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Richard Simmons is battling severe depression regardless of the pr "spin" his rep has attempted to placed on his recent disappearance, say friends. Simmons is devastated after the recent death of his beloved dog, Hattie, after suffering a crippling knee injury.

"If Richard is actually OK and it is Japan Hokkaido Slimming Pills aware individuals are extremely worried about him, he'd pick up the phone and let them know to unwind," a friend told TMZ Nov. 16. "But he hasn't, and we're worried sick."

Simmons' rep, Thomas Estey, had told the NY Daily News that Richard is not depressed but is merely sad, and has not be a recluse. "He includes a knee injury, and it's serious enough to keep him from doing what he loves most: exercising and motivating others," said Estey. "He is not clinically depressed or a shut-in or perhaps a recluse."

The rep's statements contradict remarks produced by Simmons' circle of concerned friends, who are worried since the weight reduction guru was not seen in public since March 2014. In addition, friends said Richard has totally abandoned his Beverly Hills exercise studio, where he used to teach 72 hours a week within the last 30 years.

Simmons' friends said Richard hasn't contacted any of them since March 10. These were also shocked Richard missed the funeral of his longtime friend, Joan Rivers, saying there is no way he would not have gone to her funeral if he were OK.

In a Facebook post Nov. 13, Simmons thanked fans for his or her concern and said he's going to exercise again after his knee injury:

"I am so touched by the outpouring of love and concern I have received. I have had a tough time dealing with this injury, because it is keeping me from doing what I truly like to do and that is to show classes all over the world."

Richard, that has helped thousands of people lose thousands and thousands of pounds during his career, previously said he has no intends to retire. Up to now, Simmons taught a 90-minute exercise class 72 hours per week and worked out every day at 4 a.m. before beginning his day.

Like supermodel Elle Macpherson, who maintains her sizzling bikini body at 50 with rigorous workouts, Richard called exercise the elixir of youth. Because of daily exercise and low-fat, portion-controlled diet, the 5-foot-6 Simmons maintains his weight at 135 pounds. Richard, who 2X Powerful Slimming had been obese growing up, once tipped the scales at 268 pounds.

After battling bulimia, anorexia and abusing laxatives for a long time, Simmons was a fitness coach, opened his own exercise studio in the 1970s, and has since helped millions of obese people slim down and embrace a healthy lifestyle. Richard has stated helping others is his life's purpose.