Oscar snub statement
The Academy issues a statement regarding the omission of Rivers from the Oscars In Memorium segment.
Joan Rivers is among the many worthy artists and filmmakers we were unfortunately unable to feature in the In Memoriam segment of this year’s Oscar show. She is, however, included in our In Memoriam gallery on Oscar.com.
Oscar snub response
Melissa Rivers responds to the omission of Joan Rivers from the Oscars In Memorium segment via a post on Joan River’s Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/joanrivers/posts/10152801239368040
The Talk interview
Judge Judy shares her thoughts on friend Rivers:
Joan was one of those people and she can’t be replaced, you’re absolutely right there are some people who just are so important to our history but more than that knowing her personally she was one of the kindest, most generous gracious ladies.
Interview
Rolling Stone releases the full text of an interview with Rivers from 2012. The magazine had only used some snippets of the text before.
Part of my act is meant to shake you up. It looks like I’m being funny, but I’m reminding you of other things. Life is tough, darling. Life is hard. And we better laugh at everything, otherwise we’re going down the tube.
Joan Rivers’ interview
In a an interview with Cooper, Griffin discusses her friendship with Joan Rivers, and recalls advice she gave her:
When you are a woman in this business, you have to hold on until your knuckles are white and they chop your fingers off. Then you hold on by your wrist, then you hold on by your elbows and you never let go.
‘I adore Joan’
Rancic, co-host of Fashion Police show releases a statement:
It is almost impossible to describe how much I adore Joan and how much she has meant to me. She was not only the funniest woman I have ever met, but was incredibly loving, honest, and lived her life with no regrets. Working with her for the last 13 years has been one of the true joys of my life. She could put a smile on your face instantly, no matter how hard your day was. My heart goes out to Melissa and Cooper who have lost something that can never be replaced. Their bond was truly one of a kind. They had the greatest mother and grandmother anyone could have ever hoped for. My life is so much fuller and happier because I got to share it with this beautiful person, a true genius. I woke up today, unable to grasp what the world will be like without her, and at the same time, feel so privileged to have called her my friend.
Joan Rivers Memorial
WWE.com posts tribute and memorial to Joan Rivers and thanks her for her work at Wrestlemania 2.
WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of iconic comedienne Joan Rivers, who participated in one of the earliest WrestleManias in 1986.
Joan Rivers interview
Rivers guests on Late Night with Seth Meyers to promote her new book, Diary of a Mad Diva. She also talks about Anne Frank, her pregnancy struggles with her daughter Melissa, and being a grandmother.
He calls me “Nana Newface”, which I think is funny. What I do do, I take him every year to a summer school because the summer schools here in L.A. are pfft. We go to Grandma Week. Last year, we did 13 colonies, this year we did Italy and it’s amazing.
Leaves interview
An interview with CNN’s Fredericka Whitfield about Rivers’ book, Diary of a Mad Diva, takes a wrong turn after a few negative questions regarding the book and Fashion Police. Rivers gets up to walk out of the camera’s view.
I’m going. All you’ve done is negative … I’ve made people laugh for 50 years. I am put on earth to make people laugh. You are not the one to interview a person who does humor. Sorry.
Joan Rivers interview
Williams interviews Joan Rivers and questions her on sex tape with Ray Jay.
Well first he [Ray Jay] is just the cutest thing going in the world. I wanted to do a sex tape. I wanted to call it Bridge Over Joan Rivers Size that would be a good one. The Bitches Of Madison County cause everybody is doing them [sex tapes] now.
Joan Rivers interview
Seacrest interviews Rivers during On Air With Ryan Seacrest and questions her about her senior life crisis on her show Joan & Melissa Knows Best.
We better hurry because I’ve been a senior for so damn long! The girls are starting to call Melissa [answers the phone] and Melissa reads his emails. She’s a good mother.
Joan, Melissa Rivers interview
Williams interviews Joan and Melissa Rivers during an episode of The Wendy Williams Show and asks them questions about their family, the latest season of her show Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best, and why Joan kissed a woman. Joan:
You know why not try everything maybe at this age. A lot of my friends are gay and I thought lets see what happens. Also if I was with a woman I suddenly figured out I could double my wardrobe immediately.
Melissa:
It’s like unbelievable, how do you think I felt? I mean what am I going to do? First of all I find out after the fact and then its like, oh what do you say? I don’t want two moms and then Cooper, I’ve got to explain enough to that poor child. I have to go deal with this. They already think I’m crazy at the school.
Maxim Interview
Rivers talks about winning The Celebrity Apprentice 2 and her relationship with Donald Trump:
Huge! Don’t ever underestimate him. I can’t even do a joke about him. So smart, so smart, so smart. He sold me the Brooklyn Bridge, and I’m still happy about it. He’s a genius showman. He’s in the category of P. T. Barnum.
In Bed With Joan interview
Milano talks to Rivers on In Bed With Joan about her audition for Who’s the Boss?
I found out that the show was picked up from Entertainment Tonight. Nobody called.
