Joan Rivers was declared dead Thursday afternoon after her daughter Melissa Rivers made the heartbreaking decision to take her off life support. (Read her obituary here.)
She was surrounded by close family and friends, Melissa Rivers said in a statement.
The “Fashion Police” host, who was staying in a private room at the Mount Sinai Hospital, was dependent on machines to stay alive eight days after going into cardiac and respiratory arrest, sources said.
The 81-year-old star’s room was filled with flowers, and her hair and makeup had continued to be done as Melissa Rivers pondered her life-and-death choice.
Joan Rivers was declared dead Thursday afternoon after her daughter Melissa Rivers made the heartbreaking decision to take her off life support. (Read her obituary here.)