Joan Rivers’ doctor took a selfie while she was out cold before doing ‘an unauthorised biopsy’


Death investigation ... shocking claims have emerged about an alleged unauthorised procedure that police reportedly believe took Joan Rivers life. Picture: AP Source: AP

POLICE are investigating claims a doctor took a selfie with Joan Rivers while she was unconscious on the operating table, before performing a biopsy she hadn’t consented to.
The shocking claim was made by a staff member at the Yorkville Endoscopy clinic, where Rivers underwent a routine throat procedure on August 28.
Clinic in question ... Joan Rivers underwent a routine procedure at Yorkville Endoscopy in New York, when she was rushed to hospital after complications. Picture: AP Source: AP

After complications, the 81-year-old comedian was rushed to hospital where she died a week later.



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Investigators are looking in to claims that a second unnamed doctor entered the operating room after that initial procedure to conduct a biopsy on her vocal chords.
They are also probing claims by the staff member that the clinician who performed the biopsy first snapped a photo of himself with the sedated star.
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CNN cited a source close to the investigation as saying that the vocal chord biopsy was not something Rivers had consented to.
Selfie claim ... a staff member says a doctor took a selfie with a sedated Joan Rivers be
Selfie claim ... a staff member says a doctor took a selfie with a sedated Joan Rivers before performing an authorised biopsy on her vocal chords. Picture: Getty Images Source: Supplied
Huge loss ... Joan Rivers died after being taken off life support following complications
Huge loss ... Joan Rivers died after being taken off life support following complications during surgery. Picture: Getty Images Source: Getty Images
That same source also said investigators believe Rivers could have suffered a heart attack after her throat began to swell during the biopsy, depriving her of oxygen.
Yorkville Endoscopy issued a statement denying the biopsy had taken place, but declined to comment on the selfie accusation.
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