Sid Dinsay, a spokesperson for Mount Sinai, has released the following statement:
“This morning, Joan Rivers was taken to The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, where she is being attended to. Her family wants to thank everybody for their outpouring of love and support. We will provide an update on her condition as it becomes available.”
Shortly after 9:30 a.m., an emergency call was placed. Rivers’ daughter Melissa immediately boarded a plane for New York.