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"Joan Rivers remains on life support, her daughter Melissa offering no further updates on her mother&amp;#039;s condition. Fans and celebrities have been tweeting their prays for Joan, including Lena Dunham:    We can&amp;amp;#39;t lose Joan. All love and healing wishes to Her Majesty Joan Rivers- being ripped a new one by you is an honor to be treasured. \u2014 Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) August 31, 2014   The Girls creator highlights Rivers&amp;#039;s controversial legacy as a comedian \u2014 while she broke down barriers in the world of comedy and has been a pioneer celebrity red carpet fashion coverage with that famous question, &amp;quot;Who are you wearing?&amp;quot; her humor has felt increasingly acerbic in recent years as the internet&amp;#039;s lynch mob refuses to let slide a single offensive remark by anyone, celebrity or not, joke or not.  Rivers received criticism for her comments on Dunham in her latest book, Diary of a Mad Diva. The Daily News reported in June: In the scorching tome, the comedian lashes out at Dunham, calling her the &amp;quot;first fat girl naked on the television&amp;quot; and credits her with changing the way Americans now view television \u2014 with their hands over their eyes. ...Rivers, who once told Howard Stern she was a fan of the &amp;quot;Girls&amp;quot; actress, now gripes that if she has to see Dunham&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;a\u2014, boobs or tattoos&amp;quot; again, she wants HBO charged with crimes against humanity. If Dunham is free enough to &amp;quot;have her fat a\u2014 on display,&amp;quot; asks Rivers, why isn&amp;#039;t she &amp;quot;free enough to have a f\u2014ing salad once in a while?&amp;quot;  Kelly Osbourne has also tweeted that she&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;inconsolable&amp;quot; as she waits for news on her Fashion Police co-host:    4 the first time in years I got down on my knees &amp;amp; prayed tonight! I encourage U 2 do the same 4 @Joan_Rivers my grandma! #inconsolable \u2014 Kelly Osbourne (@KellyOsbourne) August 30, 2014   Fellow Fashion Police family member Giuliana Rancic offered:    Praying for @Joan_Rivers and @MelRivers. Even though Joan&amp;amp;#39;s the strongest woman I know, every single prayer counts. I love you, Joan \u2014 Giuliana Rancic (@GiulianaRancic) August 30, 2014   And Donald Trump, whose show Celebrity Apprentice Rivers famously won:    .@Joan_Rivers Get well soon Joan - keep fighting! \u2014 Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 30, 2014   On Friday morning, Melissa Rivers said her mother&amp;#039;s &amp;quot;condition remains serious but she is receiving the best treatment and care possible. We ask that you continue to keep her in your thoughts as we pray for her recovery.&amp;quot; Rivers was placed in a medically induced coma Thursday after she stopped breathing during a throat procedure. She was then placed on life support. TMZ reports that her family will have to decide in the next couple of days whether to keep her on the machines or not. Sources told the Daily News that Melissa is &amp;quot;in denial&amp;quot; about her mother&amp;#039;s condition and, &amp;quot;She still thinks everything is going to be OK. She is refusing to admit that a world might exist without her mother in it.&amp;quot; I think we all are. Follow Amy on Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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