Even in death, Joan Rivers got what she wanted: A star-studded funeral, with the worlds of Hollywood, fashion, media, and money represented among the mourners.

The worlds of Hollywood, fashion, media and money have united among the mourners at a funeral for Joan Rivers, meaning she got the star-studded send-off she wanted.

Joan Rivers was the raucous, acid-tongued comedian who crashed the male-dominated realm of late-night talk shows and turned Hollywood red carpets into danger zones for badly dressed celebrities.

Joan Rivers, the raucous, acid-tongued American comedian, died today. She was 81.

Comedian Joan Rivers has refused to apologise for comparing living in her daughter’s guest room with the harrowing ordeal of three women kidnapped in Cleveland, Ohio.