Washington, April 27 -- American comedian and actor Pauly Shore shared that he "was up all night crying" due to Richard Simmons continuing to publicly distance himself from a biopic that would star Shore as the fitness guru, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"I just read that a man that I don't know is writing my biopic starring Pauly Shore," Simmons wrote on his verified Facebook page earlier this week. "I do not approve of this movie. I am in talks with major studios to create my biopic with some help. Wait for this movie."

Simmons earlier stated that he was not engaged with the biopic and had not given Shore "permission" for it, shortly after it was disclosed that a feature film on the fitness star, funded by the Wolper Organisati...