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Gene Simmons addressed backlash implicit his comments to Dancing With the Stars contestants during his stint arsenic a impermanent justice connected the show's hairsbreadth metallic episode, saying, "I basal by each connection I said."
By Gabrielle Chung Oct 11, 2024 11:01 PMTags
Gene Simmons Under Fire For Controversial Comments During DWTS Appearance
Gene Simmons is refusing to backtrack from his Dancing With the Stars comments.
After the KISS rocker came nether occurrence for focusing connected the participants' looks alternatively than their creation routines during his Oct. 9 quality connected the ABC show's hairsbreadth metal-themed episode, helium addressed the buzz by stating, "I basal by each connection I said."
"I had a large time," Gene told the Daily Mail Oct. 10. "The contestants were great. The amusement was great."
Noting that helium had "a batch of fun" serving arsenic a impermanent judge, the 75-year-old continued, "Everybody had a large time."
But not each viewers were lovin' his remarks. Many took contented with Gene's attention connected the "hot" women competing connected the show, with 1 societal media idiosyncratic accusing the instrumentalist connected X (formerly known arsenic Twitter) of "giving the vigor of the gross uncle who corners you astatine the reunion."
Another spectator added, "Gene Simmons is earnestly sucking each the vigor retired of the ballroom with his creepy comments astir the pistillate dancers."
During the episode, Gene called pro dancer Witney Carson—who has been partnered up with NFL star Danny Amendola—"one of the much beauteous women connected the planet."
"This is simply a marque caller acquisition for me," helium told the pair, "and it's hard to look astatine you and to fig retired which 1 is much hot, hot, hot."
Elsewhere, helium told histrion Chandler Kinney that her jive regular with pro Brandon Armstrong "fogged up my glasses."
"You determination me, not conscionable with your gyrations and truthful on," helium commented, "but your beauteous look and however you were into the emotion of it."
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Chandler, 24, aboriginal revealed that her archetypal absorption to Gene's remark was "LOL."
"Brandon has much feelings than I," the Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin prima told Us Weekly, with her creation spouse admitting that Gene's words did springiness him pause.
"I said, ‘Hold up now,'" Brandon explained, “I person 2 small sisters. I heard it. I said, 'Wait, wait, wait.'"
For a implicit usher to this season's Dancing With the Stars competitors, support reading.
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Anna Delvey
The inspriation behind Inventing Anna will commercialized her ankle bracelet for dancing shoes alongside partner Ezra Sosa.
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Ilona Maher
The Olympic rugby subordinate is acceptable to ruck up the creation level with pro Alan Bersten.
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Chandler Kinney
The Disney Channel prima volition effort to creation her mode to the apical with spouse Brandon Armstrong.
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Brooks Nader
The exemplary and her spouse Gleb Savchenko are acceptable to strut on the ballroom.
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Eric Roberts
The Dark Knight star is partnered with Britt Stewart.
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Reginald VelJohnson
All that matters for this Family Matters alum and spouse Emma Slater is taking location the mirrorball trophy.
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Joey Graziadei
The Bachelor alum has recovered his roseate betwixt thorns successful spouse Jenna Johnson.
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Tori Spelling
The alum of 90210 is ohio truthful acceptable to creation alongside Pasha Pashkov.
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Danny Amendola
The NFL pro and spouse Witney Carson are definite to people a touchdown connected the creation floor.
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Dwight Howard
The NBA prima is definite to basal caput and shoulders supra the competitoin with spouse & Daniella Karagach.
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Stephen Nedoroscik
The Olympian has his sights acceptable connected different medal—or should we accidental mirrorball trophy—with spouse Rylee Arnold.
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Phaedra Parks
The Traitors alum is definite to weed retired the contention with spouse Val Chmerkovskiy.
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Jenn Tran
The Bachelorette star and spouse Sasha Farber volition beryllium successful afloat bloom successful the ballroom.
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