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[ladyroxanne]

melissa is definitely her mother's daughter.  she would certainly be most proud of her.

[stazgirl]

I doubt it,  I iked Joan, but you and I both know, that just because a celebrity bring out a line of ANYTHING< doesn't mean that they wear it OR would buy it for themselves,   NOT KNOCKING JOAN,  She was a very classy ladies and IMO some of her pieces were quite tacky,,JMO,,,AGAIN NOT KNOCKING JOAN

[Venezia]

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@faeriemoon wrote:

I think this news is great.  But I'm still annoyed that her comments regarding her mother's QVC business are less than appreciative.  She has implied that it is a tacky way to make a living.

Her silver line failed because she was soooooo not into it.  

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Can you provide a link to the article or video where she implied this?  I find it hard to believe that Melissa would ever have dissed her mother (or her mother's business) in that way.

Very often people infer something from a comment that was not implied.

How many times have people taken a comment from Joan herself - who was, after all, a comedienne - and assumed it was meant seriously?  For example......"That junk!  God no!".  Joan Rivers never thought her jewelry line was junk.  I saw her live once and she was wearing her own jewelry.  Would she really do that in front of a live audience, if she felt she was wearing "junk"?

Joan made wisecracks about everyone and everything - including herself and her business.  She got it right when she said life is tough; if you laugh at things, it makes them smaller and easier to deal with.

[faeriemoon]

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@Venezia wrote:

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@faeriemoon wrote:

I think this news is great.  But I'm still annoyed that her comments regarding her mother's QVC business are less than appreciative.  She has implied that it is a tacky way to make a living.

Her silver line failed because she was soooooo not into it.  

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Can you provide a link to the article or video where she implied this?  I find it hard to believe that Melissa would ever have dissed her mother (or her mother's business) in that way.

Very often people infer something from a comment that was not implied.

How many times have people taken a comment from Joan herself - who was, after all, a comedienne - and assumed it was meant seriously?  For example......"That junk!  God no!".  Joan Rivers never thought her jewelry line was junk.  I saw her live once and she was wearing her own jewelry.  Would she really do that in front of a live audience, if she felt she was wearing "junk"?

Joan made wisecracks about everyone and everything - including herself and her business.  She got it right when she said life is tough; if you laugh at things, it makes them smaller and easier to deal with.

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I will look for a link.  The comment was part of an article in which she mentioned that at some point her mother needed money, and that's why she had to start selling tchotchkes on QVC.

[faeriemoon]

From her book: "When my mother and I turned the award show red carpet into the RED CARPET in 1995, we had no idea we were creating a brand that would become as Americana as apple pie, ice cream, and Kim Kardashian's a**.  If we had, we'd have been sittin' pretty instead of hawking tchotchkes on QVC."

Adding:  That quote is directly from her book, but the reason I said I read it in an article is because the article I read took that quote directly from her book.  I googled the quote, and found it in her book, and then typed it here.

[silkyk]

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@lulu2 wrote:

I tend to doubt Ms Rivers decided on her own to continue paying Joan's personal staff.  If it's not written in her will, I'm sure it was discussed between the 2 of them.  Joan left a decent size estate.  She was an educated woman who made her own sizeable fortune.  I cannot see her leaving to chance what would become of that fortune.  I'm betting everything is spelled out in detail. (down to the care of her dogs)

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Well said! Joan was such a together lady that I am sure ALL details in her will were clearly spelled out so her final wishes would be carried out. Everyone should do this! And yes I'm sure her dogs were one of the things she made sure would be loved and well taken care of. I still remember Spike and how much she loved that little guy.

[winamac1]

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@SydneyH wrote:

As executor of her will, isn't she bound legally to disperse her funds as requested?  Or is Melissa paying out of her own pocket?

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I think it was Joan's wishes--not that Melissa may not have wanted to do that herself. 

I did lose a lot of respect for her after the way she conducted herself on the Celebrity Apprentice.  

[winamac1]

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@faeriemoon wrote:

From her book: "When my mother and I turned the award show red carpet into the RED CARPET in 1995, we had no idea we were creating a brand that would become as Americana as apple pie, ice cream, and Kim Kardashian's a**.  If we had, we'd have been sittin' pretty instead of hawking tchotchkes on QVC."

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Many of her millions were from QVC money.  She made a fortune off of QVC.

[lovescats]

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@stazgirl wrote:

I just remember yrs ago watching some talk show with my mom  that Joan was on (maybe Michael Douglas or Merv Griffin) and they asked Joan if she wore the things she sold and she replied  "THAT JUNK< G$D NO!!!!!"   My dad laughed so hard.  He said, "That's Joan for you...knows how to make a buck but isn't going to lie to you!"     

I know in the last yrs she has been seen wearing her things outside of the Q,  they might have gotten on to her about that.    

I could believe Joan could have said that as a joke but mike douglas and merv griffin shows were off the air in 1981 and 1986 before she was selling jewelry on qvc.  And if she really said it seriously I think she would have been asked about.  

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[Venezia]

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@faeriemoon wrote:

From her book: "When my mother and I turned the award show red carpet into the RED CARPET in 1995, we had no idea we were creating a brand that would become as Americana as apple pie, ice cream, and Kim Kardashian's a**.  If we had, we'd have been sittin' pretty instead of hawking tchotchkes on QVC."

Adding:  That quote is directly from her book, but the reason I said I read it in an article is because the article I read took that quote directly from her book.  I googled the quote, and found it in her book, and then typed it here.

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I'll read the book.  I've been meaning to for a while, so now I'll make a point of it.  And I still think that it's meant in a humorous way, the same as her mother would've said - self-deprecating humor.

I think it's something that's being taken the wrong way.  For heaven's sake, I'm sure she's still reeling from the aftermath of the death of her mother.  I know she's been on several shows saying that writing the book was meant to be a humorous look at her mother's life and legacy and that writing it was cathartic for her.  I'd be the last person to pick on one single sentence in an entire book.