• Robin Williams Was Not Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol When He Took His Own Life

    Nearly everyone was stunned to learn that Robin Williams had committed suicide last August. He never hid the fact that he had demons and spoke honestly about his battles with drug and alcohol abuse. Williams was one of those actors that seemed to embrace the struggle and always found his way through, somehow. At least until Aug. 11 when he was found hanging in his northern California home. A final autopsy report was released yesterday and its' findings were a bit shocking- there was not a trace of illegal drugs or alcohol in his system at the time of his death.

  • Melissa Rivers Hires Powerhouse Law Firm to File Multimillion-Dollar Wrongful Death Suit on Behalf of Joan Rivers Estate

    All of that speculation about Melissa Rivers filing a wrongful death lawsuit has now become reality, as it was announced that Joan Rivers's daughter has retained the Manhattan powerhouse law firm of Gair, Gair, Conason, Steigman, Maloof, Bloom and Rubinowitz. This comes as simply the first step in filing a multimillion-dollar wrongful death suit against the Yorkville Clinic, where Joan's routine endoscopic procedure resulted in a coma the comedienne never came out of. It is possible a formal suit could be filed as early as today in New York City.

  • Joan Rivers Never Autopsied, Circumstances Surrounding Death May Never Be Known Making Malpractice Suit Shaky

    About 6 weeks after Joan Rivers' death we are now hearing that the true cause of the comedienne's passing may never be known. At the time of Rivers' unexpected medical crisis her daughter, Melissa Rivers was reportedly extremely upset and ultimately decided against having an autopsy done on her mother. In the state of New York if foul play is not suspected then the families' wish of no autopsy is honored. In this instance there was no autopsy performed and so pin pointing the exact cause of death may never be possible.

  • Joan Rivers Private Funeral To Be Held Today At Manhattan's Temple Emanu-El

    Comedienne Joan Rivers had often joked about death, her own. I think that's one of the reasons why everyone liked her- nothing was off limits and she could tear into herself just as quickly as she dissected a red carpet disaster dress. She had joked about wanting a red carpet and for it to be an over the top paparazzi affair with Bobby Vinton singing at her head. She also wanted a wind machine a' la Beyonce so that even in death her hair would have perfect movement. Only Melissa Rivers knows for sure which of these requests her mother was serious about but rumor has it that Joan will indeed be buried with a red carpet after her funeral later today in NYC.
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