Breaking - Joan Rivers Dead at 81: Her Last Major Interview

… LAUGH, CRY September 04, 2014 Joan Rivers: Her Last Major Interview In her last major interview, Joan Rivers spoke candidly to The Daily Beast in July about Hollywood's thin skins, contemplating suicide after her husband's own suicide, sex, dating, and her mortality. "I love when they say I've crossed a line," Rivers said of skewering Hollywood. "On the scale of 1 to Osama bin Laden, I didn't blow up buildings." The only love in her life was daughter Melissa, she said. "We have nobody else: She has me and I have her. I think it's going to be very difficult when I die, very hard for her." Rivers also spoke at length about her suicide attempt in the 1980s: "I had the gun in my lap." Read the rest of this article on The Daily Beast Joan Rivers's Epic Life A whirlwind vector of outrage and hilarity, Joan Rivers was an old-school trouper, at her happiest performing and puncturing the inflated egos of Hollywood. Tim Teeman remembers. Read the rest of this article on The Daily Beast GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast.

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