Gene Simmons Facing Backlash Over His Remarks During DWTS Appearance

Gene Simmons Defends JoJo Siwa's KISS Inspired Look

Not each the Dancing With the Stars fans were made for lovin' Gene Simmons.

So aft the KISS rocker commented connected galore of the contestants' looks portion serving arsenic a impermanent justice for the creation competition’s hairsbreadth metal-themed occurrence Oct. 8, several viewers had plentifulness of accidental and shouted it retired loud.

"Gene Simmons comments astir the ladies are giving the vigor of the gross uncle who corners you astatine the reunion #DWTS," 1 idiosyncratic tweeted, portion different idiosyncratic wrote, "Gene Simmons is earnestly sucking each the vigor retired of the ballroom with his creepy comments astir the pistillate dancers."

After all, Simmons raised eyebrows erstwhile utilizing his critique of the contestants' creation routines to compliment respective of the participants—most notably, the women.

"This is simply a marque caller acquisition for maine and it's hard to look astatine you and to fig retired which 1 is much hot, hot, hot," the 75-year-old told retired NFL prima Danny Amendola and pro dancer Witney Carson. "Danny, I'm telling you, you're close adjacent to somebody, 1 of the much beauteous women connected the planet."

And after actress Chandler Kinney and pro dancer Brandon Armstrong performed a Jive regular acceptable to a screen 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 cognize what to archer you. You determination me, not conscionable with your gyrations and truthful on, but your beauteous look and however you were into the emotion of it."

E! News has reached retired to reps for Simmons and ABC for remark and has not heard back.

Meanwhile, pursuing the show, Kinney and Armstrong shared their thoughts connected the rocker's comments.

"Brandon has much feelings than I," the Pretty Little Liars histrion told Us, noted that her lone effect was “LOL.”

But arsenic Armstrong admitted, proceeding Simmons’ words gave him pause. "I said, ‘Hold up now,'” helium explained, “I person 2 small sisters. I heard it. I said, 'Wait, wait, wait.'"