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Melissa Rivers says ‘big actress’ confronted her over ‘Fashion Police’ comments: ‘I didn’t like your dress’

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Cardoza, R. (2026, September 20). Melissa Rivers says ‘big actress’ confronted her over ‘Fashion Police’ comments: ‘I didn’t like your dress’. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/09/20/entertainment/melissa-rivers-says-big-actress-confronted-her-over-fashion-police-comments/

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Melissa Rivers discussed an encounter on a plane where a big actress confronted her after hearing that Melissa and her mother Joan had criticized the star’s dress on "Fashion Police." Without revealing the celebrity's name, Melissa recalled the tension but defended their right to critique fashion openly as entertainment. She emphasized that such critiques are common among friends and suggested that people enjoy both praising and criticizing outfits publicly or privately.

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Melissa Rivers, daughter of late comedian Joan Rivers, revealed in an interview that a "big actress" confronted her after comments made on the show Fashion Police. Rivers recalled saying, "I didn’t like your dress," to the celebrity without specifying who it was. She described an uncomfortable situation during a flight from Los Angeles to New York City following an awards show where she and her mother had just filmed an episode of Fashion Police criticizing the actress's outfit. The actress confronted them on the plane, creating tension despite their initial friendly interaction. Rivers acknowledged that she and her mother have offended many high-profile individuals over the years with their fashion critiques but did not provide more details about this particular encounter or identify the celebrity involved.

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“I [was] just like, ‘I didn’t like your dress,'” Melissa recalled without elaborating on the celebrity’s identity. asserted

Melissa → like → identity

Melissa’s rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment. asserted

rep → respond → comment

Joan’s daughter confessed there was a “painful list” of high-profile people she and Joan offended over the years — and called out “one person who came after” her only to listen to her critique. asserted

who → confess → critique

“The next show or the next year, she showed up with a new stylist, looking great, different hair color and had clearly had a facelift,” Melissa recalled. Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily. asserted

Melissa → show → Daily

Elsewhere in the episode, she described an awkward encounter with a star on a flight from Los Angeles to New York City on the heels of an awards show. asserted

she → describe → show

“We had just filmed ‘Fashion Police’ because we would film really early in the morning,” she remembered. asserted

she → film → morning

“An actress got on the plane that we knew we had said that we didn’t like [her outfit],” Melissa continued. asserted

Melissa → get → outfit

“We knew her. asserted

We → know → her

She and my mom were reading the same book, and we’re sitting there going, ‘Oh s–t tonight she’s going to find out what we said about her dress.’ asserted

we → read → dress

Melissa stuck by her comments on the show — even defending Giuliana Rancic’s viral remarks about Zendaya in 2015 — and said the series was “built for entertainment” and “built to be funny.” asserted

series → stick → entertainment

She explained, “Don’t tell me that you don’t do the same thing talking to your friends. asserted

you → explain → friends

Tell me one person who wasn’t sitting on their couch or looking through pictures and all the time on Instagram and things like that. asserted

who → tell → that

Now you go like, ‘Ew, I don’t like that.’ asserted

I → go → that

You’ll say it to your friends. asserted

You → say → friends

“Everyone sits — to this day — and watches the shows and goes, ‘Oh my god, that’s amazing’ or ‘Oh my god, that’s horrible,'” Melissa continued. asserted

Melissa → sit → shows

“The difference was we did it out loud.” asserted

we → do → it

While “Fashion Police” has been over for nearly a decade, Melissa has continued critiquing fashion, even sharing her Met Gala hot takes with Page Six Radio last year. asserted

Melissa → continue → Radio

Earlier this month, she told us miniskirts are her “biggest fashion ick.” asserted

miniskirts → tell → us

Melissa explained, “People who look uncomfortable in their clothes… and when you are sitting in a miniskirt or a minidress that literally your butt is going to be touching the chair. asserted

butt → explain → chair

You’re like, ‘Wow, she’s got legs!‘… asserted

she → ’re → legs

And then you’re like, ‘Oh f—k, she has to sit down.’” asserted

she → ’re → ?

Conversation Your voice matters. asserted

voice → matter → Conversation

Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted

Discussions → moderate → civility

Melissa Rivers says ‘big actress’ confronted her over ‘Fashion Police’ comments: ‘I didn’t like your dress’

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