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Richard Simmons is opening up about his experience being diagnosed with skin cancer. In a post shared on his verified Facebook page on Wednesday, Simmons reflected on the time he found a “strange looking bump” under his right eye which made him book an appointment with his dermatologist. He wrote, “I sat in his chair and he looked at it through a magnifying mirror. He told me he would have to scrape it and put it under the microscope. Now I am getting a little bit nervous. He comes back about 20…

Richard Simmons is healthy and happy. On Monday, a statement was shared on Simmons’ verified Facebook page in which he wrote, “I have some news to tell you. Please don’t be sad. I am ….dying. Oh I can see your faces now. The truth is we all are dying. Every day we live we are getting closer to our death.” Amid speculation on his health spurred by that post, Simmons’ spokesperson Tom Estey tells The Hollywood Reporter, “I can confirm with 100 percent certainty that Richard is not dying. He’s, in…

Richard Simmons issued a rare statement Wednesday disavowing a planned biopic about the former fitness guru starring Pauly Shore. In a message posted to his official Facebook account, Simmons said of the apparently unauthorized biopic, “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.” Simmons, whose sudden turn to a reclusive lifestyle prompted a podcast investigating his well-being, added, “I just…