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## joan rivers


* ![Joan Rivers promotes "Diary of a Mad Diva" at Bookends Bookstore in Ridgewood, New Jersey, July 1, 2014.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3d3e665d8e7c159f/698897002dce0195299e965c/joan-rivers-auction.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 8, 2016  
## [Now You Can Buy Lots of Joan Rivers' Fancy Stuff](https://time.com/4361511/joan-rivers-christies-auction/)  
by Melissa Locker
* ![Melissa Rivers attends Mamarazzi event with Melissa Rivers at Juniper Bar on May 13, 2015 in New York City. *** Local Caption *** Melissa Rivers](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt89acd632d85ee2e9/698855058e060122c9461061/gettyimages-473150954.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 17, 2015  
## [Melissa Rivers Will Co-Host _Fashion Police_](https://time.com/3925300/melissa-rivers-fashion-police-co-host/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Eliana Dockterman
* ![Joan Rivers \(R\) and daughter Melissa Rivers on May 15, 2014 in New York City.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt860713b49396165b/6987edaae20a874b04a89298/490959323.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 30, 2015  
## [Joan Rivers' Daughter Recounts Their Last Moments](https://time.com/3841268/joan-rivers-melissa-rivers-people/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Sabrina Toppa
* ![attends ROCA PATRON TEQUILA at the 23rd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party on February 22, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1ac8fd1cea5c454d/6987818b06f2c15fc5334385/gettyimages_464194664.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 27, 2015  
## [Kelly Osbourne Has Left _Fashion Police_ ](https://time.com/3727121/kelly-osbourne-fashion-police-zendaya/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Charlotte Alter
* ![Melissa Rivers \(L\) and son Cooper Endicott accept Best Spoken Word Album for 'Diary Of A Mad Diva' on behalf of Joan Rivers during The 57th Annual GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 8, 2015 in Los Angeles.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1aaba69591a3bf18/698780c50b72e3a1e76ddd8b/463029502-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 24, 2015  
## [Melissa Rivers Talks Joan Rivers' Absence in the 'In Memoriam' Tribute](https://time.com/3720511/melissa-rivers-in-memoriam-response/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Entertainment Weekly  
* ![78th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf486dd68f88dc5bc/69878093f887dc4761e8a41b/joan-rivers-oscars.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 23, 2015  
## [Making the 'In Memoriam' Montage at the Oscars Is More Complicated Than It Seems](https://time.com/3718746/oscars-in-memoriam/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Lily Rothman
* ![57th GRAMMY Awards - Premiere Ceremony](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdbcce972f1aa4d4c/69877ea22dce0116339dd7b7/melissa-rivers.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 11, 2015  
## [Joan Rivers' Daughter Writes a Book About Her Life](https://time.com/3704910/joan-rivers-book-melissa-rivers/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Nolan Feeney
* ![92nd Street Y Presents: An Evening With Joan And Melissa Rivers](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1a5ec47e2cac77f5/6986a48b55a8597c84a82b2b/4645124511.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 26, 2015  
## [Clinic Where Joan Rivers Died Sued By Daughter](https://time.com/3683333/joan-rivers-death-lawsuit-melissa-rivers/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Nolan Feeney
* ![Joan Rivers-Death Investigation](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7d82575be060c23a/6987797d428a9e215ccc6883/yorkville-endoscopy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 12, 2015  
## [Clinic Loses Accreditation After Joan Rivers' Death](https://time.com/3664572/clinic-joan-rivers-death-accreditation/)  
[HEALTH](/section/health/)  
by Alexandra Sifferlin
* ![attends the "Girls" season four series premiere at American Museum of Natural History on January 5, 2015 in New York City.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt04f030bf866fb4f1/6987792f06f2c12aab33350a/461063570.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 9, 2015  
## [Watch Kathy Griffin's Finest Celeb Burns As She Takes Over _Fashion Police_](https://time.com/3662044/kathy-griffin-fashion-police/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Eliana Dockterman  
* ![Joan Rivers That Show](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd984804fbe6df477/69877756428a9eb495cc64dc/51239971.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 23, 2014  
## [Remembering Those We Lost in 2014](https://time.com/3646049/in-memoriam-2014/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)  
by TIME Video
* ![Television personality Melissa Rivers arrives at The Hollywood Reporter's 23rd annual Women in Entertainment breakfast,  in Los Angeles](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcab345a1dcd2f37a/69876e3035ba6f9e4dc05ecd/rtr4hj24.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 11, 2014  
## [Melissa Rivers Speaks Publicly for the First Time Since Joan Rivers' Death](https://time.com/3629388/melissa-rivers-joan-tribute/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Maya Rhodan
* ![41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards - Arrivals](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt66f3ddec36c4493a/69876bb935ba6f0af0c05a34/451096470.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 1, 2014  
## [Kathy Griffin to Replace Joan Rivers as Host of _Fashion Police_](https://time.com/3612146/kathy-griffin-to-replace-late-joan-rivers-as-host-of-fashion-police/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Charlotte Alter
* ![Kim Kardashian Paper Magazine](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9ef3c1abb8a6af8d/6987685935ba6fc7b6c05464/kim-kardashian-paper-cover.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 12, 2014  
## [Kim Kardashian’s Butt Is an Empty Promise](https://time.com/3581618/kim-kardashian-butt-paper-magazine-empty-promise/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Brian Moylan
* ![Joan Rivers attends Fashion Week on Feb. 11, 2014 in New York City.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc33d32b5fc38729e/6987681706f2c1de2f3322cc/joan-rivers.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 10, 2014  
## [State: Joan Rivers' Doctors 'Failed to Identify Deteriorating Vital Signs'](https://time.com/3577019/joan-rivers-doctors-failed/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by NBC News

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