Richard Simmons's housekeeper seeks to block his brother Lenny from profiting off his name after his death

Richard Simmons's erstwhile housekeeper has accused his relative of defying nan precocious fittingness icon's wishes aft his decease arsenic she seeks to suspend his powers arsenic co-trustee of his estate.

In tribunal documents obtained by DailyMail.com, Teresa Reveles Muro claims Lenny Simmons is colluding to 'pillage his assets and legacy' pinch Richard's erstwhile manager-turned-foe Michael Catalano.

The filings see a bid of emails from Simmons to his accountant claiming Catalano has profited disconnected his sanction and 'ripped his life apart.'

Muro, described successful nan filing arsenic Simmons's 'best friend, confidant, and devoted companion' of 36 years, has been seeking to beryllium re-named co-trustee of nan property aft she was allegedly 'deceived' by Lenny into giving up nan domiciled successful nan aftermath of Richard's decease successful July. 

Since then, Muro claims, Lenny has had 'unchecked control' complete nan spot and has defied his 'explicit instructions' by getting backmost into business pinch Catalano to 'exploit Richard's sanction and image'. 

'[Richard] would rotation complete successful his sedate if he knew what his relative Leonard has done since his tragic decease connected July 13, 2024,' Muro's declaration states. 

Muro pointed to a caller incident connected October 17 erstwhile she claims Lenny had given  Catalano and a movie unit entree to Richard's LA location successful an evident effort to proceed a media task he had antecedently opposed. 

'I was amazed to spot Mr. Catalano astatine nan Residence because Richard told maine galore times that he had ended his master and individual narration pinch Mr. Catalano and nary longer trusted him,' Muro states successful her declaration. 

'As of nan clip of his death, Richard had nary narration pinch Mr. Catalano and made clear to maine that he wanted thing to do pinch Mr. Catalano. Based connected what he told me, Richard would person been very upset by Mr. Catalano's beingness astatine nan Residence.' 

A concatenation of emails submitted successful nan filings show Simmons vehemently turned down Catalano's connection to authorize a documentary movie task connected his life, saying he would 'rather die' than activity pinch him again. 

Speaking to his accountant Joel Levy connected May 20, 2021, Simmons wrote: I curse nan time one turned everything complete to Michael. Which you encouraged. Me to do. I would [never] [do] different task pinch him. I would alternatively die. He owes maine money for projects he sold and we will ne'er get a dime of it. I person asked you to get maine a database of really galore products he has sol[d]. We will ne'er spot it. He will support trading products and you will ne'er k now astir it.' 

Simmons later doubled down connected his desire to trim ties pinch Catalano, telling Levy: 'I don't want. A cheque from him. I don't want him to do a documentary connected maine and | don't want to ever perceive his sanction Again. 

'He has ripped my life apart. | americium judge he will do it without my permission. I want thing from him.' 

 Muro revealed Simmons's feud pinch Catalano began successful 2021 and had continued arsenic precocious arsenic March 18, 2024, erstwhile Richard threatened ineligible action against him complete his 'unauthorized attempts' to declare to nan media that he still represented him.

The tribunal documents were revenge on pinch a declaration from Simmons's erstwhile adjunct Michele Matz supporting Muro's claims of Richard ending his narration pinch his manager. 

Additional emails seen by DailyMail.com show Simmons remained adamant astir barring Catalano from his affairs successful caller years and moreover successful nan months starring up to his decease successful July.

'I want Michael to ne'er ever make a dime disconnected of maine again. He has made money each of these years I americium truthful sick and tired of talking astir this,' he said successful a January 2023 email to Levy.

'You person been my accountant for decades. But it seems that Michael is successful control. I americium truthful unhappy correct now you instantly person to extremity Michael from making money disconnected of me', he added. 

Muro is asking nan tribunal to suspend Lenny's authority to waste aliases utilization Simmons's individual effects, name, image, likeness, aliases different intelligence spot pending solution of nan assignment petition.  

The latest filings travel her original petition successful September to beryllium named co-trustee of Simmons's estate, claiming Lenny had convinced her to move down nan domiciled aft his death. 

Muro said that she 'was astatine her astir vulnerable' astatine this time, according to nan outlet, and that Leonard and his spouse took her to an attorney's agency wherever she signed documents saying she would not beryllium a trustee connected Simmons' estate.

Muro told nan tribunal Leonard and his woman presented her pinch nan documents nether nan premise that her inheritance could beryllium voided if she didn't motion them, according to nan outlet.

She claimed she was confused astir what nan documents stated astatine nan clip and was ne'er explicitly informed aliases advised connected nan issue. 

Muro told nan tribunal that she wanted to beryllium named arsenic a co-trustee; and requested nan tribunal artifact Leonard from trading immoderate of Richard's possessions aliases spot aliases making money disconnected his image successful commercialized endeavors until nan rumor is settled by nan court.

Authorities said that Simmons's decease was arsenic result of complications from a autumn he suffered successful his bath nan evening earlier he died, and that bosom illness besides was a factor.

Simmons had fallen successful nan bath of his location connected Friday, July 12 - which marked his 76th day - and Muro had attempted to seduce him to activity contiguous aesculapian help, but he declined because it was his birthday.

Simmons said he didn't want to spell anywhere, informing her that he mightiness spell connected July 13. 

Muro helped him safely get backmost to his bedroom, wherever she recovered him nan pursuing greeting connected nan level astatine astir 10am, according to nan outlet.