Following in her mother's footsteps, Melissa Rivers to co-host Fashion Police

When Fashion Police returns to E! on Aug. 31, Melissa Rivers will step into the role held by her mother, Joan, up until her death last September.

Rivers, who is already an executive producer of the show, will join panelists Giuliana Rancic and Brad Goreski as well as celebrity guests who will appear on a rotating basis. In a statement released Wednesday, Rivers said she was "very excited" to continue working with "my E! and Fashion Police family." Joan Rivers hosted the show from 2010 until her death, and the program went on hiatus in March following weeks of drama that included Rancic making controversial remarks about actress Zendaya's dreadlocks and the departures of panelists Kelly Osbourne and Kathy Griffin, who joined the show after Joan Rivers' death.

In May, Melissa Rivers said on the Today show that she thinks the turmoil began because "the matriarch of the family died. And the family fell apart. And the sisters started fighting. And everybody mourns and grieves differently. And then someone tried to marry into the family. And we know how that went. That's the only way I can sort of explain what happened."

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