

Melissa Rivers started to post her mom, Joan Rivers’ old joke cards in the beginning of quarantine. She told HL what prompted her to share them.
Kathy Griffin said what about Ellen DeGeneres? The comedian opened up about her and Joan Rivers’ feud with the talk show host and why she called Ellen an ‘untalented hack.’
It’s shocking to think that it’s already been one year since Joan Rivers’ tragic death at the age of 81. Joan was a force to be reckoned with, a legendary voice in comedy and fashion, and she’s been sorely missed ever since she passed.
Joan Rivers passed away at the age of 81 on September 4, 2014, following a procedure on her throat that went terribly wrong. The void in our lives that Joan has left is unimaginable, but it’s nothing compared to what her daughter, Melissa Rivers, 47, and grandson, Cooper, 14, have felt. Melissa penned a somber and touching tribute to honor her late mother, and posted it to Twitter.
Who better to replace mom Joan Rivers than her own daughter? When ‘Fashion Police’ resumes on E! in August, Melissa Rivers will officially take a place on the panel alongside Giuliana Rancic and Brad Goreski, and will continue as the executive producer.
After a whirlwind of drama over the past six months, Melissa Rivers is ready to fill in on E!’s Fashion Police. Along with current panelists Giuliana Rancic and Brad Goreski, each week will also feature two additional celebrity guests to voice their opinion on the latest looks. The show will return for six episodes beginning August 31, to cover MTV’s VMAs.
Melissa Rivers wants Zendaya to know that the ‘Fashion Police’ adore her, and shared this sweet photo of Zendaya sitting the late Joan Rivers lap to remind her how welcome she is on the show.
Zendaya, 18, has always been a welcome guest on Fashion Police, and despite all of the controversy surrounding Giuliana Rancic’s racist comments about her Oscar dreadlocks, Melissa Rivers, 47, is hoping there is no bad blood. In fact, Joan Rivers’ daughter posted a super nostalgic photo of Zendaya sitting on Joan’s lap, hoping to mend the broken relationship between the actress and the show.
Joan Rivers won a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album on Feb. 8 and once again proved why she was such an iconic comedian. In honor of her late mother, Melissa Rivers attended the awards show with her son, Cooper, 14, and accepted the award on her behalf. Read Melissa’s emotional acceptance speech here!
Naturally, the outspoken Joan Rivers, 81, won a posthumous Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Diary of a Mad Diva on Feb. 8. In Melissa Rivers’ heartfelt acceptance speech on behalf of her mother, she paid tribute not only to the Fashion Police host, but also to her best friend. Find out what Melissa said in her bittersweet speech while accepting her mother’s Grammy.
It was a bitter sweet celebration on the season premiere of ‘Fashion Police’ on E! As the show welcomed new host Kathy Griffin, it paid heartfelt tribute to the late and great Joan Rivers.
Fans and friends of Joan Rivers are not at all over the comedienne’s death, and now that the awards season is officially underway, her absence can be felt more than ever. When the red carpet commentator passed away late last year, she was still under contract with Fashion Police, so it’s only fitting that the show honored her in its season premiere. Check out the way her cohosts memorialized their fallen fashionista!