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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, known as the weight saint’s social media post, has created confusion amongst netizens. His post, which read, “I am ….dying”, put a huge question mark in front of everyone. And now the fitness champ has clarified his post, which was mistaken by people. This fitness personality is quite popular for his workout videos, Sweatin’ to the Oldies. This 75-year-old posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) saying, “I have some news to tell you. Please don’t be sad. I am dying. Oh I can see your faces now. The…

Russell Simmons has been sued for defamation for allegedly trying to undermine sexual assault accusations made against him. Drew Dixon, a former Def Jam Recordings executive who alleges she was raped by the music mogul in 1995, claims in a lawsuit filed on Thursday in New York’s state Supreme Court that Simmons engaged in a “concerted and malicious campaign to discredit” her with the aim of undercutting her rape accusations. Among other statements, Simmons said in an interview on a podcast in…

Russell Simmons is facing another lawsuit, this time for defamation after former music executive Drew Dixon claims the Def Jam Records co-founder defamed her by calling her a “liar” after she accused him of sexually assaulting her, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone.  Dixon, who worked as an A&R executive at the label from 1993 until leaving shortly after the alleged assault in 1995, filed suit in New York on Thursday and is seeking compensatory and punitive damages.   Attorneys for…

Disgraced music mogul Russell Simmons is at the center of a new lawsuit that alleges he raped a former Def Jam Recordings employee in his Manhattan apartment during the 1990s. The complaint, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, comes from an accuser — identified in the suit only as Jane Doe — who said she worked as a senior music executive at Def Jam. She alleges that she was “sexually harassed, assaulted, sexually battered, and raped” by Simmons during her time at the label.“Ms.…

A former Def Jam executive has sued Russell Simmons for sexual harassment and battery, claiming the embattled label founder pulled a “wrestling move” to pin her to the bed in his New York apartment and raped her in the 1990s, according to court documents obtained by Rolling Stone. The Jane Doe filed suit in New York federal court on Tuesday and is now among 20 women to accuse Simmons of sexual assault or harassment, according to the suit. Doe claims she joined the record label as a senior-level music executive in…

In the runup to its premiere last week at the Sundance Film Festival, the new short The Court Jester stirred up some controversy. The film features Pauly Shore as famed fitness coach/TV personality Richard Simmons, and while there are aspirations to make a feature, the real Richard Simmons (who prefers to stay out of the spotlight these days) shared a post on social media saying that it isn't a project that was made with his endorsement. The online comment ended up going viral, but according to Shore, any animosity that…

Welcome to a special Sundance Daily edition of the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of entertainment. Sign up here to get it in your inbox.What to expect for Saturday, Jan. 20 The acquisitions market at Sundance hasn’t come to a boil yet, with Sony Pictures Classics’ pickup of “Kneecap,” writer-director Rich Peppiatt’s biopic of the Irish-speaking Belfast rap trio, the most notable sale so far. Still, it’s early days, and the crowds — including the long line for entry into the Macro Lodge for its highly…

Gene Simmons is swiftly entering his post-Kiss era. Brazilian rock festival Summer Breeze announced the lineup Wednesday for its three-day festival in April with the Gene Simmons Band headlining the three-day event, the self-proclaimed God of Thunder’s first performance since Kiss’ final concert. “Gene Simmons’ new solo band will be the surprise attraction of the second edition of Summer Breeze Open Air Brasil,” the festival wrote on Facebook. The Gene Simmons band will perform on April 26. The Kiss…