Fitness legend Richard Simmons is dead at the age of 76
Representatives confirmed Simmons’ death to ABC News on Saturday. Per the outlet, the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call from Simmons’ housekeeper on Saturday morning. When officers arrived at his Los Angeles home, he was pronounced dead on the scene.
Simmons had just celebrated his birthday on Friday, July 12, and the most recent posts on his Facebook page thanked fans for their birthday wishes. “Sorry many of you have gotten upset about my message today,” Simmons posted via X at the time. “Even the press has gotten in touch with me. I am not dying. It was a message about saying how we should embrace every day that we have. Sorry for this confusion.” Days later, Simmons confirmed that he had been diagnosed with skin cancer.
I am completely devastated at the loss of @theweightsaint,” former Sally talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael wrote via X on Saturday of Simmons’ passing. “We’ve done so many shows together, shared so many laughs & hugs, and I considered him a dear friend who changed so many lives over the years.”
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