Richard Simmons refused to see doctor after fall because it was his birthday

The night before Richard Simmons was found dead in his West Hollywood home, he took a fall in his bathroom but dismissed his housekeeper’s plea to seek medical attention because it was his birthday, TMZ is reporting.

Instead, the 76-year-old fitness guru and media personality told his housekeeper he’d consider going to see the doctor on Saturday, even though he reported feeling dizzy before his fall on Friday night, TMZ said, citing law enforcement sources. Simmons rejected his housekeeper’s...