UPDATE: Joan Rivers Still in "Serious Condition" According to Her Daughter

 

I've been holding out on posting about Joan Rivers' condition until I had a good sense of what was going on, so here is the scoop according to CNN:

(CNN) -- Comedian Joan Rivers is "resting comfortably" in a New York hospital after apparently suffering cardiac and respiratory arrest during a procedure at a medical clinic Thursday.

Her daughter, Melissa Rivers, issued a statement on Friday.

"My mother would be so touched by the tributes and prayers that we have received from around the world," she said. "Her 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."

A law enforcement official told CNN that Rivers stopped breathing during throat surgery. Rivers, 81, was taken by ambulance in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City.

So that's the deal so far, our thoughts are with Joan and her family, and we hope she has a speedy recovery.