Joan Rivers Dead At Age 81

Joan Rivers died Thursday at the age of 81, her daughter Melissa Rivers confirmed.

The controversial comedian and “Fashion Police” co-host was rushed to Mount Sinai hospital in New York on Aug. 28 after she stopped breathing during a procedure on her vocal cords at a clinic, TMZ was first to report.

Rivers remained in the hospital and was kept on life support as her condition fluctuated, moving in and out of intensive care throughout the week.