LOS ANGELES --Rocker Steve Tyler, in the news recently for revelations about contracting the diease Hepatitis C, has found his way into the headlines again with the announcement that he will be starring as Joan Rivers in a Lifetime original movie about the aged comedienne.

"From a casting and marketing point of view, it was really a no-brainer for us," says Lifetime spokesperson Laura Henniger. "Steve will bring in an audience that we wouldn't normally attract. There will be a mystery factor, as fans want to see what the freakishly bizarre-looking Tyler is up to playing the equally bizarre-looking Ms. Rivers."

Neither star could be reached for comment at press time, but rumors quickly spread that Steve Tyler's daughter, Liv Tyler, would be putting in a guest appearance as Joan Rivers' talentless daughter, Melissa Rivers.