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- Rivers is an American comedian and actress
- Was a frequent host on the red carpet along with daughter Melissa Rivers
- Her commentary at the 2008 Emmy Awards was censored by AOL
- According to reports, Rivers commented on the trend of men with "hair from the Third Reich" and included Tom Cruise
- Rivers also stated that Heidi Klum as a "super nazi" during the commentary
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Joan Rivers and Melissa Rivers were censored by AOL after their commentary of the 2008 Emmy Awards red carpet was not linked online due to being "too offensive." A large segment of the Rivers duo commentary was supposed to be linked on myhollywood.com, but was pulled after executives felt that Rivers was inappropriate.New York Post: AOL Gags Rivers' Rants (September 25, 2008)
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- After being pulled from the online network, Rivers remarked,
- "I was shocked that the suits at AOL have no humor . . . But that's OK. I've been gagged more times than Linda Lovelace. AOL is like Holocaust deniers. They want us to believe 6 million Jews spent World War II in Boca and Anne Frank was in an attic for two years looking for Christmas ornaments."New York Post: AOL Gags Rivers' Rants (September 25, 2008)
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Joan Rivers Censored Questions
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Who will win The Apprentice? Joan Rivers or Annie Duke? Finale (new time): Sun 8/7c May 10, 2009 3 AnswersI think that Annie Duke's going to put the smackdown on Joan Rivers. That's Annie Duke's job - if you play poker, you pretty much have to be ruthless unless you... read more -
What large rivers feed into the Mississippi River? 1 AnswerThe Mississippi is joined by the Minnesota River south of the Twin Cities, the St. Croix River near Prescott, Wisconsin, the Black River (Mississippi River), La... read more -
What are the largest rivers in Vera Cruz? 1 Answerhttp://www.dfinitivo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/rivers-of-the-world.jpg The most important rivers in Veracruz are the Pánuco, Tuxpan and Cazones rivers in t... read more -
When does moderating turn into censoring? 8 AnswersIt's relative to the forum/website. That's why you see it happening on larger websites more often than on smaller sites. Let's face it here, people are t... read more
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