Joan Rivers escorted out of store by police after trying to sell her book in protest...

Funny woman: Joan is no stranger to controversy.

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After weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, you'd think Joan Rivers would be pretty content with the sales of her latest book.

But it appears the veteran comedienne has taken issue with U.S. retailer Costco for refusing to stock I Hate Everyone... Starting With Me.

The 79-year-old ended up being escorted out of a Burbank, California branch of Costco on Tuesday after making an unauthorized in-store appearance.

Unauthorized and unannounced: Joan Rivers protests against Costco by selling and signing copies of her book in store.

You need to leave now: The police arrived to escort the comedienne out of the store.

The TV star initially started selling copies of her book outside the store, before moving inside and offering signings.

Speaking through a megaphone inside, she said: 'Costco, who sells condoms by the pallet, who sells Paula Deen books and - which is not good for their customers' health - they decided to ban my book. 'This is a First Amendment violation. You're banning a book because it says a funny quote by Marie Antoinette? Where is this going to lead us to?

'This is a store that sells 300 rolls of toilet paper at the same time, and I say any customer that buys 300 rolls of toilet paper deserves a funny book to sit on the toilet and read.'

Furore: Joan was accompanied by an entourage for her stunt.

Costco shopper Larry Grossman told ABC's Eyewitness News that the store management were unhappy with Joan's protest.

He said: 'The employee said, "What's going on here?" He said, "Well, Costco has not agreed to sell her book because there's some things in there they find offensive. But she decided to come here anyway and sell the book."'

Wearing sunglasses and shouting about her book, it wasn't long before police arrived on the scene and requested she leave the store immediately.

A Burbank City spokesman told the LA Times: 'She had a whole entourage. Sounds like a staged media event.'

No criminal charges were filed.

Popular: Joan's book has spent weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

Culled from The Daily Mail UK.

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