Jenn Tran Reacts To Controversial ‘DWTS’ Judge Gene Simmons

Season 33 of Dancing With The Stars can’t seem to escape controversy. Viewers were outraged that the show gave fake heiress Anna Delvey a platform, though she was among the first eliminations. Rock icon Gene Simmons was a guest judge on the latest episode of DWTS. In addition to his creepy comments, his scoring raised eyebrows. Jenn Tran reacts to the comments he made about her.

Gene Simmons Roasted For Scoring & Creepy Comments

KISS frontman Gene Simmons was the guest judge for Hair Metal Night on Dancing With The Stars. But instead of judging the dances on technical issues, he seemed to focus on how attractive he found the female contestants and pros.

Jenn Tran’s dance in particular was oddly scored, according to fans. At one point in the performance, Jenn Tran walked across the floor on her knees. Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber received three 8s from the regular judges. Rocker Gene Simmons praised the performance but ultimately gave them a 7.

Fans took to the comments on a post from the official DWTS Instagram to vent their frustration. Check out some of the comments:

• “You guys need to fix the scores from the beginning where gene gave out random 9s, then Jenn gets a 7?! It’s bulls**t”
• “deserved 9’s!!! what is going on!!!”
• “Definitely seems like Gene’s out here voting on his* preference of good looks for the women, not based off their dancing. It’s giving ick, please don’t invite him back”
• “7 from Gene? H*ll nah he’s on something 100%”
• “Gene just go at this point. What was that score????? She ATE”
• “Ur joking that was so underscored are you KIDDING”
• “Gene gives her a 7 after calling her beautiful and praising how good it was? Wtf????”
• “This dance was definitely worth 9’s!!”
• “gene giving her a 7 but brooks a 10 is so sus huh.”
• “Scores were so FAR OFF”
• “Why did you have Gene be a judge such a joke”

Jenn Tran Reacts To Controversial DWTS Judge

Jenn Tran and pro Sasha Farber performed a Paso Doble to the hair metal hit song “The Final Countdown” by Europe. After their dance, Gene Simmons remarked that they were a “steamy couple.” The two have sparked dating rumors in the last few weeks.

The DWTS partners spoke to Us Weekly after their performance. When asked about Gene Simmons, they both had nothing but nice things to say.

Sasha said, “If you think icon, which icon would you think is bigger than Gene Simmons? No one. So to have him say that — I’ll take anything he says.” Jenn Tran agreed and said she doesn’t listen to hair metal but knew who Gene Simmons was because “that’s just how amazing he is.”

What do you think of the KISS frontman’s comments and scores?

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Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly 'Days of Our Lives', would come in handy someday. When she's not writing, she's playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger

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