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03-15-2018 08:39 AM
The enquirer is a rag and always has been. It is those with small minds and mean spirits that read it. It is a shame that Mr Simmons, who has always been an inspiring and gentle soul, felt he had to go to the extreme of a lawsuit to stop them. Good for him on appealing!
03-15-2018 10:02 AM
I miss seeing Richard on tv. He was alwasy so upbeat, positive and kind.
He's a rare soul and I don't think he should have to pay that money.
03-15-2018 01:25 PM
@reiki604wrote:The enquirer is a rag and always has been. It is those with small minds and mean spirits that read it.
Oh well, I guess that means my mind is microscopic & my spirit is meaner than a rattlesnake on steriods.
"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."
03-15-2018 01:46 PM - edited 03-15-2018 01:46 PM
@Mz iMacwrote:
@reiki604wrote:The enquirer is a rag and always has been. It is those with small minds and mean spirits that read it.
Oh well, I guess that means my mind is microscopic & my spirit is meaner than a rattlesnake on steriods.
@Mz iMac Recognizing the issue is the first step to recovery. Just sayin'.
03-15-2018 01:48 PM
No recovery for me! At my age, "I'm entitled."
"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."
03-15-2018 01:49 PM
03-15-2018 02:23 PM
I ADORE RICHARD SIMMONS, HE BROUGHT SUCH SUNSHINE INTO THE LIVES OF PEOPLE THAT HAD ONLY KNOWN DARKNESS FOR MANY YEARS! HE WAS SO FULL OF POSITIVITY & KINDNESS TOWARD EVERYONE, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT NEEDED HIM THE MOST. I SURE MISS WATCHING HIM ON T.V., HE ALWAYS PUT A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE & I FOUND MYSELF CRYING WITH HIM A TIME OR TOO AS WELL, HE HAD SUCH A WAY WITH HIS AUDIENCE. I WISH THIS KIND SOUL THE ABSOLUTE BEST!
03-17-2018 09:20 AM
he is gay so maybe the judge felt that alternative lifestyles are lumped into that category...I am just grasping at straws but there has to be a reason for the different outcomes.Maybe Richard didn’t hire the best lawyer.
03-17-2018 09:28 AM
@NicksmomESQ I agree with you.I used to work out with some of his videos.At the time I thought he was kind of different but I really enjoyed his upbeat personality.He seemed to become less and less of a bright light over the years...almost as if his confidence was draining right before everyone’s eyes.Then gradually I saw less and less of him and the rare times he made an appearance he looked just sad.
03-17-2018 10:08 AM
What is this all about about Richard Simmons ?
@Mz iMacwrote:Richard Simmons was ordered to pay nearly $130,000 to the National Inquirer and Radar Online after the exercise guru sued the two media outlets for running a series of articles alleging he was transitioning to become a woman.
Simmons, 69, was ordered by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Gregory Keosian Friday to pay the media outlets’ attorneys’ fees and American Media, their publisher, the LA Times reported.
The defendants sought $220,000 in a motion filed in January that Simmons’ lawyers dubbed a “billing fiesta.”
Simmons sued the media outlets in May for a series of articles that alleged the fitness guru was transitioning to become a woman. He alleged that, while he holds no personal ill-feelings toward the transgender community, the articles were false and defamatory to his character. Simmons’ lawyers argued that as a public figure, he has a legal right to “not be portrayed as someone he is not.”
However, Keosian ruled that alleging someone is transgender is not necessarily defamatory. Keosian dismissed Simmons case on Sept. 1, 2017.
The Los Angeles Times reported that Simmons is “appealing the dismissal motion.”
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