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Richard Simmons' Brother Reveals Fitness Guru's Tragic Cause Of Death

We know now what caused Richard Simmons' death. The longtime fitness guru was found dead at his home in Los Angeles back on July 13 by his longtime

Plus, the Los Angeles Police Department made an initial indication that the cause of Simmons’ death was to be deferred pending additional testing. We knew that Richard had experienced recent falls and related medical episodes — including one on his birthday that he had ultimately decided not to deal with until the next day, which turned out to be too late. To that end, the mourning brother previously spoke to the media with a message of hope and a plea for people to remember the famed fitness icon positively:

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