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Gene Simmons is opening up about his recent car crash
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NBC4 Los Angeles reported he allegedly passed out behind the wheel of his car and crashed in Malibu earlier this week
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“Thanks, everybody, for the kind wishes I’m completely fine,” Simmons wrote on X
Gene Simmons is speaking out after his recent car crash.
The KISS rocker, 76, was hospitalized in Malibu on Tuesday, Oct. 7 after he allegedly passed out behind the wheel of his car and crashed on the Pacific Coast Highway, according to NBC4 Los Angeles. Two days later, Simmons took to social media and opened up about the incident.
“Thanks, everybody, for the kind wishes I’m completely fine,” wrote the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member in a post shared to X on Wednesday, Oct. 8.
“I had a slight fender bender. It happens,” continued Simmons. “Especially to those of us were horrible drivers. And that’s me. All is well.”
NBC4 Los Angeles previously reported Simmons told responding deputies he hit a parked car after either passing out or fainting while driving along the oceanside section of the highway.
At the time, a rep for the star told PEOPLE, “Gene is fine and back to work already.”
Simmons’ wife Shannon, 68, told NBC4 Simmons was recovering at home, noting that doctors recently changed his medication.
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Next month, KISS is set to perform as a band for the first time since retiring from touring in 2023. Simmons will reunite with his bandmates in Las Vegas in November for the KISS Army Storms Vegas event celebrating 50 years as a group.
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Gene Simmons in October 2021
Set to feature an “unmasked” Simmons, Paul Stanley, Tommy Thayer and other special guests, the event will take place from Nov. 14-16.
KISS will be honored at the Kennedy Center by President Donald Trump this year — after Stanley and Simmons previously criticized Trump, 79, for years.
Upon the announcement in August, the band told TMZ they were “deeply honored” to be recognized by Trump, 79. “From our earliest days, KISS has embodied the American ideal that all things are possible and that hard work pays off,” said Stanley.
“The prestige of the Kennedy Center Honors cannot be overstated and I accept this on behalf of the long legacy of KISS and all of the band members who helped create our iconic band,” he continued.
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