The comedian Joan Rivers is in critical condition in a New York hospital after she reportedly stopped breathing during throat surgery.
The 81 year-old, a huge star on both sides of the Atlantic, has been a household name in America since the 1960s.
Our US Correspondent Simon Marks reports.
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