“Shocking Critique: DWTS Fans Outraged by Gene Simmons’ ‘Creepy’ Judging – Will He Ever Return?”
After former NHL star Danny Amendola and his pro partner Witney Carson finished their dance, Simmons said he couldn’t decide which of the two was more “hot hot hot.” While the other judges gave sevens out of a maximum 10, he gave the pair a nine.
Throughout the interaction, Carson could be seen with an uncomfortable expression.
He told actor Reginald VelJohnson that he’s got “a beautiful woman right beside you who can twist it and turn it and knows how to move it,” a reference to his partner Emma Slater.
The guest judge later said to actress Chandler Kinney that she “fogged up [his] glasses” while adding that she “moved [him] — not just with your gyrations, but with your beautiful face.”
Besides the inappropriate comments, fans had issues with his scoring, which seemed to be lower for the Black and Asian contestants.
While providing the first 10 of the season to model Brooks Nader, he offered only a five to American TV personality Phaedra Parks when the other judges had given her sevens.
Former Bachelorette Jenn Tran had eights on the board until Simmons said “don’t hate me” and scored her dance a seven.
Fans did not react kindly to the guest judge’s comments, taking to social media to express their frustrations
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Someone posted on X, “ABC needs to issue an apology after having Gene Simmons on there and subjecting their cast like that. Why didn’t a producer tell him to knock it off?”
Another chimed in, “You can really tell that this guest judge is racist and sexist based off the scores that he’s giving! This is absolutely ridiculous and disgusting shame on you guys for having him as a judge!”
