There have been nothing but strange rumors and confusion surrounding Richar Simmons for a decade or more. Concerns his housekeeper was holding him hostage. That he was having a sex change. That he was dying. None turned out to be true.
But this weekend he caused a stir on Facebook when he posted a message about death and living life to the fullest earlier in the day.
“Sorry many of you have gotten upset about my message today. Even the press has gotten in touch with me. I am not dying,” he wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter)
“It was a message about saying how we should embrace every day that we have. Sorry for this confusion,” he added before signing off the post with, “Love, Richard.”
“We are just happy to hear from you,” one fan commented, while another added, “I understood your message. Thank you.”
I concur.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sorry many of you have gotten upset about my message today. Even the press has gotten in touch with me. I am not dying. <br><br>It was a message about saying how we should embrace every day that we have. Sorry for this confusion. <br><br>Love,<br>Richard</p>— Richard Simmons (@TheWeightSaint) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheWeightSaint/status/1769823843147780480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>