Current:Home > ScamsGene Simmons Facing Backlash Due to Comments Made During DWTS Appearance -MarketLink
Gene Simmons Facing Backlash Due to Comments Made During DWTS Appearance
View
Date:2025-04-11 21:06:30
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! (718)
Related
- Juan Soto to be introduced by Mets at Citi Field after striking record $765 million, 15
- Why residuals are taking center stage in actors' strike
- When do new 'Futurama' episodes come out? Cast, schedule, how to watch
- Ford to recall 870,000 F-150 trucks for issues with parking brakes
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Inside Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick's Unusual Love Story
- GM, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes and Stellantis to build EV charging network
- Richard E. Grant’s ‘A Pocketful of Happiness,’ Ann Patchett’s ‘Tom Lake’: 5 new books
- Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back after 'technical issue' detected
- When does 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem' come out? Cast, trailer, what to know
Ranking
- The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds
- Taco Bell adds new taco twist: The Grilled Cheese Dipping Taco, which hits the menu Aug. 3
- Ohio man convicted of abuse of corpse, evidence tampering in case of missing Kentucky teenager
- Meta's Threads needs a policy for election disinformation, voting groups say
- Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
- From trash-strewn beach to artwork: How artists are raising awareness of plastic waste
- Taylor Swift's Seattle concert caused the ground to shake like a small earthquake
- Breakthrough in Long Island serial killings shines light on the many unsolved murders of sex workers
Recommendation
IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
Customers want instant gratification. Workers say it’s pushing them to the brink
The One-Mile Rule: Texas’ Unwritten and Arbitrary Policy Protects Big Polluters from Citizen Complaints
What recession? It's a summer of splurging, profits and girl power
Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
Back-to-school 2023 sales tax holidays: See which 17 states offer them.
Rams RB Sony Michel, two-time Super Bowl champ, retires at 28 after 5 NFL seasons
Apple's most expensive product? Rare sneakers with rainbow logo up for sale for $50,000