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Disappeared? In hiding?
posted by Stand*ChickieSTAFFMOD on March 7, 2017 at 4:20 PM
No one seems to know. It's strange he would shrug the spotlight unless he is seriously ill.
Reply by MrRadical
on March 7, 2017 at 4:29 PM
He wouldn't be the first to quit acting.
Reply by Stand*Chickie
on March 7, 2017 at 5:09 PM
He's not an actor. He's a fitness guru that closed his Slimmon's Fitness gyms and hasn't been seen since.
Reply by MrRadical
on March 7, 2017 at 5:24 PM
Gotcha, well he's almost 70 so maybe he's just chilling.
Reply by Mrs. Y
on March 7, 2017 at 9:30 PM
I think he may be ill and just doesn't want to be bothered worrying about being seen. I remember seeing him in an interview and he said that he was vain - so I can't imagine that aging was welcomed. I certainly hope that no one is keeping him hidden against his wishes.
Reply by Stand*Chickie
on March 8, 2017 at 9:47 AM
It might be that he stays goofed up on pain meds a lot. He said before that he had knee surgery on one knee and they wanted him to have it on the other knee, but he refused saying it was too painful.
I believe that's what they said about Prince too: Bad knees and too many pain pills, except Prince was still making public appearances right up until the end.
Reply by DanDare
on March 8, 2017 at 11:45 AM
'In hiding?'
I thought he was out of the closet?