Richard Simmons does not endorse Pauly Shore playing him in new biopic: ‘Don’t believe everything you read’

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in the teaser trailer for the upcoming short film “The Court Jester.” However, Simmons himself is not fine with the “Encino Man” playing him in the short, or in an unrelated biopic in development at the Wolper Organization, a subsidiary of Warner Bros.“Richard and I are not endorsing this project,” Simmons’ rep told ET in a statement on Wednesday. “It is unauthorized.

I spoke to Pauly last year and told him [Richard] is not ready to tell his story.”Shore looks like a dead ringer for Simmons in the trailer and promo stills released for “The Court Jester,” which show the comic sporting the fitness legend’s trademark curly red hair, uber-short shorts and sparkly blue tank top. “I’m really excited about sharing Richard Simmons’ life with the world,” Shore said in a statement. “We all need this biopic now more than ever.

Simmons represented mental health, getting people in shape and being his authentic silly self!” he added. “Whenever he was on TV you could never take your eyes off of him and he brought such a joy to his appearances that represented nothing but a good time.”Less than 12 hours after the images were released, Simmons made a rare statement on social media and seemingly distanced himself from the project.A post shared by Pauly Shore (@paulyshore)“Hi Everybody!

You may have heard they may be doing a movie about me with Pauly Shore,” a message posted on Wednesday to Simmons’ verified Facebook account reads. “I have never given my permission for this movie.