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Richard Simmons Reveals Skin Cancer Diagnosis

Richard Simmons has been diagnosed with skin cancer.

The 75-year-old fitness guru shared the update about his health on his Facebook on Tuesday (March 19), one day after sharing an update that concerned fans.

Richard explained that he recently noticed a “strange looking bump” under his right eye, which his dermatologist diagnosed as basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer.

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Richard Simmons Says He's 'Dying,' Adds Clarification to Explain What He Really Meant

Richard Simmons alarmed many of his fans when he tweeted that he is “dying,” but he has since clarified the comments to explain what he meant.

The 75-year-old fitness guru has been in hiding for the past 10 years and he rarely makes public comments anymore. A rep for the star shared a rare update on his life last summer for his 75th birthday.

Richard has an account on Twitter / X where he decided to share some motivational messages on Monday morning (March 18). Unfortunately, fans misconstrued the intent behind the tweets.

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Pauly Shore Reacts to Richard Simmons Disapproval of New Biopic

Pauly Shore is speaking out after Richard Simmons slammed his new movie.

Earlier this week, new photos and a teaser trailer for the upcoming short film The Court Jester were released in which Pauly, 55, plays the 75-year-old fitness guru.

After the press material was released, Richard released a statement saying that he does not endorse the project.

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Richard Simmons Does Not Endorse Pauly Shore Playing Him in Short Film & Upcoming Biopic

Pauly Shore is playing Richard Simmons in an upcoming short film, and later a full feature film, but the 75-year-old fitness guru isn’t in support.

New photos and a teaser trailer were released on Wednesday (January 17) for The Court Jester, which is set to premiere during the Sundance Film Festival later this month.

An unrelated movie is also in the works with Pauly playing the same role.

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Pauly Shore Will Play Richard Simmons in Biopic

Pauly Shore is taking on the role of Richard Simmons in a new biopic.

The 55-year-old actor and comedian will appear in the film is currently in development at Warner Bros. subsidiary The Wolper Organization, with additional casting underway, Variety report.

The biopic follows an unrelated short film about the fitness legend from director and writer Jake Lewis, called The Court Jester, which will premiere at Sundance this week, and also stars Pauly as Richard, as well as Tamra Brown as Ellen DeGeneres and Jesse Heiman as David, a television producer who lost 160 pounds thanks to Richard, and who tracked his weight-loss journey on the blog “Keep It Up David!” The short will be available worldwide on YouTube.

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Richard Simmons' Rep Shares Rare Update on Fitness Guru in Honor of His 75th Birthday

We’re getting some rare insight into Richard Simmons‘ life.

Nearly a decade ago, the former fitness guru left the spotlight and has remained in hiding.

Since his last public appearance in 2014, Richard has faced tons of rumors over the years concerning his whereabouts. Some of the rumors include that he’s transitioning, that he’s being held hostage, and more.

In honor of his 75th birthday on Wednesday, July 12, Richard‘s longtime rep shared a rare update on how he’s doing.

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Richard Simmons Makes First Public Comments in 5 Years Following Release of New Documentary

Richard Simmons is speaking out in his first public comments in more than five years.

The 74-year-old former fitness icon has remained in hiding for over eight years and the last time he spoke out publicly was in April 2017. At the time, there were concerns about his whereabouts and some of the rumors included that he was transitioning, that he was being held hostage, and more.

A new TMZ documentary aired this week and it dived into Richard‘s disappearance. The documentary revealed the alleged reason why he went into hiding all those years ago.

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