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> Joan Rivers rushed to hospital
> By Lisa Respers France, CNN
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> (CNN) - Joan Rivers was rushed to the hospital
> Thursday morning after she stopped breathing, a
> source confirmed to CNN.
>
> A law enforcement official told CNN the comedienne
> stopped breathing during throat surgery. Rivers,
> 81, was then rushed in critical condition to Mount
> Sinai Hospital in New York City.
>
> In 2013, Rivers allowed cameras to record a health
> scare for her and her daughter's reality show,
> "Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?"
>
>
> Rivers said on the show that doctors found a spot
> on an X-ray after she had a persistent cough.
>
> "We're just not going to be sad about this,"
> Rivers said during the episode. "We're gonna do
> jokes and be up until we know. That's how I deal
> with things. I'm not just gonna sit around the
> next couple of days and go crazy."
>
> Rivers has been open about her health issues. She
> was diagnosed with osteoporosis in 2002 after a
> fall down some stairs left her with broken bones,
> and she became an advocate for screenings for
> women.
>
> She also admitted to not being as healthy as she
> could be.
>
> "I try not to be, but I'm a terrible eater," she
> said. "I wish I could say I eat super-healthy, but
> I don't. I love junk food -- it should be its own
> food group -- so I help my bones with supplements
> and medicine."
>
> Joan Rivers 'stands behind' Gaza quotes: 'War is
> hell"
>
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> CNN's Doug Ganley contributed to this report.
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