Pauly Shore is reacting to Richard Simmons‘ disapproval of his new challenge. Paparazzi caught the 55-year-old actor when he arrived at Salt Lake Metropolis Worldwide Airport on Thursday, and he spoke out in regards to the health guru not endorsing The Court docket Jester, the Shore-led quick movie that is set to premiere at Sundance Movie Pageant on Friday.
“Every day is a different day. You never know what he’s going to say the next day,” Shore informed the paparazzi. “I love Richard. I’m kind of just feeding off the people online about the whole thing, you know what I’m saying? Because everyone is saying that I look like him, so I wanted to play him. Does that make sense?”
Shore, who’s additionally set to star as Simmons in an unrelated function movie, added that he is not coming “from a vindictive place” with the challenge, noting, “My whole attitude, I think, is if you build it they’ll come.”
“I hope that once he sees the short and he sees what we’re wanting to do with it that he’ll change his tune,” he stated. “I love him. I love what he represents, which is why we want to do it. He’s such a great character and it’d be a good opportunity for me to get back out there as well. People miss me and they miss him.”
Shore beforehand launched an announcement about enjoying Simmons, saying. “I’m really excited about sharing Richard Simmons’ life with the world. We all need this biopic now more than ever.”
“Simmons represented mental health, getting people in shape and being his authentic silly self!” he stated. “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.”
Shortly thereafter, although, Simmons’ rep informed ET, “Richard and I are not endorsing this project. It is unauthorized. I spoke to Pauly last year and told him [Richard] is not ready to tell his story.”
A publish to Simmons’ verified Fb account on Wednesday additionally posted about Shore’s initiatives, writing, “Hi Everybody! You may have heard they may be doing a movie about me with Pauly Shore. I have never given my permission for this movie. So don’t believe everything you read. I no longer have a manager, and I no longer have a publicist. I just try to live a quiet life and be peaceful. Thank you for all your love and support. Richard.”
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