Joan Rivers news reported that the late comedienne's daughter appears not to accept her cause of death. According to a report from Daily Mail, Melissa Rivers reportedly did not even order an autopsy to be done on her TV icon mother.
TMZ detailed that the 46-year-old was so depressed following her mother's untimely death that she specified to not conduct an autopsy. New York laws state that a family member may request that no autopsy be performed if a death shows no criminal association.
Daily Mail reported a statement released by the New York State Health Department to Yorkville Endoscopy. The said medical facility was where Joan Rivers reportedly suffered from a cardiac arrest while undergoing a throat operation. The complication reportedly led to her unexpected death.
The statement said Yorkville Endoscopy is "noncompliant in the following four areas: 'governing body and management, surgical services, medical staff and patient rights."
Last week, Joan Rivers news reported the official autopsy results that revealed the real reason behind the "Fashion Police" host's untimely death.
According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, the comedy icon died from lack of oxygen.
The detailed statement from the New York City medical examiner rep Julie Bolcer read: "OCME [Office of the Chief Medical Examiner] has completed its investigation. The cause of Ms. Rivers' death is anoxic encephalopathy due to hypoxic arrest during laryngoscopy and upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with propofol sedation for evaluation of voice changes and gastroesophageal reflux disease. The manner of death is therapeutic complication."
"The classification of a death as a therapeutic complication means that the death resulted from a predictable complication of medical therapy," the statement added.
Melissa Rivers initially responded to the autopsy results by releasing a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. She said: "We continue to be saddened by our tragic loss and grateful for the enormous outpouring of love and support from around the world. We have no further comment at this time."
