Joan Rivers removed from Costco after protesting

Comedian Joan Rivers has never had a problem expressing her opinions, however controversial they may be, and the TV personality made it known Tuesday that Costco was her latest target.

Police were called to a Costco store in a Los Angeles suburb after Joan Rivers handcuffed herself to a shopping cart to protest the store, which is not selling her latest book.

The 79-year-old "Fashion Police" host was being filmed by a camera crew Tuesday as she complained that the store in Burbank, Calif., had refused to carry her book, "I Hate Everything... Starting With Me." No criminal action [was taken]. Sources say she had an entourage with her, including a camera crew and it appeared to be a staged event.

Rivers' book "I Hate Everything ... Starting With Me," was released in June and contains expletives and racy language.

"My book has been banned from Costco," Rivers told KABC Television, via phone. "On the back I have two [fake] quotes, one from Marie Antoinette, 'Let her eat (expletive),' and the other from Wilt Chamberlain, 'Even If I were alive, I wouldn't (expletive) her.' Costco, who sells condoms by the pallet, Paula Deen books, not good for health ... decided to ban my book."