Ohio women held captive seek Joan Rivers’ apology

Attorneys for two women held in a Cleveland home and abused for a decade say Joan Rivers should apologise for comparing living in her daughter’s guest room with the captivity they experienced.

Rivers and her daughter were discussing their reality show on Tuesday on NBC’s Today show when she complained about her living arrangements, saying, “Those women in the basement in Cleveland had more space.”

A Wednesday statement from attorneys for Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus calls Rivers’ remark hurtful and shocking. The attorneys say the women have endured painful media attention and the comment is “a new low” that warrants an apology.

Rivers’ publicist hasn’t responded to messages seeking comment.