On Saturday, the 76-year-old fitness instructor and prominent personality Richard Simmons passed away.
After the Medical Examiner’s Office referred the matter for additional examination, the Los Angeles Police Department took up the investigation. Throughout the examination, an official decision may not be issued for up to three months.
Around 10 a.m. on Saturday, Simmons’ housekeeper called the police, who were dispatched to his Los Angeles residence. The authorities at the site declared Simmons dead, and initial impressions were that the death was a result of natural causes, and they did not suspect foul play. Because the deceased was a public figure, members of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery Homicide Division were also dispatched to the scene.
On Friday, Simmons celebrated his 76th birthday, and his maid tried to get him to get medical care right away after he collapsed in the bathroom. But Simmons told her he might go on Saturday instead, explaining that he didn’t feel like going out on his birthday. After assisting him in returning to his bedroom, the housekeeper discovered him lifeless on the floor at around 10 a.m. the following day. The relationship between his death and the fall and dizziness was unclear at the time.
After Simmons stopped making public appearances a decade ago, rumors began to circulate regarding his whereabouts and safety. The reason he ducked from the limelight, according to sources close to the late star, was because he underwent knee surgery—and then declined to get a second knee operation.
Simmons stated his intention to encourage and uplift folks going through tough times in their health. In recent months, he had been working on a musical with composer Patrick Leonard and was slowly making a comeback to the public eye.
When questioned about his low-key relationships with his followers, he stated that helping and inspiring others was the most important thing to him.