70s rockstar faces backlash after ‘creepy comments’ to women on TV show

KISS rocker Gene Simmons has travel nether occurrence for comments helium made to pistillate contestants connected Dancing With The Stars.

The frontman of the 70s stone set joined judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and erstwhile Strictly Come Dancing fable Bruno Tonioli arsenic a impermanent judge, but his stint didn’t spell down good with fans.

Fans took purpose astatine the information that Simmons seemed to beryllium commenting connected respective of the women’s looks, with immoderate branding him ‘creepy’.

At 1 point, the 75-year-old told American shot subordinate Danny Amendola and pro dancer Witney Carson that helium couldn’t determine which 1 was much ‘hot, hot, hot’.

He besides called histrion Reginald VelJohnson’s spouse Emma Slater a ‘beautiful woman’, commenting she tin ‘twist it and crook it and knows however to determination it’.

After histrion 24-year-old Chandler Kinney’s performance, Simmons said: ‘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 apical to bottom.’

Fans aboriginal took to X aft proceeding Simmons’ comments, with @pattyla16 writing: ‘Gene Simmons is earnestly sucking each the vigor retired of the ballroom with his creepy comments astir the pistillate dancers.’

@Melodious87 wrote: ‘Don’t ever bring Gene Simmons backmost arsenic a judge. That was atrocious and truthful uncomfortable. Creepy uncle vibes to each the women. That….Oof yeah. No.’

‘It should beryllium a drinking game. Take a changeable each clip Gene Simmons says thing creepy on,’ @darceymcl wrote, to which @cheryl71054149 said: ‘I agree. He gave maine the creeps and seemed truthful precise unqualified to judge.’

@_DaisydelRey_ besides wrote: ‘Gene Simmons is making maine uncomfortable af,’ portion @kimberlyvanlan said: ‘lol the signifier of Gene Simmons hitting connected the women and past telling the antheral “You’re ok”.’

‘having cistron simmons connected a impermanent justice was bully connected paper, but helium is being specified a creep,’ @kaeteas said.

Dancing With The Stars deed headlines earlier this play erstwhile it was revealed ex-convict Anna Delvey would beryllium portion of the line-up, with her ankle tag.

Tori Spelling and the Bachelorette’s Jenn Tran besides deed the dancefloor alongside Julia Roberts’ brother, Eric Roberts, with the second and Die Hard prima Reginal facing the treble elimination connected Tuesday.

However, Delvey was the astir eyebrow-raising contestant included, aft she was jailed successful 2019 after deceiving radical retired of immense amounts of money – seemingly totalling $250,000 (£190k) – portion pretending to beryllium a German heiress.

‘I benignant of got talked into doing this. I got the support from ICE and past it was excessively precocious to backmost out,’ sheearlier said.

Metro.co.uk has approached Simmons’ reps for comment.

Dancing With The Stars airs connected ABC and Disney+ successful America.

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