Fitness legend Richard Simmons has died at the age of 76, TMZ reports. Law enforcement sources told the outlet that police and fire officials responded to a call from his housekeeper just before 10 a.m.
Saturday and pronounced him dead at the scene. There is no foul play suspected, but a cause of death has not been released. Just a day ago, Simmons posted on Facebook to thank fans for all their birthday wishes, saying “I never got so many messages about my birthday in my life! I am sitting here writing emails.
Have a most beautiful rest of your Friday.” Since all but disappearing from the public spotlight around 2014, rumors have swirled about the state of Simmons’ health and well-being. The former fitness guru mostly used Facebook to keep in contact with his fans and clear-up headlines about his life off TV.
When news that a biopic of his life was in development starring Pauly Shore, Simmons took to Facebook to rebuke the film, writing, “You may have heard they may be doing a movie about me with Pauly Shore. I have never given my permission for this movie. So don’t believe everything you read.
” Then in March after questions again ramped-up about Simmons’ health after a cryptic post , Simmons revealed that he had basal cell carcinoma , a common form of skin cancer that can be fatal if left untreated. This is a breaking story and will be updated.
