Report: Joan Rivers' Doctor Took Selfie During Unauthorized Biopsy

By Callie Beusman  |  September 17, 2014 | 1:16pm

New details have come out about the medical procedure during which Joan Rivers went into cardiac arrest, and they’re really appalling.

According to a new report from CNN, Rivers’ personal ear, nose and throat specialist — who has yet to be publicly identified — was allowed to perform a biopsy on her vocal cords while she was under anesthesia for a scheduled endoscopy. Rivers had not approved the biopsy, and the ENT doctor was not certified to operate at the clinic. According to CNN, “Rivers’ vocal chords began to swell during the allegedly unauthorized biopsy, cutting off the flow of oxygen to her lungs, which led to cardiac arrest.”

And, if that weren’t completely terrible enough, a source tells CNN that the ENT doctor took a selfie in the procedure room while Rivers was under anesthesia. Are you fucking kidding me?

Last week, Yorkville Endoscopy released a statement denying that any vocal cord biopsy had ever been done at the clinic, which, uh, is looking questionable now. One day later, the clinic confirmed the doctor who performed Rivers’ endoscopy was no longer working there. As of now, neither he nor the ear, nose and throat doctor have been accused of any wrongdoing. [CNN]

In a new Dior ad campaign video, Jennifer Lawrence talks about what it means to be a strong woman/looks very poised/is insanely beautiful: “A powerful woman is someone who exudes confidence and can be tough but fair and kind. And also knows how to get what she wants.” Jennifer Lawrence is so good at life that she doesn’t even look dumb in that stupid Dior pearl earring. [E!]

HERE IS A VERY GOOD RUMOR: Kylie Jenner, realizing that Kendall is kinda hogging all the modeling cred, has decided to become the next Katy Perry. I believe she can do it, mostly because she has enough money and teen savvy to spout cheerful autotuned gibberish and make pizza-themed music videos, which is all it takes. She is allegedly working with the producer behind Willow Smith‘s “Whip My Hair.” [Radar]