Richard Simmons apologizes for 'confusion' after social media posts spark concern

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Richard Simmons He apologized after his social media posts sparked concern and speculation about his health.

It all started when Simmons, 75, to publish An ominous message to X and Facebook on Monday: “I have some news to tell you. please do not be sad. I am …. death. The truth is that we are all dying. Every day we live we get closer to our death.”

he He added“Why am I telling 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.

Later mail Simmons said Monday that he was “sorry for the confusion.”

“Sorry a lot of you were upset by my post today. Even the press reached out to me,” the fitness celebrity wrote in a post on X. “I'm not dying.”

In fact, Simmons said his message was supposed to be about “how we should embrace each day we live.”

When reached by CNN prior to Simmons' apology, Simons' spokesman, Tom Estey, also confirmed that the posts were meant to be motivational in nature and not a personal advertisement regarding his health.

“I can 100 percent confirm that Richard is not dying,” Estey told CNN. “He is actually very healthy and happy. This post was solely intended to be inspirational.

In a series of posts on his Page X stemming from his original post, Simmons wrote about healthy eating and encouraged his followers to check out the workout videos available on his page. Youtube channel.

“A big hug goes a long way,” he wrote at the end of his post.

Simmons grew his fitness business and became a regular television presenter in the 1980s, becoming known as a social 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 fair share of Internet fodder.

Occasionally, Simmons will share personal updates on his social media pages, writing in January on Facebook mail“I'm just trying to live a quiet life and be peaceful.”