Overview

• Pauly Shore announced at a comedy event that he will proceed with the Richard Simmons biopic, regardless of Simmons' objections.
• Simmons has expressed his disapproval publicly, stating he never authorized the biopic and is planning his own separate film.
• Shore's project, still in development, has faced criticism for moving forward without the fitness guru's blessing.
• The biopic drama unfolded at Netflix Is a Joke festival, highlighting the tension between the actor and the subject of his film.
• Warner Bros. subsidiary, the Wolper Organization, is developing the biopic, aiming to honor Simmons despite his reservations.