Rocker Gene Simmons Hits on News Anchor During Cringey TV Interview

Gene Simmons of US rock group Kiss performs live on stage, for a one-off Independence Day show as a fundraiser for the Help for Heroes charity, at The Kentish Town Forum on July 4, 2012 in London, England
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Kiss frontman Gene Simmons appeared in front of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee of Intellectual Property to advocate for the American Music Fairness Act (AMFA), radio stations pay royalties to performers, not just songwriters, for their music, highlighting it as a crucial step for artists’ fair compensation and supporting a long-overdue fix to a “legal anomaly” that benefits corporations but shortchanges creators. 

However, during an interview with Scripps News anchor Maritsa Georgiou on Monday, December 8, about his appearance, Simmons steered the conversation in an unexpected and uncomfortable direction by asking the respected anchor about her “modeling.”

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