In the runup to its premiere last week at the Sundance Film Festival, the new short The Court Jester stirred up some controversy. The film features Pauly Shore as famed fitness coach/TV personality Richard Simmons, and while there are aspirations to make a feature, the real Richard Simmons (who prefers to stay out of the spotlight these days) shared a post on social media saying that it isn't a project that was made with his endorsement. The online comment ended up going viral, but according to Shore, any animosity that existed has apparently dissipated.
Paul Shore went on stage to introduce The Court Jester prior to its premiere in Park City, Utah this past Friday, and in a video obtained by TMZ, he is featured telling the audience that he received a pre-screening text from the man he hopes to portray in an upcoming film (this was two days after Richard Simmons' post on Facebook). Said Shore,
