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Richard Simmons speaking at an event in New York in 2006.
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Richard Simmons apologized after posts he made on social media caused concern and speculation about his health.
It all started when Simmons, 75, aware an ominous message to X and Facebook on Monday: “I have some news to tell you. Please, do not be sad. Am …. dying. The truth is that we are all dying. Every day we live we get closer to death.”
He aggregate: “Why do I tell you this? Because I want you to enjoy your life to the fullest every day. Get up in the morning and look at the sky…count your blessings and enjoy.”
in a later mail On Monday, Simmons said he was “sorry for the confusion.”
“I’m sorry that many of you were upset by my message today. “Even the press has contacted me,” the fitness celebrity wrote in a post on X. “I’m not dying.”
In fact, Simmons said, his message was intended to be about “how we should make the most of every day we have.”
When contacted by CNN prior to Simmons’ apology, Tom Estey, a spokesperson for Simmons, also stated that the posts were intended to be motivational in nature and not a personal announcement related to his health.
“I can confirm with 100 percent certainty that Richard is not dying,” Estey told CNN. “In fact, he is very healthy and happy. The sole purpose of the post was to be inspiring.”
In the thread of posts on her X page stemming from her original post, Simmons writes about healthy eating and encouraged her followers to watch her workout videos available on her Youtube channel.
“A big hug really helps a lot,” she wrote at the end of her post.
Simmons developed a fitness business and became a television regular in the 1980s, with a reputation as a gregarious health advocate.
He has remained out of the public eye in recent years, but the circumstances surrounding his whereabouts and well-being have provided a good deal of attention on the Internet.
On occasion, Simmons will share personal updates on his social media pages, writing in a Facebook from January. mail“I just try to live a quiet life and be at peace.”