UPDATE: Joan Rivers dead at 81

UPDATE: Comedian Joan Rivers has died at the age of 81. Her daughter Melissa Rivers confirms:

"It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers," Melissa Rivers said in a written statement today. "She passed peacefully at 1:17 p.m. surrounded by family and close friends. My son and I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of Mount Sinai Hospital for the amazing care they provided for my mother." 

Melissa Rivers added that she and her son, Cooper, who is Joan Rivers' grandson, "have found ourselves humbled by the outpouring of love, support and prayers we have received from around the world. They have been heard and appreciated. My mother’s greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon."

Also there is an internet rumor that Betty White has kicked the bucket, but fortunately she is alive and well. Having three dead comedians in 30 day period would be too much.

UPDATE: Joan Rivers is now reportedly in a medically-induced coma after suffering what it now appears to be cardiac and respiratory arrest. Doctors are not fully aware how much brain damage Joan has gotten (to be honest I thought she already suffered from that condition lol) while she was rushed to the hospital during an endoscopy procedure and how it is going to affect her.

Meanwhile her only child Melissa is having to deal with this unfortunate situation:

Distraught daughter Melissa Rivers could face a life-or-death decision on her comatose mom Joan depending on what doctors find, a close friend told the Daily News. 

Melissa, who flew in Thursday from California with son Cooper, was expected to hear from doctors at The Mount Sinai Hospital about her mother’s prognosis one day after the comic nearly died. 

Joan Rivers’ only child was an emotional wreck Friday while awaiting the medical update on the ground-breaking comedienne who remained in a medically-induced coma, another source indicated.

It appears she may have to make a decision on whether or not to pull the plug on her mom. We'll see what she has decided and if Joan's condition improves (I mean her current medical condition, not the other conditions that we have already been exposed to over the years).

ORIGINAL POST:

It has been reported that comedian Joan Rivers, 81, has been rushed to Mt. Sinai Hospital in Manhattan around 10 this morning after she stopped breathing during an endoscopy procedure and is critical condition. Which is strange since endoscopy procedures are not surgery and doctors only sedate you. An endoscopy is when a doctor takes a camera and violates your throat in order to take a look in your tummy.

She could have had complications due to her age or all of that plastic that probably covered her air hole. We'll see what happened.

She's been in the news lately making jokes about Obama being gay and Michelle is actually transgender.

Maybe some ENDoscopy jokes are in order or would that be too brash? Just kidding.

So watch this space for any updates on this matter. Hopefully that face of hers hasn't turned blue too much.