• Melissa Rivers to Sue Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic Over Joan Rivers's Botched Biopsy That Led to Cardiac Arrest

    Melissa Rivers deciding to file a malpractice lawsuit against the Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic was probably inevitable, given the facts that have been learned. Joan Rivers was admitted to the facility for a routine endoscopy on her throat and she never regained consciousness after being put under sedation and suffering cardiac arrest. Joan Rivers had never signed off on any paperwork authorizing a biopsy should the doctor's have found anything while she was unconscious, and the fact is that Dr. Gwen Korovin opted to perform one anyway.

  • Polly Bergen Star Of 'Cape Fear' And 'Desperate Housewives' Has Died

    Hollywood is a bit sad today after learning of the death of Polly Bergen. The 84-year old actress died of natural causes surrounded by family in her Connecticut home yesterday. While her name may not ring an instant bell her work will. Polly Bergen was one of those actresses' that kind of popped up everywhere and often stole scenes. She most recently played Stella Wingfield on Desperate Housewives and was well known for her turn as Mrs. Vernon-Williams in Johnny Depp's Cry Baby. Bergen also starred in the original Cape Fear.

  • Joan Rivers Personal ENT Doctor Reportedly Took A Selfie Before Attempting An Unauthorized Biopsy At Yorkville Clinic

    The details keep coming out in connection to Joan Rivers untimely death and the latest report could be absolutely damning in court. We already know that Joan checked into The Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic on Aug. 28th for a routine procedure and while under sedation something obviously went very wrong. According to a new report out, not only did Joan's personal ear, nose and throat specialist decided to attempt to perform an unauthorized biopsy that lead to her cardiac arrest.

  • Joan Rivers Vocal Cords Seized During Unplanned Biopsy Cutting Off Her Airway And Leading To Cardiac Arrest

    Three days after talking about how Joan Rivers was memorialized in New York City exactly as she had wanted to be when the day finally arrived, we are now starting to learn more details about what led to her truly untimely death. During that routine endoscopic procedure at the Yorkville Clinic on Aug. 28th the doctor who operated on Joan noticed something on her vocal cords and decided to take a biopsy. Biopsies are only to be done in a hospital setting but apparently this doctor decided to chance it and in doing so he caused Joan's vocal cords to seize which then completely cut off her air supply.

  • Joan Rivers Banned Michelle Obama, Chelsea Handler and Adele From Her Funeral Just Weeks Before Her Death

    Even when it came to talking about death, beloved comedienne Joan Rivers was a straight shooter. While she wanted her funeral to be a 'big showbiz affair' it's kind of hilarious to think that the usually despised paparazzi was welcome but the likes of Michelle Obama, Chelsea Handler and Adele were forbidden. I guess that is one thing that proves that this iconic entertainer really was just a normal person at the end of the day- she also had a few people that she would rather not deal with just like all of the rest of us!

  • Chick-fil-A Founder S. Truett Cathy Dies At Age 93

    Chick-fil-A, a popular privately owned restaurant chain is grieving the loss of its' founder as billionaire S. Truett Cathy has died. The 93-year old business genius passed away on Sunday according to the chains official Twitter account. In the last few years Chick-fil-A created controversy with its' founding families conservative views that managed to spill over into the press. The Cathy's frowned upon working on Sunday so the restaurants are shuttered for a day of rest and they also have spoken out against gay marriage, a stance that split the general public's views down the middle.

  • G.R.L.'s Simone Battle: Death Ruled A Suicide

    On Friday morning G.R.L. group member Simone Battle was found hanging in a bedroom closet in her West Hollywood home and on Sunday L.A. County Coroner's Lt. Fred Corral confirmed that the 25-year old songstress' official cause of death was suicide by hanging. While some have speculated that Simone was severely depressed for quite sometime her father seemed truly shocked by his daughter's passing. He spoke out saying that he was confused by the thought of Simone deciding to end her own life.

  • Howard Stern Eulogizes Joan Rivers As Hundreds Turn Out For Star Studded Somber Funeral At Manhattan's Temple Emanu-El

    Leave it to Howard Stern to show up at Joan Rivers funeral and mention her private parts in his eulogy. In truth the comedienne would probably not have wanted it any other way, right? Joan's sharp wit and bawdy commentary is what made her a star and so she certainly wouldn't want Stern to censor himself even at her funeral. That aside, Joan Rivers funeral at 11a.m. this morning at Manhattan's Temple Emanu-El was as star studded as any red carpet event that she had the privilege of dissecting. The only difference was that it was a much somber occasion, one that paid tribute to a Hollywood legend that paved her own way to iconic status

  • Melissa Rivers Already Contemplating Medical Malpractice Suit After Confirming That Joan Rivers Had Been Cleared For Endoscopic Procedure By Her Cardiologist

    Melissa Rivers has always come across as her mothers' daughter and in the coming weeks she is likely going to prove it. When Joan Rivers checked into NYC's Yorkville Endoscopy Clinic for a simple procedure no one could have guessed that legal action would likely be the end game. According to sources close to Melissa, her mother did indeed consult her cardiologist in advance and had been medically cleared for the throat procedure that ultimately left her in full cardiac arrest.
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