The Battle Over RICHARD SIMMONS' Fortune

Seven months after the fitness icon's death, his brother and housekeeper are at war over his estate

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The drama began on July 18 — five days after Teresa Reveles discovered Richard Simmons’ lifeless body on his bedroom floor. The reclusive fitness guru, who died at 76 from injuries he’d sustained in an accidental fall two days earlier, had named his housekeeper and friend of 36 years a co-executor of his estate along with his brother, Leonard “Lenny” Simmons Jr. Following “an open-casket viewing of Richard’s body,” Lenny “immediately” took Teresa, who was in a “vulnerable emotional state,” to a meeting to discuss the late star’s financial affairs — then pressured her to sign away her co-trustee rights, she claimed in a September court filing. When she realized she’d been “the unsuspecting victim of a nefarious scheme,” Teresa alleged, she asked a judge to undo it.

Now, seven months after Richard’s shocking death, his housekeeper’s legal war with his brother has escalated further. In new court documents seen by