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Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

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Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

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Shocking new details have emerged surrounding Joan Rivers' clinic visit which led to her ultimately fatal hospitalization. According to CNN, a source close to death investigators revealed that the late comedienne went into cardiac arrest while her personal doctor was performing a biopsy on her vocal chords without her consent on Aug. 28.


CNN reports that a staff member at New York City's Yorkville Endoscopy told investigators the doctor also took a selfie in the procedure room with Rivers while she was under anesthesia.

Rivers, who passed away a week following her emergency hospitalization on Sept. 4, was at the clinic for a routine endoscopy performed by gastroenterologist Dr. Lawrence Cohen. After Cohen assessed the Fashion Police host's throat to help diagnose her hoarse voice, Rivers' personal doctor, who according to CNN's source is not a throat specialist or certified to perform biopsies at the clinic, then performed a biopsy on her vocal chords without her consent.

Investigators believe that Rivers' vocal chords began to swell during the biopsy, cutting off her oxygen flow and leading to cardiac arrest.

Last week, Yorkville Endoscopy issued a statement denying reports that any vocal cord biopsy has ever been done at the clinic. In the statement, the clinic didn't mention Rivers' name due to confidentiality rules. A day after the denial was issued, the clinic also stated that Dr. Cohen had resigned from his position as medical director.


Posted 9/17/14 7:29 AM
 
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jellybelly79
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Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

disgusting, may she RIP

Posted 9/17/14 7:38 AM
 

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Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

Horrifying!!

Posted 9/17/14 7:55 AM
 

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Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

WTF! So disturbing! Poor joan.

Posted 9/17/14 7:57 AM
 

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Re: Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

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Posted 9/17/14 8:36 AM
 

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Re: Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

This is just downright terrible.

Posted 9/17/14 9:01 AM
 

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Re: Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

If this is true, then it's really, really terrible.

Have we no boundaries and respect as a human race anymore?

Posted 9/17/14 11:01 AM
 

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Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

That is just awful Uggg

Posted 9/17/14 11:16 AM
 

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Re: Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

Her doctor is in so much trouble. He can kiss his career goodbye.

Posted 9/17/14 1:03 PM
 

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Re: Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

they endoscopy clinic is claiming there was never a biopsy performed. we shall see!

Posted 9/17/14 1:09 PM
 

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Re: Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

I still can't believe any of this. What a shame. Didnt even die of old age or illness. OMG.Chat Icon What a disgusting person to do this while she was out!!!

Posted 9/17/14 3:02 PM
 

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Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

I only hope she's up there making some of the most inappropriate jokes about this situation.

I feel absolutely horrible for Melissa & Cooper.

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Posted 9/17/14 4:20 PM
 

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Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

Chat Icon How awful for her loved ones to see this after her painful sudden death. Just another blow to the gut

Posted 9/17/14 10:16 PM
 

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Re: Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

Beyond disgusting.

Her poor daughter. Chat Icon

Posted 9/18/14 10:51 AM
 

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Re: Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

One of my fb friends said she personally knows this dr and that many celebrities go to her (my friend is an assistant to a very famous person). And that she cannot believe the dr would take a selfie she deals with celebrities all the time and is very professional

Posted 9/18/14 10:16 PM
 

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Re: Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

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One of my fb friends said she personally knows this dr and that many celebrities go to her (my friend is an assistant to a very famous person). And that she cannot believe the dr would take a selfie she deals with celebrities all the time and is very professional



I was watching Wendy Williams today and she said SHE went to this doctor last year when she was on Broadway!

Posted 9/18/14 10:27 PM
 

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Re: Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

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Posted by sunnygirl

One of my fb friends said she personally knows this dr and that many celebrities go to her (my friend is an assistant to a very famous person). And that she cannot believe the dr would take a selfie she deals with celebrities all the time and is very professional



I was watching Wendy Williams today and she said SHE went to this doctor last year when she was on Broadway!



A friend of mine has been going to this dr for years. He couldn't believe what he was reading in the paper. Beyond shocked.

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Posted 9/18/14 10:34 PM
 

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Re: Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

Don't believe everything you read!!!! I seriously doubt this is true.

Posted 9/19/14 9:56 AM
 

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Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

I'm really hoping this isn't true, it just sounds so ridiculous.

Posted 9/19/14 8:24 PM
 

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Re: Joan Rivers: Doctor Took Selfie With Unconscious Comedian, Performed Biopsy Without Consent -- Details

I hope this is not true

Posted 9/19/14 8:32 PM
 
 
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