Is Richard Simmons missing?

**Palermo** · December 23rd, 2014, 06:02 PM

Or else his housekeeper killed him and is living the high life up in there

**llamamama** · December 29th, 2014, 05:20 PM

Originally Posted by MrsDark

If he has gotten fat it wasn't on purpose. I think with his genetics and health history he's used to working hard to stay in shape, and that probably wasn't getting easier with age already. That's probably why he could be so empathic towards the people he helps. And now an injury laying him up? This is a recipe for an extra 50-60lbs even if he wasn't Depardieuingit up. But being depressed, who knows? I feel bad for him.

Depardieuing.

**MohandasKGanja** · December 29th, 2014, 05:28 PM

Depardieuing
[Deh-pahr-doo-ing]

verb
1. Reaching your maximum potential circumferance
2. Finishing off more than 10 bottles of wine in a 24-hour period
3. Peeing outside (vs. inside) the airplane lavatory
4. Refusing to associate urinary urgency with excessive alcoholic consumption
5. Behaving in a boorish manner and hoping to not get arrested because your forearms are just too damn fat for handcuffs

**levitt** · December 29th, 2014, 05:40 PM

Sounds like Christmas to me!

**Calico Kid** · January 24th, 2015, 11:41 AM

Richard Simmons

Cops Visit After Elder Abuse Claim

And He's Fine

1/24/2015 1:00 AM PST BY TMZ STAFF

EXCLUSIVE

Richard Simmons had visitors Friday night ... cops who were doing a welfare check because he's been MIA for more than year ... and guess what? He's fine.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... 2 LAPD officers showed up to Simmons' Hollywood Hills home at 7 PM. Richard answered the door and showed them in. The cops' feedback -- he couldn't have been nicer and more gracious. They say he was articulate, lucid, relaxed and appreciative of their concern.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the visit was triggered by a long-time friend of Simmons who sent an email to the L.A. County D.A.'s Elder Abuse Unit last month and said he believed the 66-year-old fitness guru was being abused.

TMZ broke the story, Simmons went radio silent a year ago. He hasn't spoken to his friends, gone to his fitness studio or been seen in public. His friends say there is no way Richard would shut himself off this way. His manager says Simmons is simply depressed over a knee injury.

But we've learned the 2 cops who spent an hour with Richard say he seemed genuinely happy. Simmons, who now has a beard, told them he was "exhausted" after spending 30 years in the public eye. He said, "I just want to spend time with myself," although he says he's in regular touch with the people in his life who matter to him. He was alone in the house Friday when cops were there.

Simmons was walking with a slight limp, which is consistent with the knee injury. As for why he hasn't been to his fitness studio for the better part of last year, he said, "I've got people who run things. I don't need to be there." Until he disappeared he was a fixture at the studio.

Read more: Richard Simmons -- Cops Visit Home After Elder Abuse Claim ... And He's Fine | TMZ.com

**sluce** · January 24th, 2015, 12:04 PM

Good for him.

**PecanPie** · January 24th, 2015, 12:23 PM

Maybe he can convince the Kardashians to do likewise.

**firebrat1229** · January 24th, 2015, 12:31 PM

Anyone else feel ancient that Simmons is apparently old enough to be considered for 'elder abuse'? Yikes!

**SHELLEE** · January 24th, 2015, 01:20 PM

I thought the same thing.

**Witchywoman** · January 24th, 2015, 01:25 PM

I'm glad he's ok and nothing sinister is going on.

**Beeyotch** · January 24th, 2015, 01:45 PM

I had a roommate in college whose mother was a classmate of his at Florida State University, so I've always considered him part of my parents' generation. She said he was such a great person to everyone, always had a wonderful attitude, even back then.

Good to see he is alive and well, if cloistered.

**Flygirl** · January 25th, 2015, 12:48 AM

Originally Posted by PecanPie

Maybe he can convince the Kardashians to do likewise.

I want to see a Kardashian-Palin brawl before they disappear. I bet Kris and Sarah would kill each other. Sorry, that was fucking random

**Calico Kid** · January 25th, 2015, 09:34 AM

And tag team with their adult offspring. I'd pay big bucks to see that, and root for all of them to win.

**sluce** · January 25th, 2015, 10:11 AM

Originally Posted by Flygirl

I want to see a Kardashian-Palin brawl before they disappear. I bet Kris and Sarah would kill each other. Sorry, that was fucking random

That is a pay per view that could resolve our national debt.

**nana51** · January 26th, 2015, 02:05 PM

I still find it weird he has been "in hiding" for almost a year! No one needs that long to decompress. I still think something hinky is going on. Beside i love a good conspiracy.