Comedian Kathy Griffin is taking a stand. After a seven-episode stint, she quit E!'s reliably savage roundtable gabfest Fashion Police with a socially conscious flourish, calling herself a feminist whose positive message didn't "fit with the creative direction of the show."

The Oscars never forgets to honor its dead with an outsize, syrupy montage embedded somewhere in the last half of the broadcast when most of the audience is drunk or sleeping. This year there were many personalities to be remembered: Robin Williams, Mike Nichols, a few marketing directors that were likely important in some way, and for some reason Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Yesterday in a Manhattan court, Melissa Rivers filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the clinic and doctors who were operating on her mother, Joan, when she unexpectedly slipped into a coma and died. According to the suit, which you can read in full below, Rivers' death was caused by an unauthorized biopsy performed by negligent and inattentive doctors who should have been able to revive her.

It is not surprising that Joan Rivers, upon the time of her death, was rich. She worked in Hollywood for 40-something years, and maniacally at that. But according to Us Weekly she was obscenely rich.

ABC News reports the Yorkville gastroenterologist who performed Joan Rivers' endoscopy, during which the comedian went into cardiac arrest, has stepped down.

Last night, a number of late night hosts paid tribute to legendary comedian Joan Rivers, who passed away yesterday at age 81. In case you didn't catch every single one of them, you can watch them remember her life and celebrate her influence now.

Melissa Rivers, daughter of Joan Rivers, has released statements almost daily about Joan's health since the comedian was placed in a medically induced coma last Thursday. Today's update states that Joan has been moved from the intensive care unit.

According to E!, Joan Rivers is in stable condition at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York after she stopped breathing on her own during a surgical procedure. TMZ first reported that Rivers was rushed to the hospital from the clinic during an operation on her vocal chords.

The writers of Joan Rivers' (mostly hilarious) E! show Fashion Police have been on strike for over a year, and in this week's LA Weekly, writer Danielle Paquette goes deeper into why, while also examining some of the lives left behind.