Celebrities lament the loss of Joan Rivers
Celebrity colleagues and admirers of Joan Rivers share their reactions Thursday to her death at age 81:
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“I first met Joan Molinsky, that was her real name, when I was 17 years old and we were both in a off, off Broadway show called ‘Driftwood.’ She was a real character then and now. I am so upset by her passing. She was too young and had too much to do still.” — Barbra Streisand in a statement.