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GossipJoan Rivers bumped off flight in Costa Rica when Continental gate agent finds passport

Joan Rivers bumped off flight in Costa Rica when Continental gate agent finds passport suspicious

BY Nancy Dillon
DAILY NEWS WEST COAST BUREAU CHIEF

Originally Published:Monday, January 4th 2010, 9:55 PM
Updated: Tuesday, January 5th 2010, 6:00 PM

Above, Rivers celebrates the New Year with family and friends in Costa Rica last week. On her return, though, she had a tough time leaving the country because of her 'suspicious' passport. Related NewsCasey Johnson was worth millions - but couldn't pay her billsCatfight over Casey Johnson dog; family denies it met with TilaFirst photo: Ellen DeGeneres as the new 'American Idol' judgeSylvester Stallone reveals he needed emergency surgery after breaking his neckCharlie Sheen is 'solid as a rock' despite recent arrest, sez co-starSarah Palin's daughter Bristol launches public relations firm in AlaskaLOS ANGELES - Joan Rivers is many things: Funny lady. Jewelry mogul. Red carpet mercenary. But a terrorist?

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Rivers, 76, was deemed a danger to national security and booted from a Newark-bound flight in Costa Rica on Sunday by a jittery Continental Airlines gate agent who found the two names on her passport fishy.

Her passport reads: Joan Rosenberg AKA Joan Rivers. Rosenberg was her late husband's last name.

The "nasty and cruel" Continental gate agent bumped Rivers from the last flight out Sunday and the comedian found herself alone (her daughter, Melissa, flew out to Los Angeles earlier in the day) and with no ATM card and just $100 cash, she said.

Rivers' tale of woe put a famous face on travel's new reality - one that leaves many feeling like common criminals.

"If I were going to make up an alias, I wouldn't pick Rosenberg. I'd pick Jolie or Pitt," said Rivers, back home Monday in New York with her sense of humor intact. "Do terrorists wear Manolo Blahniks? I can tell you Donna Karan does not make anything that hides a bomb," she said.


Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/01/05/2010-01-05_agent_saves_flight_from_joan_rivers.html#ixzz0bsn5AUOn

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Melissa Rivers leaves her 76 year old mother stranded in Costa Rica with just $100 and no ATM card?

It is kind of weird to have AKA on your passport, or is that common for celebrities? Maybe it was a good call, a terrorist disguised as Joan Rivers, sounds like a possible scenario.