Joan Rivers' daughter, Melissa Rivers, has been the other half of the successful show "Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best?" for the past four years and the co-creator of her mother's YouTube series "In Bed With Joan" -- and has hosted a variety of red carpet specials with her mom over the years and served as a producer for Joan's shows on E!
But Melissa Rivers, 46, was more than just a co-worker to Joan Rivers, who died on Thursday at the age of 81.
After spending the whole week by her mother's side after the comedian arrived at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City Aug. 28 in cardiac arrest, Melissa Rivers said in a statement today, "It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers."
Melissa Rivers had been updating fans as to her mother condition and thanking them for their continued support. She added in a statement after her mother's death that the comic legend was "surrounded by family and close friends" when she died.
