According to TMZ Joan is currently in critical condition.
After her heart stopped beating, An emergency call was made around 9:39 AM, the caller told 911 “We have somebody in either cardiac or respiratory arrest.”
It’s unclear if doctors were able to restart the comic’s heart.
Joans was rushed to a hospital in New York City after she stopped breathing during a surgery on her throat .
We’re told Rivers was undergoing the throat procedure in a clinic (specifically on her vocal chords) … when she stopped breathing during the surgery.
Sources say 81-year-old Rivers was rushed to Mount Sinai hospital in New York.
We’re told her daughter Melissa is on her way to New York.
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Joan Alexandra Molinsky, known by her stage name Joan Rivers, is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer and television host, best known for co-hosting the E! celebrity fashion show Fashion .