Gene Simmons defended himself against backlash he received for his controversial comments after recently guest judging on Dancing With the Stars. “I stand by every word I said,” Simmons, 75, told the Daily Mail on Thursday0.

Gene Simmons was made for loving the Dancing With the Stars season 33 couples — and he's not apologizing for it. The KISS frontman raised eyebrows on Tuesday night's "Hair Metal" episode of the dance competition.

To celebrate Hair Metal Night, Dancing with the Stars welcomed Kiss frontman Gene Simmons to sit alongside judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli. Simmons is an eccentric character in his own right,