KISS veteran Gene Simmons was slammed on social media earlier this week over feedback he made throughout his look on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, however the musician is brushing apart the backlash in his first feedback about the controversy.

What Happened With Gene Simmons on Dancing With the Stars?

Simmons was a visitor throughout choose throughout “Hair Metal Night” on the present by which the opponents carried out choreographed dances to classics by Poison, Warrant, Twisted Sister, Bon Jovi, Whitesnake and others. But each viewers and the studio viewers took exception to a few of Simmons’ low scores throughout the night. He was additionally known as out on social media for a few of his suggestions to the opponents, most of which was focused on their bodily look slightly than the routine.

At one level he stated of Family Matters star Reginald VelJohnson and his dance companion, “Hey Reggie, you’ve got a beautiful woman right beside you who can twist it and turn it and knows how to move it and all that. But I want to tell you, as a guy that’s been on the stage for half a century around the world, I’m kind of a big deal, Reggie. It’s all in the attitude. And you’ve got something in that beautiful face. They love you.”

Viewers took word of Simmons’ constant remarks about the bodily appearances of the feminine opponents with some on social media calling it “weird” and “creepy.”

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“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,” Simmons instructed retired NFL star Danny Amendola and professional dancer Witney Carson. “Danny, I’m telling you, you’re right next to somebody, one of the more beautiful women on the planet.”

What Gene Simmons Said in Response to the Dancing With the Stars Backlash

The Daily Mail caught up with Simmons who was out and about in Los Angeles after his look on the dancing present earlier in the week. When requested for his response about the Dancing With the Stars backlash, the KISS bassist said on video, “All media is clickbait. I stand by every word I said. I had a great time. The contestants were great. The show was great. Watch the show. It was a lot of fun. But media? Everybody’s got something to say. Watch the show. It was a lot of fun. Everybody had a great time.”