Gene Simmons attracts criticism
In Simmons’ caption accompanying a photograph of him hugging Frehley, he expressed sentiments about their relationship.
“Household is eternally. Ace and I,” Simmons wrote within the caption.
Nevertheless, the submit garnered harsh replies from so referred to as followers who questioned the sincerity of the tribute, given the band’s historical past. Regardless of Simmons’ points with Frehley within the press through the years, these criticisms appear extremely unfair, as there was clearly a brotherly bond Simmons and Frehley had regardless of their ups and downs.
One KISS fan challenged Simmons instantly within the feedback. “Household? You talked sh*t about him proper up until the tip. You by no means let him neglect he was an alcoholic,” the fan wrote.
“You and Paul by no means stopped citing his faults to maintain him down. If that’s the way you deal with household, I’d hate to see the way you deal with your enemies.”
One other fan referenced KISS’s last performances and advised his remorse over previous choices. “Guess you remorse not having them play your final present now. Cash isn’t all the pieces…I hope you’re studying this,” they commented.
A 3rd fan wrote, “You completely screwed Ace over and confirmed him no respect for years, now he’s ‘household’?”
Household is eternally. Ace and I. pic.twitter.com/iKuYcw3LXu
— Gene Simmons (@genesimmons) October 26, 2025
The fan reactions come as a result of complicated relationship between Simmons and Frehley that dates again to the band’s earliest days.
Gene Simmons will not be the one member who paid tribute to Frehley after his passing. Paul Stanley additionally mourned his former bandmate’s passing. Frehley and Simmons’ points at all times appeared enterprise associated and by no means as private as different rock feuds like David Gilmour and Roger Waters’, the place after their private insults, both paying emotional tribute to one another could come off as insincere. Simmons lately additionally paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, and he appears to have a real love for his rock and roll contemporaries.
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