The speculation continues about the status of Richard Simmons’ health, but now it seems that there’s another reason for him being reclusive for the last three years. One of his friends says it’s a knee problem that’s kept him from the spotlight.
Denise – who claims to have known Richard for 35 years – says Simmons is doing great. However, he’s been dealing with his knee for years. Apparently we’ve known since November 2014 that he had two bad knees. But the operation on the first one was so painful that he had delayed having the second one.
The friend said that the fitness guru was bedridden for a time because he never got the second surgery. At this point, it’s not clear that he ever had the procedure.