According to initial reports from TMZ comedian Joan Rivers stopped
breathing whilst having throat surgery in a New York clinic.
The 81-year-old has been rushed to a nearby hospital in manhattan
where she's believed to be in critical condition.
William Denselow reports from New York.
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