Joan Rivers Goes Mama Bear Defending Melissa

NEW YORK — Think twice before crossing Melissa Rivers _ her mother might just step in and chew you out.

Joan Rivers unleashed an earful of insults after Donald Trump fired her daughter on "The Celebrity Apprentice."

Rivers' targets: poker champ Annie Duke and Playboy pinup Brande (BRAND-ee) Roderick.

Melissa Rivers, who appeared with her mom on the NBC show, claimed the two formed an alliance against her. She called them "pit vipers."

Joan Rivers launched into mama-bear mode, calling Roderick a "stupid blonde" and Duke a "white trash" poker player. She called the duo "a Nazi and a follower."

NBC representative Amanda Ruisi didn't immediately return phone and e-mail messages seeking comment. Donald Trump could not immediately be reached.

Comments

[peachfuzz]

Melissa was robbed!

[maxine842]

Agreed. Although I am not a fan of Joan or Melissa, I felt Ann should have been fired after she took all the credit for the project.

[LLisaLL]

I thought she was safe and - wham! Her verbal skills let her down when it came to defending herself. Melisssa had a legitimate argument, she just didn't make it. Annie was ripe for the fall when she owned so much of the project. And Brande let Annie take overt. Brande is a babe in the woods next to Annie, who is manipulative and cut throat - the perfect traits for a successful poker player. She may win the game but she looks so bad doing it.

[Ohsherri]

I don't know what happened.
It was totally un-called for firing Mellisa.
It was the d0mbest episode ever!
I don't blame Joan for defending her daughter.
I'm so embarrased for watching this st00pid cr@p!!!

[wayoutleft]

just tell 'em joanie. tell 'em what they need to hear. they didn't have the stones to give you national late night instead of these rotary club stiffs and they still don't.

[jesuslovesObama]

She is starting to look a lot like Mickey Rourke.

[barbwiregrrl]

Joan Rivers and her wanna e daughter make me embarrassed to be J3wish. They portray the sterotypes that make me cringe. Remember this is the same Joan who back in the 80's said she stopped kissing her LGBT friends because as a doctor's daughter she learned what not to touch. Now she says she is a huge supporter of LGBT folks...gi­ve me a break.
Joan...tak­e your drama ladden life and your no talent daughter and realize your 15 minutes are up.

[harriettubman]

I've heard her says some mean jokes but never that one!!! Good grief!

[wayoutleft]

jewish girls are the best. like marjorie morningstar fromn the novel, dani amavia lunkewitz from children of dune, naomi wolf, katerina van den heuvel- and of course joanie's nemesis, heidi abramowitz. i went to new york looking for heidi abramowitz and i found her.no others can compare to jewish girls.
you know of the ones i mentioned except the breathtaking ms amavia.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b375/cal_101/daniperfect.jpg
agency photo of the breathtaking dani amavia.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b375/cal_101/thebeauty.jpg
i forgot shiri appleby from roswell. she is very observant.

[ZimboChick]

sigh

[lakat]

You must be kidding! Gays LOVE LOVE LOVE Joan Rivers, she knows it and loves them back.

[johnnygoodwud]

with their faces pulled tight like a couple of baloons, can either of them actually smile?

[JKDMan]

Melissa's meltdown and Joan's diatribe was the highlight of what was a long and rather boring episode.

[cloudminder]

gee, perhaps this is a set up for the finale?

ya think?....

[hjo4]

Pathetic. Any thing for a headline. A plastic elderly woman defending her untalented daughter. Nothing to see here, moving right along.