Gene Simmons
Fake News Blew Up My Fender-Bender!!!
Published October 30, 2025 8:39 AM PDT
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Updated October 30, 2025 9:13 AM PDT
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Gene Simmons is calling BS on the media for playing up the seriousness of his recent car wreck … writing the incident off as a “fender-bender.”
The rock and roll legend was spotted by photogs in Los Angeles Wednesday … getting behind the wheel of a car just weeks after he passed out while driving in Malibu and crashed into another vehicle.
Simmons spoke to the paps … and called the media “fake news” — ’cause he feels the severity of his car crash was blown up in the press … when he says it was really just a run-of-the-mill accident.
Gene says there are more important stories in the world than his little “fender-bender” … and, he thinks the media should shift their focus to those stories instead.
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We obtained video of Gene’s car in the immediate aftermath of the crash … and, the damage to his vehicle looked pretty extensive — with the front of his SUV smashed into a truck on the side of the road.
Simmons’ wife Shannon Tweed explained to us Gene doesn’t like to drink water … and, he’d started taking new medication before the crash — which left him extremely dehydrated and caused him to pass out and crash the SUV.
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Tweed told us she didn’t want him driving anymore — seems she lost that battle — and, his fellow KISS founder and longtime pal Paul Stanley said Simmons is lucky to be alive after the crash.
Clearly, Gene disagrees … ’cause this is an NBD situation — so, shout “case closed” out loud, folks!