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Exercise guru Richard Simmons allegedly slapped a man who made a
sarcastic
remark about one of his videos, police said. Simmons, known for
his
"Sweatin' to the Oldies" series of exercise videos set to songs
from the
1950s and 60s, was cited for misdemeanor assault. A fellow
passenger
recognized Simmons on Wednesday night at Phoenix's Sky Harbor
International
Airport as he was waiting for a flight to Los Angeles, police
said. The man
"made the off-hand comment, 'Hey everybody. It's Richard
Simmons. Let's drop
our bags and rock to the '50s,'" said Phoenix police Sgt. Tom
Osborne. "Mr.
Simmons took exception to it and walked over to the other
passenger and
apparently slapped him in the face." The passenger, whose
identity wasn't
immediately available, wasn't injured but told police that he
intended to
file charges against Simmons, 55. Osborne said Simmons was cited
for
misdemeanor assault and permitted to board his flight.
dan
np: beck "sea change"
sarcastic
remark about one of his videos, police said. Simmons, known for
his
"Sweatin' to the Oldies" series of exercise videos set to songs
from the
1950s and 60s, was cited for misdemeanor assault. A fellow
passenger
recognized Simmons on Wednesday night at Phoenix's Sky Harbor
International
Airport as he was waiting for a flight to Los Angeles, police
said. The man
"made the off-hand comment, 'Hey everybody. It's Richard
Simmons. Let's drop
our bags and rock to the '50s,'" said Phoenix police Sgt. Tom
Osborne. "Mr.
Simmons took exception to it and walked over to the other
passenger and
apparently slapped him in the face." The passenger, whose
identity wasn't
immediately available, wasn't injured but told police that he
intended to
file charges against Simmons, 55. Osborne said Simmons was cited
for
misdemeanor assault and permitted to board his flight.
dan
np: beck "sea change"