• Crossdressing Fag Richard Simmons Is Suing The National Enquirer Over "

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    Fitness guru Richard Simmons filed a defamation lawsuit Monday
    against the National Enquirer and Radar Online for publishing
    stories that he said falsely alleged he is transitioning from
    male to female and undergoing sex reassignment surgery.

    Simmons is suing the publications on the grounds that the
    stories were part of a “hurtful campaign of defamations and
    privacy invasions, falsely asserting that Mr. Simmons is
    transitioning from male to female, including ‘shocking sex
    surgery,’ breast implants, hormone treatments, and consultations
    on medical castration," according to the lawsuit filed in Los
    Angeles Superior Court.

    The suit states that the allegations are particularly offensive
    because Simmons is an "avid supporter of the LBGTQ community and
    individual autonomy." Simmons alleges that both the National
    Enquirer and Radar Online “specialize in salacious stories,
    often featuring celebrities, callously calculated to generate
    profit through defamation and invasion of privacy."

    Simmons admits in the suit that he has been subject to intense
    media scrutiny since he announced in 2014 that he was taking a
    leave of absence from public life. He claims that shortly after
    retreating, a man named Mauro Oliveira simultaneously
    "blackmailed, extorted and stalked Simmons for several years
    with the intention of destroying the career and reputation of
    Mr. Simmons" and also "contacted several press outlets,
    including National Enquirer and Radar, and offered information
    on Mr. Simmons’ disappearance for a fee.”

    Simmons believes that Oliveira, his former friend and masseuse,
    contacted the National Enquirer on at least three separate
    occasions, including with false allegations that Simmons was
    transitioning from male to female. When Simmons learned that
    tabloid was planning to publish a story with those claims, his
    attorney informed the publication the information was false.

    But despite this denial, the story was published with the
    headline “Richard Simmons: He Is Now a Woman!” with a picture of
    Simmons wearing a dress and a wig. The article stated that
    Simmons has “slowly transformed into a female with breast
    implants, hormone treatment, and medical consultations on
    castration” and that he is “now living as a gal named Fiona.”

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    Simmons said the story is 100% false and the photo is an old
    image of his longstanding burlesque-style entertainment persona.
    Simmons said the National Enquirer and Radar Online also
    published other stories with the same premise.

    The two publications, both owned by parent company AMI, issued a
    statement declaring that they stand by the reporting — and will
    continue to probe Simmons' life.

    "Our story was based on credible sources who were in Mr.
    Simmons’ inner circle. The photos provided to The ENQUIRER are
    real — and speak for themselves," the statement said. "We stand
    by our reporting about Mr. Simmons, and intend to vigorously
    defend this lawsuit and win public vindication of our reports.

    "We will also aggressively pursue our ongoing investigation into
    his life and who is really behind this bizarre and meritless
    lawsuit."

    Simmons' silence over his reasons for withdrawing from his
    exercise studio and from making appearances has fueled a public
    obsession with the once-approachable weight-loss personality,
    spawning the podcast Missing Richard Simmons by Dan Taberski.
    Missing Richard Simmons repeated the transitioning rumor, and
    also heavily relied on Oliveira as a source.

    Reached by email Monday afternoon, Taberski wrote: "The lawsuit
    isn’t about me, so I’m not going to comment on it. The story I
    set out to tell ended back in March. But clearly it's not over
    yet for some of the people involved."

    The National Enquirer said in their statement that this public
    interest drove its reporting. "This is a legitimate news story
    that demands coverage. It is the business of The National
    ENQUIRER — and has been for the past 90 years — to report on
    what goes on behind the closed doors of Hollywood," the
    statement read.

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