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Melissa Rivers Talks Playing Mom Joan in Movie 'Joy'

Melissa Rivers is fresh-faced while making her way through LAX Airport for a flight out of town on Tuesday (December 22) in Los Angeles.

The 47-year-old television personality recently spoke with Vanity Fair about playing her mom Joan Rivers in the upcoming movie Joy.

“I think she would be a little miffed that they didn’t have Cate Blanchett playing her,” Melissa said. “I think she would have wanted Cate or Helen Mirren, had it been in the later years, because, of course, when you think of my mother you think of willowy and English.”

“I wanted to make sure that it didn’t became a caricature or an impersonation,” Melissa added. “I did work very hard on the speech pattern, and the tone, because I didn’t want it to become an impersonation. That’s what I was most frightened of. This was at the beginning of QVC and our [fashion] company is still going. It was such a big part of her life.”

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Olivia Wilde & More Celebrate THR's Women in Entertainment!

Olivia Wilde looks gorgeous in a chic look at the 2015 THR Women in Entertainment Breakfast held at Milk Studios on Wednesday (December 9) in Los Angeles.

Also at the event were UnREAL‘s Constance Zimmer with creator Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, Melissa Rivers, and Minority Report‘s Meagan Good with her husband DeVon Franklin.

The event celebrated THR‘s annual Power 100 list, that highlights the industry’s top figures – the executives, reps, dealmakers, producers, showrunners and stars – who made an impact over the past year.

FYI: Olivia is wearing Marc Jacobs with EF Collection earrings and Brian Atwood shoes.

10+ pictures inside of Olivia Wilde and more at the event…
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Melissa Rivers Plays Mom Joan Rivers in 'Joy' - First Look Clip!

Melissa Rivers transforms into her late mom Joan Rivers while playing her in the upcoming movie Joy.

The 47-year-old Fashion Police producer plays Joan during a scene set at QVC and she interacts with Jennifer Lawrence‘s character Joy Mangano, a real-life entrepreneur.

“It was David‘s idea,” Melissa told People. “I literally one day got a call saying David O. Russell would like to meet you. Huh? What?”

“I thought, ‘Seriously when am I ever going to get to work with Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence and David O. Russell?’” she added. “I was like, ‘Okay, I’m in.’”

“My mother had a couple lovely encounters with Bradley and she was a fan of Jen‘s even though there was a situation once at Fashion Police where someone said something and Jennifer didn’t like it and kind of fired back,” Melissa continued. “It wasn’t my mother who said it and it kind of got lost in translation. The first thing Jennifer said was, ‘Even though we had that disagreement that really had nothing to do with her, I was a huge fan,’ and quoted back her favorite Fashion Police line ever to me: ‘That dress is so ugly it looks like it would be good at math.’ So here she is quoting my own show back to me, then she said to David, ‘I’m so happy you brought me someone to play with!’”


First Look: See Melissa Rivers As Her Late Mother Joan Rivers in ‘Joy’

Watch Emmy Rossum in the Season 6 'Shameless' Trailer!

Emmy Rossum is all smiles while volunteering for the Thanksgiving for the Homeless event held at the Los Angeles Mission on Wednesday (November 25) in Los Angeles.

The 29-year-old actress was joined by Frankie Grande, Melissa Rivers, Cheyenne Jackson, and Niecy Nash.

Showtime just released the season six trailer for Emmy‘s critically-acclaimed show Shameless.

The show picks up a few months after last year’s finale, as the Gallaghers prepare for yet another long Chicago winter. Season six will see more than just the arctic Lake Michigan winds whipping through the Southside. Change is hard, and the Gallaghers are as surprised as anyone at how life is turning out for them. But the question remains, as they come into their own and find out who they are, is it really possible that the Gallaghers could grow apart for good?

Shameless premieres on Sunday, January 10 @ 9 PM ET/PT!


Shameless Season6 Trailer

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Ashley Madekwe Buddies Up with Jesse Metcalfe & Cara Santana at E!'s NYFW Kick Off Party!

Ashley Madekwe gets sandwiched in between Jesse Metcalfe and his girlfriend Cara Santana while attending E!’s 2016 Spring NYFW Kick Off Party held at The Standard Biergarten on Wednesday (September 9) in New York City.

The 31-year-old Salem actress and Jesse, 36, were joined at the event by Fashion Police hosts Melissa Rivers and Brad Goreski, Christian Siriano, Emma Myles, Rich Kids of Beverly Hills stars Morgan Stewart and EJ Johnson, and Diane von Furstenberg.

“70′s chicks! #nyfw @ The Bowery Hotel, Library Bar,” Jesse captioned with his Instagram post of Ashley and Cara.

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Joan Rivers Remembered By Melissa One Year After Death

Joan Rivers tragically died one year ago today (September 4) and her daughter Melissa Rivers is paying tribute to her in a touching post.

“Today marks one year since my mother passed,” the 47-year-old Fashion Police host tweeted on her mom’s account.

“This was the year of firsts: first holidays, first birthdays, first everythings without mom, without grandma,” Melissa continued. “While it’s been difficult, I’ve been amazed by the outpouring of love and overwhelming kindness we’ve received from family, friends, and people whose lives were touched by the woman they knew as Joan — a woman we all miss so very much.”

Earlier this week, Melissa revealed that she and her 14-year-old son Cooper scattered some of Joan‘s ashes in Wyoming last month. Watch the interview below.


Melissa Rivers Reveals She Has Scattered Mom Joan’s Ashes

Former 'Fashion Police' Host Kelly Osbourne Sends Flowers to Melissa Rivers for Show's New Debut

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