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Inside Richard Simmons’ Last Health Update Before His Death at Age 76: ‘I Feel Good’


Before Richard Simmons’ death, the fitness guru had given Closer an exclusive update on his health after revealing he had previously beaten skin cancer.

Fans were shocked to learn of his passing as the pop culture icon had been incredibly active on social media in recent months. In 2016, a rumor spread that Richard was being held hostage by his housekeeper, and he reached out in an audio interview on Today to assure fans that he was fine. Ray Tamarra / Getty Images“No one is holding me in my house as a hostage,” Richard told Today host Savannah Guthrie.

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