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    Richard Simmons: Movie studio responds as fitness guru publicly disowns film about his life

    by Maanya Sachdeva Jan 18, 2024 3 minutes
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    Richard Simmons has distanced himself from a new biopic starring Pauly Shore just hours after it was announced.

    The 75-year-old former fitness guru – who retreated from public life nearly 10 years ago – issued a rare statement on Wednesday (16 January) to clarify he had not signed off on the project while reiterating his desire to “live a quiet life and be peaceful”.

    “Hi Everybody! You may have heard they may be doing a movie about me with Pauly Shore. I have.

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