Current:Home > NewsGene Simmons Facing Backlash Due to Comments Made During DWTS Appearance -BeyondWealth Learning
Gene Simmons Facing Backlash Due to Comments Made During DWTS Appearance
View
Date:2025-04-16 17:43:36
Not all the Dancing With the Stars fans were made for lovin' Gene Simmons.
So after the KISS rocker commented on many of the contestants' looks while serving as a guest judge for the dance competition’s hair metal-themed episode Oct. 8, several viewers had plenty of say and shouted it out loud.
"Gene Simmons comments about the ladies are giving the energy of the gross uncle who corners you at the reunion #DWTS," one person tweeted, while another person wrote, "Gene Simmons is seriously sucking all the energy out of the ballroom with his creepy comments about the female dancers."
After all, Simmons raised eyebrows when using his critique of the contestants' dance routines to compliment several of the participants—most notably, the women.
"This is a brand new experience for me and it's difficult to look at you and to figure out which one is more hot, hot, hot," the 75-year-old told retired NFL star Danny Amendola and pro dancer Witney Carson. "Danny, I'm telling you, you're right next to somebody, one of the more beautiful women on the planet."
And after actress Chandler Kinney and pro dancer Brandon Armstrong performed a Jive routine set to a cover of Twisted Sister's "We're Not Gonna Take It, Simmons told the 24-year-old, "Chandler, you've fogged up my glasses. I don't know what to tell you. You move me, not just with your gyrations and so on, but your beautiful face and how you were into the emotion of it."
E! News has reached out to reps for Simmons and ABC for comment and has not heard back.
Meanwhile, following the show, Kinney and Armstrong shared their thoughts on the rocker's comments.
"Brandon has more feelings than I," the Pretty Little Liars actress told Us, noted that her only response was “LOL.”
But as Armstrong admitted, hearing Simmons’ words gave him pause. "I said, ‘Hold up now,'” he explained, “I have two little sisters. I heard it. I said, 'Wait, wait, wait.'"
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (8)
Related
- Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
- Army dietitian from Illinois dies in Kuwait following incident not related to combat, military says
- ICE could release thousands of migrants without more funding from Congress, official says
- Chiefs announce extension for Steve Spagnuolo, coordinator of Super Bowl champs' stout defense
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Marvel assembles its 'Fantastic Four' cast including Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn
- Dakota Johnson and S.J. Clarkson and find the psychological thriller in ‘Madame Web’
- Bill would let Atlantic City casinos keep smoking with some more restrictions
- What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
- Avalanche kills 1 backcountry skier, leaves 2 others with head injuries in Alaska
Ranking
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- Anti-abortion ads used location data from 600 Planned Parenthood locations, senator says
- He died 7 years ago, but still sends his wife a bouquet every Valentine's Day
- Exclusive: Craig Counsell mourns his mother as first spring training with Chicago Cubs begins
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- ICE could release thousands of migrants without more funding from Congress, official says
- Chiefs star Chris Jones fuels talk of return at Super Bowl parade: 'I ain't going nowhere'
- Chiefs Super Bowl parade live updates: Police say three detained after shooting
Recommendation
John Galliano out at Maison Margiela, capping year of fashion designer musical chairs
What songs did Usher sing for his 2024 Super Bowl halftime show? See the setlist from his iconic performance.
Spit hoods can be deadly. Police keep using them anyway.
49ers guard Jon Feliciano gets into nasty social media arguments after Super Bowl loss
Former longtime South Carolina congressman John Spratt dies at 82
A single pregnant stingray hasn't been around a male ray in 8 years. Now many wonder if a shark is the father.
Medical marijuana again makes its way to the South Carolina House
Threats to federal judges have risen every year since 2019