Youll Never Believe Who Joan Rivers Banned From Her Own Funeral TV personality Joan Rivers was known for being anything but subtle. Just a few months ago, she made headlines after calling Michelle Obama a transvestite. Now, its been revealed that just weeks before her death, the 81-year-old told one reporter that there were three people she was banning from her funeral. Were not surprised that one of the people she named just happened to reside in the White House. According to The Blaze, Joan called out Adele, Chelsea Handler, and Michelle Obama, telling the world that these three people were not invited to the event. John continued on to call Adele fat, Chelsea a drunk, and Michelle a trannyagain. 