Joan Rivers hospitalised: Daughter Melissa thanks fans for support
Melissa flew out to New York with her 13-year-old son Cooper to be by her mother's side yesterday morning
Joan Rivers' daughter Melissa has thanked fans for their support after her mother was hospitalised on Thursday when she stopped breathing during a throat operation.
Melissa flew out to New York with her 13-year-old son Cooper to be by her mother's side yesterday morning.
"I want to thank everyone for the overwhelming love and support for my mother," Melissa said upon arriving in the Big Apple.
"She is resting comfortably and is with our family.
"We ask that you continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers."
Reports in the US are claiming Joan Rivers is resting comfortably in a medically induced coma which doctors expect to bring her out of at the weekend .
Earlier on Thursday, it was reported that the 81-year-old comedian was rushed to hospital after she had stopped breathing during a reported throat procedure at a clinic in New York.
The hospital released a brief statement confirming Rivers was at the facility.
"Her family wants to thank everybody for their outpouring of love and support," said hospital spokesman Sid Dinsay.
"We will provide an update on her condition as it becomes available."
A family member, however, has reportedly said that her condition remains critical - although this has not been confirmed.
A spokesman for the NYPD said earlier today that the emergency call was made at 9.39am local time from an address in East 93rd Street, Yorkville, where there is an outpatient centre which describes its mission as to "serve as a community resource for digestive disorders".
Since 2010 she has co-hosted E! show Fashion Police alongside Guiliana Rancic and Kelly Osbourne.
She also currently hosts an online weekly talk show called In Bed With Joan.
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