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On Monday, FOX aired "TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons," a documentary that will be available for streaming on Tubi beginning Aug.

"I said, 'Why?' and he said, 'She'll make fun of me,’" the 75-year-old shared. Richard is a master of disguise." At the time, it was announced that Fuse Sweat, The special also alleged that there is one LAPD detective, who didn’t want to be identified, but who has talked to Simmons over the years. His operation on the first was so painful that he allegedly was delaying the second. [Simmons was compared to Greta Garbo](https://www.foxnews.com/category/entertainment/genres/classics), the Oscar-nominated star of the ‘30s who was fiercely protective of her privacy. Pals shared that his beloved eight Dalmatians have passed away over the years. He had a right knee replacement a few years back. In 2017, Simmons sued two tabloid publications that alleged he was transitioning into a woman. Now, this is key to the disappearance of Richard Simmons. And his knee problems were a huge factor in his decision… After decades in the spotlight, the 74-year-old suddenly stopped teaching at his workout studio in 2014.

Suzanne Sommers spoke for a TMZ documentary. IG: @suzannesomers ...

He had it and then let it go," she expressed. I was always so surprised when he thought I'd make fun of him. "I liked him.

Former fitness guru Richard Simmons, who rose to prominence during the 1980s and 1990s, had been the subject of a wild conspiracy theory that he was held ...

Estey denied that Simmons was being held hostage by his housekeeper, and has voluntarily chosen to stay out of the public eye. We were turning down stuff for years and just kind of quieting down, and when he decides that he wants to come back, that’s when he’ll come back, and when that will be, I have no idea or if he will at all. He has helped millions of people lose millions of pounds. He was sitting in the living room, and he was very weakly, physically and mentally. He has saved millions of lives, spent millions and millions of his own money helping and saving people’s lives. I thought he was suicidal.” If he decides to come back, he’ll come back … “I thought of the worst. I don’t want him here!’ Richard looked at me and said, ‘You got to go.’ I said, ‘Really? “Theresa has been working with him for, since I’ve been working with him [27 years]. And that I have to leave.” He was trembling.

FITNESS star Richard Simmons has spent years inside his massive house after seemingly disappearing from public life in 2014.The fitness expert, 74, wh.

And for 40 years, he took care of everyone but himself.” [a statement](https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/is-richard-simmons-missing-or-is-he-just-dearly-missed/2017/03/07/1c41c5ac-fec1-11e6-99b4-9e613afeb09f_story.html) in 2016 after several probes into his whereabouts, saying he just “wanted to be a little bit of a loner for a while.” [Hulu](https://www.the-sun.com/topic/hulu/) attempted to uncover the reason for his retreat into his home. Simmons had been spotted outside of his California home in 2017 following his hospitalization for indigestion. [recently reported by TMZ founder](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/6044118/richard-simmons-reclusive-disappearance-documentary-fitness-star/) Harvey Levin that Simmons does, in fact, leave his house. [fitness expert](https://www.the-sun.com/entertainment/6041903/who-is-richard-simmons/), 74, who was famous for his outlandish exercise outfits, has only been spotted a handful of times in the last eight years.

Suzanne Somers believes she knows one of the reason dancer Richard Simmons has faded from the spotlight.

Remembering the last moments, Somers said she was supposed to appear on 'Larry King Live' where Simmons was a regular guest throughout the years.

Remembering the last moments, Somers said she was supposed to appear on 'Larry King Live' where Simmons was a regular guest throughout the years. In 2017, Simmons again made headlines when he sued two media tabloids that claimed he was transforming into a woman. Some theories even claim that he caught deep depression after the death of his 17-year-old dog, Hattie, and decided to vanish to fight his sadness. But it is still unclear whether he uploaded the video or someone else got access to his YouTube channel. I was always so surprised when he thought I’d make fun of him. The workout icon, Simmons, 74 was last seen on February 15, 2014, when he locked down his fitness studio and cut himself off from the public eyes.

According to 'What Really Happened to Richard Simmons', the eccentric fitness guru went into “virtual hiding” because of knee problems: “He was in a lot of ...

“I reached out and I hope you will too,” the statement continued. According to the doc, Simmons’s longtime housekeeper remains his “fiercely loyal employee and friend.” A Los Angeles Police Department detective, who remains anonymous but claims to have talked to Simmons in recent years, says in the film that the eccentric fitness instructor “doesn’t want to be remembered as this frail, old guy. “He walks with a cane and that explains a lot. “LOL Well by now you know that I’m not ‘missing,’ just a little under the weather. “Richard wanted to retreat before his image was recast as an old man,” says the doc. According to the doc, the operation on his right knee was so painful that he allegedly delayed replacing his left knee and seemingly opted to never get surgery. I was always so surprised when he thought I’d make fun of him. “He had a right knee replacement a few years back. What Really Happened to Richard Simmons includes interviews with fitness instructor Denise Austin, Three’s Company star Suzanne Somers, comedian and friend Bruce Vilanch, and Simmons’s longtime costume designer Leslie Wilshire. According to the doc, Simmons’s hermitage comes down to a busted knee. “And if he didn’t get one, he might never be able to exercise again. The documentary TMZ Investigates: What Really Happened to Richard Simmons, which recently [aired on Fox](https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/richard-simmons-left-spotlight-reason-doc-claims), has a new theory regarding Simmons’s health that purports to explain why the beloved fitness guru faded from public view in 2014.