Official: Kathy Griffin to Replace Joan Rivers on E!'s FASHION POLICE

TMZ reports that Kathy Griffin will officially replace Joan Rivers on E!'s FASHION POLICE. She will join co-hosts Melissa Rivers, Kelly Osbourne and Giuliana Rancic.

Rivers died unexpectedly in September following a routine endoscopy procedure.

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FASHION POLICE will not be returning as a weekly series but rather as event programming during awards shows and other big-name gatherings. The series premiered on E! in 2010.

About Kathy Griffin: A two-time Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedian, Griffin is a towering figure on television, on tour and in publishing. She breaks through the entertainment clutter with her universally recognized brand of pull-no-punches comedy.

This year, Kathy made history with her 6th consecutive Grammy nomination and first win for Best Comedy Album ("Kathy Griffin: Calm Down Gurrl"), joining Whoopi Goldberg and Lily Tomlin as the only other female comedians to ever win GRAMMY AWARDS for Best Comedy Album.

In 2013 Kathy was inducted into the Guinness Book of World Records for writing and starring in an unprecedented 20 televised stand-up specials - more than any comedian in history. Buoyed by her dedicated and engaged fans, Kathy's live standup performances are legendary and in a class of their own. Not only do hundreds of thousands of people flock to see her perform sold out shows everywhere from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House.

Kathy draws a huge audience to CNN's New Year's Eve special, which she has co-hosted with Anderson Cooper since 2007, beating Fox News in the coveted ratings demographic. She is one of television's go-to hosts for premier live events. After co-hosting The BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS LIVE three years in a row, this year Kathy hosted the 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards LIVE and AARP's Movies for Grownups Gala.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

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