Kiss frontman Gene Simmons recently appeared before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property. He was there to support the American Music Fairness Act (AMFA). However, the bassist and vocalist went viral after an uncomfortable exchange with anchor Maritsa Georgiou.

Gene Simmons made quite the eyebrow-raising comment on live TV. The KISS frontman, 76, took a trip to Washington, D.C. this week to advocate for the American Music Fairness Act, which would ensure musicians are properly compensated.

In yesterday’s Working For The Weekday column at Paste, I covered Gene Simmons’ vapid, misguided comments about his former bandmate, the late Ace Frehley. The KISS guitarist passed away at the age of 74 in October,

Gene Simmons is living up to his reputation as a ladies man even at 76 by ending a broadcast news with an awkward come on to the anchor who interviewed him.

Gene Simmons may be on Capitol Hill lobbying for the rights of musicians, but that didn’t stop the KISS frontman from randomly making a pass on live television. While Atlanta-based reporter Maritsa Georgiou was closing out their live TV interview on Tuesday,