{"id":211250,"date":"2025-10-09T08:19:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T08:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/211250\/"},"modified":"2025-10-09T08:19:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T08:19:07","slug":"kiss-gene-simmons-hospitalized-after-crashing-his-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/211250\/","title":{"rendered":"KISS’ Gene Simmons Hospitalized After Crashing His Car"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gene Simmons<\/a> was briefly hospitalized after crashing his car into a parked vehicle on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n

According to NBC 4 Los Angeles<\/a>, the KISS<\/a>\u00a0star told responding officers that he either passed out or fainted while driving. A police spokesman said Simmons’ car “careened across several lanes of traffic” before hitting the other vehicle.<\/p>\n

Simmons’ wife Shannon Tweed told the station that her husband was now recovering at home and that doctors had recently changed his medications. Apparently dehydration was also a factor, as Tweed noted that the “God of Thunder” singer has also been ordered, against his preferences, to drink more water.<\/p>\n

Gene Simmons Says He’s Doing Fine Following Car Crash and Hospitalization<\/p>\n

Simmons himself left NBC4 a voicemail message, assuring them that he is doing fine.<\/p>\n

The singer and bassist posted another update on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday. “Thanks, everybody, for the kind wishes,” he wrote. “I\u2019m completely fine. I had a slight fender bender. It happens. Especially to those of us [who] were horrible drivers. And that\u2019s me. All is well.”<\/p>\n

Next month,\u00a0KISS\u00a0are scheduled to perform together onstage for the first time since the final show of their End of Road farewell tour<\/a>, which took place in December 2023.<\/p>\n

They will perform separate electric and acoustic unmasked shows at the KISS Kruise: Land Locked in Vegas<\/a> event, which takes place Nov. 14-16 at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: 10 Unforgettable Gene Simmons Moments<\/a><\/p>\n

Simmons Isn’t the Only KISS Alum With Bad Luck This Week<\/p>\n

Simmons’ crash took place the day after his former bandmate Ace Frehley<\/a> revealed that he would be forced to cancel<\/a> his remaining 2025 tour plans due to unspecified “ongoing medical issues.”<\/p>\n

In late September, the founding KISS\u00a0lead guitarist canceled a show after explaining that he had experienced “a minor fall”<\/a> in his home recording studio.<\/p>\n

KISS Albums Ranked<\/p>\n

You wanted the best, you got the best!<\/p>\n

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