Gene Simmons Issues Statement On Fox News Ban
Gene Simmons is trying to, er, kiss and make up with Fox News.
The KISS co-founder was reportedly banned for the rest of his life from the network after an uninvited and, by all accounts, vulgar invasion of a staff meeting before a planned appearance of Fox & Friends to promote his new book, On Power.
Simmons — who reportedly bared his chest, shouted “Hey chicks, sue me!,” made jokes about pedophilia and playfully hit two staffers their heads with books — has issued a statement reading, “I have appeared frequently over the years on various Fox News and Fox Business programs and have a tremendous amount of respect for the talented women and men who work there. While I believe that what is being reported is highly exaggerated and misleading, I am sincerely sorry that I unintentionally offended members of the Fox team during my visit.”
Fox has not commented on the apology, nor has it acknowledged the widely reported lifetime ban on Simmons.
Gary Graff is an award-winning music journalist who not only covers music but has written books on Bob Seger, Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen.
