW YORK (Reuters) - Joan Rivers, the pioneering comedian known for her acerbic wit, classic put-downs and for asking "Can we talk?," died on Thursday at the age of 81 in a New York hospital a week ...

Dan Hallman/Invision/AP Joan Rivers passed away Thursday at age 81 after suffering cardiac arrest while having vocal cord surgery. Rivers was cherished by fans and her show business comrades alike, ...

Melissa Rivers filed a malpractice lawsuit Monday against doctors and the clinic where her mother, Joan Rivers, suffered fatal complications during a routine medical procedure. "What ultimately guided ...

TV host Melissa Rivers, 57, is always working hard to keep the memory of her mother, late comedian Joan Rivers, alive. In December 2025, she unveiled her annual tribute to her mom: a Christmas tree, ...

Joan Rivers knew what she wanted for her memorial service. I want paparazzi and I want publicists making a scene, she once wrote. I don't want some rabbi rambling on. I want Meryl Streep crying in ...