Joan Rivers Upgraded to Stable Condition After Surgery Scare

Joan Rivers‘ condition has now been upgraded to “stable” after getting into a scary situation during surgery on Thursday morning (August 28).

The 81-year-old comedy legend was having surgery on her throat at a New York City clinic when she stopped breathing during the procedure.

Joan stopped breathing and was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital. The person who called 911 reportedly said she was having “cardiac or respiratory arrest.”

“Our own lovely living legend Joan Rivers is in stable condition at Mt Sinai hospital,” E! News reporter Ken Baker tweeted. We hope he is right!