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Richard Simmons' Rep Shares Rare Update connected His Birthday
Richard Simmons is celebrating a caller benchmark.
The fittingness guru has mostly remained retired of the nationalist oculus since 2014. However, connected Simmons' 75th day July 12, his rep Tom Estey shared a uncommon update astir the aerobics icon.
"This is simply a large milestone," Estey told Entertainment Tonight. "I conscionable privation to spot him happy, which helium is."
The update comes astir a astir aft fans became interest for Simmons' wellbeing erstwhile a documentary exploring his disappearance from the spotlight—titled TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons—was released.
In August 2022, the Sweatin' to the Oldies prima shared a connection of gratitude for fans' support, penning connected Facebook, "Thank you, everyone, for your kindness and love! Love, Richard."
In a connection to E! News, Simmons' rep added that helium "is truthful gratified by the outpouring of emotion and bully wishes from his fans. He wants them to cognize helium is doing good and sends each his champion wishes backmost to them."
The documentary chronicled Simmons' emergence to fame, arsenic good arsenic the conspiracy theories behind his mysterious departure from his beloved workout studio—including chaotic speculation that he's incapable to permission his home.
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"No 1 is holding maine successful my location arsenic a hostage," Simmons told the Today show successful 2016, refuting the rumors. "You know, I bash what I privation to bash arsenic I've ever done truthful radical should benignant of conscionable judge what I person to say."
He continued, "I conscionable benignant of wanted to beryllium a small spot of a loner for a small while. You know, I had wounded my knee, and I had immoderate problems with it, and past the different genu started giving maine trouble...and you know, close present I conscionable privation to benignant of instrumentality attraction of me."
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