Joan Rivers promoted the new iPhone 6 on Friday on Instagram and Facebook — only problem is that Rivers died two weeks ago at the age of 81.
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The social media posts were clearly pre-scheduled before the comedian's unexpected death, and as TMZ points out, are likely "the result of a pre-negotiated deal with Apple."
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The posts were immediately deleted, but the internet was quick to screengrab photos of the gaffe.
From Joan's Facebook page Friday morning:
From her Instagram account via TMZ: Rivers' rep has not yet commented, but the internet has:
#iPhone6 so big, Joan Rivers came back from the dead to endorse it. #JoanRivers #JoanDay #iPhone pic.twitter.com/OIP1vgP7en
— Rebecca Bannister (@RebEmSmi) September 19, 2014Joan Rivers talking about the iPhone 6... Maybe The Cloud is more than we think. pic.twitter.com/K8w3XLiJsR
— Chris Burke (@chrisburke) September 19, 2014#D’OH > The late #JoanRivers promotes #iPhone6 from beyond the grave. Steve Jobs could not be reached for comment http://t.co/N3qEEAgYKR
— Merry Morud (@MerryMorud) September 19, 2014Well if the iPhone 6 is good enough for Joan Rivers from beyond the grave, it's good enough for me. ;-)
— Dan Dryden (@DanDryden) September 19, 2014ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7o8HSoqWeq6Oeu7S1w56pZ5ufonyru8CnZKuhppq%2FtHnPq6amp6SawG61z6Gmp51da3qquoyipayskZy%2FormMn5icnZKkvKx5z6iqratdZ31ygIxy