https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/richard-simmons-says-dying-cryptic-social-media-post-adds-are-dying-rcna143939
He's a hero!
How can anyone hate him?
Not anymore https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/13/entertainment/richard-simmons-death/index.html
We'll see if they ever disclose it, but I believe Simmons may have been sick a long while, and why he became recluse.