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Richard Simmons Has Been Missing, Friends Concerned He’s Being Held Hostage
Posted on 3/13/16 at 11:50 am
Posted on 3/13/16 at 11:50 am
Richard Simmons Has Been Missing for Two Years, Friends Concerned He’s Being Held Hostage
Where in the world is Richard Simmons? The enthusiastic workout guru has been actively out of the public eye for nearly two years now, and his close friends are concerned that he’s being held hostage at his Hollywood Hills home, according to the Daily News.
“We were very close,” a friend told the News. “It’s not something that I want to seek publicity about, but we are very concerned. Teresa [Reveles, Simmons’ longtime housekeeper] did turn me away several times. He has missed funerals of close friends. He was the most reliable and caring person on the planet, and then to suddenly vanish? I have come to believe that something else is happening. I don’t think Richard is in there of his own volition.”
According to the report, the last time Simmons spoke with his close friend and former assistant, Mauro Oliveira, was in April 2014; the odd meeting ended with Simmons, 67, insisting that the pair could no longer be in touch.
“i just want to be by myself, and I want to be in the house, and we’re never going to see each other again,” Simmons reportedly said to Oliveira.
The Brazilian-born Oliveira then asked Simmons point-blank whether Reveles was controlling his life, to which the fitness guru said, “Yes.”
“I feel that Richard is now being controlled by the very people that he controlled his whole life,” he says. “Controlled in the sense that they are taking advantage of his weak mental state. Controlled in the sense that they are controlling his mail, controlling his everything. His brother, the manager and Teresa. Those three people.”
The last time Simmons sat down for an interview was for a 2013 New Year’s Eve interview with CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin, who asked him what his morning affirmations are.
“I say, ‘Try to help more people,’” Simmons said in the televised interview before breaking down in tears.
Simmons rode on a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that following November, and attended a Los Angeles fundraiser for Covered California in January 2014.
The final straw for Oliveira, he told the Daily News, was when he visited Simmons at his mansion in March 2014, and saw the public figure sleeping at 2 p.m. on a Sunday.
“I said, ‘Richard, you need to get up. You need to do something,’” Oliveira recalled. “He said, ‘No, I’m tired. let me sleep.’ And nobody cares. I walked downstairs and said, ‘Teresa, Richard needs treatment.’ She said, ‘I don’t care.’”
In January 2015, TMZ reported that the LAPD paid a visit to Simmons after they were tipped off that things might be awry at the Hollywood Hills mansion, but found Simmons alert and responsive.
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Where in the world is Richard Simmons? The enthusiastic workout guru has been actively out of the public eye for nearly two years now, and his close friends are concerned that he’s being held hostage at his Hollywood Hills home, according to the Daily News.
“We were very close,” a friend told the News. “It’s not something that I want to seek publicity about, but we are very concerned. Teresa [Reveles, Simmons’ longtime housekeeper] did turn me away several times. He has missed funerals of close friends. He was the most reliable and caring person on the planet, and then to suddenly vanish? I have come to believe that something else is happening. I don’t think Richard is in there of his own volition.”
According to the report, the last time Simmons spoke with his close friend and former assistant, Mauro Oliveira, was in April 2014; the odd meeting ended with Simmons, 67, insisting that the pair could no longer be in touch.
“i just want to be by myself, and I want to be in the house, and we’re never going to see each other again,” Simmons reportedly said to Oliveira.
The Brazilian-born Oliveira then asked Simmons point-blank whether Reveles was controlling his life, to which the fitness guru said, “Yes.”
“I feel that Richard is now being controlled by the very people that he controlled his whole life,” he says. “Controlled in the sense that they are taking advantage of his weak mental state. Controlled in the sense that they are controlling his mail, controlling his everything. His brother, the manager and Teresa. Those three people.”
The last time Simmons sat down for an interview was for a 2013 New Year’s Eve interview with CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin, who asked him what his morning affirmations are.
“I say, ‘Try to help more people,’” Simmons said in the televised interview before breaking down in tears.
Simmons rode on a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade that following November, and attended a Los Angeles fundraiser for Covered California in January 2014.
The final straw for Oliveira, he told the Daily News, was when he visited Simmons at his mansion in March 2014, and saw the public figure sleeping at 2 p.m. on a Sunday.
“I said, ‘Richard, you need to get up. You need to do something,’” Oliveira recalled. “He said, ‘No, I’m tired. let me sleep.’ And nobody cares. I walked downstairs and said, ‘Teresa, Richard needs treatment.’ She said, ‘I don’t care.’”
In January 2015, TMZ reported that the LAPD paid a visit to Simmons after they were tipped off that things might be awry at the Hollywood Hills mansion, but found Simmons alert and responsive.
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This post was edited on 3/13/16 at 11:53 am
Posted on 3/13/16 at 11:52 am to danilo
He's hiding in Kaiserslautern.
Posted on 3/13/16 at 11:54 am to danilo
He's sad that Ted Cruz doesn't have time for him anymore
Posted on 3/13/16 at 11:55 am to danilo
To a blind man, Richard Simmons and Mackie Shilstone are the same person.
Posted on 3/13/16 at 11:58 am to danilo
Whoever is holding him hostage is a masochist.
Posted on 3/13/16 at 12:02 pm to danilo
Well he's definitely not trapped in a closet somewhere so he could be anywhere.
This post was edited on 3/13/16 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 3/13/16 at 12:03 pm to andouille
I think he got depressed, gained a lot of weight and now is too ashamed to show his face. Come out, Richard, and be fabulous. The world needs you.
Posted on 3/13/16 at 12:15 pm to BigPerm30
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I think he got depressed, gained a lot of weight and now is too ashamed to show his face.
And too old to do what he used to do. Wouldn't surprise me at all if he just doesn't want anyone to see him old and fat.
Posted on 3/13/16 at 12:16 pm to danilo
Time to send in seal team 6 to rescue America's most fabulous celeb
Posted on 3/13/16 at 12:20 pm to drewnbrla
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Well he's definitely not trapped in a closet somewhere so he could be anywhere.
He actually has never said he's gay
Posted on 3/13/16 at 12:26 pm to danilo
Posted on 3/13/16 at 12:28 pm to Bestbank Tiger
quote:I know how he feels.
Wouldn't surprise me at all if he just doesn't want anyone to see him old and fat.
Posted on 3/13/16 at 12:31 pm to boddagetta
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How many threads do we need for poor Richard?
However many we need to save him. He's an American treasure and worth it
Posted on 3/13/16 at 12:32 pm to boddagetta
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How many threads do we need for poor Richard?
There can never be too many Richard Simmons threads.
Posted on 3/13/16 at 12:52 pm to boddagetta
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How many threads do we need for poor Richard?
An almanack full
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