“Shocking Critique: DWTS Fans Outraged by Gene Simmons’ ‘Creepy’ Judging – Will He Ever Return?”
“hey gene!” wrote one user. “just wanna remind you that this is a dancing show, NOT a beauty contest. respectfully never come back pls and thank you #DWTS.”
“If Gene doesn’t think the woman is hot, she gets a low score,” weighed in a user. “Get this man off my screen. No reason he tried to give Brooks a ten and THE Phaedra Parks a five?”
None of the stars have voiced their opinion, but Chandler’s partner Brandon Armstrong said to US Weekly after the show, “I said, ‘Hold up now.’ I have two sisters. I heard it. I said, ‘Wait, wait, wait.’”
One of the co-hosts Alfonso Ribeiro was praised for how he remained professional while attempting to defuse the situation
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As Simmons told Phaedra Parks and her partner that he was a “big fan of the bad girl and the bad boy,” he told the audience to settle down as they cheered, saying “it’s a family show.” To this, Ribeiro responded, “Oh, NOW you care?”
He also gave humorous comments throughout the night and said, “I got a feeling Gene’s gonna be doing that a lot tonight,” after the guest judge gave a 9 to footballer Danny Amendola — two points higher than the rest of the panel.
“Alfonso should make a million dollars for how he handled that,” said one person while another mentioned that “[he] was fighting for his life out there.”
A comment on TikTok also read, “Protect that man at all costs! Love him, he’s such a great host.”
The episode ended with a double elimination, where VelJohnson and actor Eric Roberts were sent home after judges’ scores and viewer votes accumulated the lowest numbers.
