The grieving family of late fitness guru Richard Simmons is flexing its muscle against Pauly Shore making a bio film about the bubbly diet and workout personality, saying there were no plans to cooperate with the comic before Simmons died at home in July at age 76.

Pauly Shore is questioning whether remarks attributed to Richard Simmons about not wanting a biopic were written by the fitness guru. Shore, who plans to star and executive produce a biopic about Simmons,

Despite the controversy surrounding the family's disapproval, Pauly Shore defends the unauthorized Richard Simmons biopic.