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Richard Simmons Says He Did Not Give Pauly Shore “Permission” for Biopic
(www.hollywoodreporter.com)
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Shore has already shot the short film “Court Jester,” which will debut in Park City, Utah, during Sundance, though it is not a part of the fest.
“While we would love to have him involved, we respect his desire to privacy and plan to produce a movie that honors him, celebrates him and tells a dramatic story,” said The Wolper Organization in a statement.
“We know he is deeply private and we would never want to invade that, how ever he is an amazing person, that changed millions of peoples lives and the effect he has had on the world needs to be recognized.”
“I’ve noticed all the reactions to me playing Richard Simmons in a new biopic,” Shore wrote on Facebook in September.
Earlier on Wednesday, Shore said in a statement announcing the project: “Simmons represented mental health, getting people in shape and being his authentic silly self!
He was once a fixture on talk shows and at his Beverly Hills workout studio Slimmons, but exited public life in 2014.
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