Melissa Rivers Slams Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Bosses for Not Acknowledging Mom Joan as Inspiration
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The only child of late comedienne Joan Rivers feels hurt and violated as no one from the Amazon hit series acknowledged that the show was inspired by her mom. Apr 24, 2021
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Melissa Rivers wants her later mother, comedian Joan, recognised as one of the inspirations behind Amazon s hit series
The star died in 2014 at the age of 81, and Melissa insists her mother s life mirrors that of the lead character Miriam Midge Maisel, who swaps being a housewife for a stand-up comic in the 1950s.