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Founding KISS Legend Slammed After Crassly Blaming Ace Frehley for His Own Untimely Death
Frehley’s death was ruled accidental from a fall causing fatal head trauma despite claims he was sober for 20 years, said Simmons who cited substance abuse.
- On Nov. 16, Gene Simmons, KISS frontman and co-founder, blamed Ace Frehley's `bad decisions` and substance abuse for the guitarist's death at the KISS Kruise and in a New York Post interview.
- Medical reports show Ace Frehley, 74, died on Oct. 16 after a fall causing blunt-force head trauma, with skull fractures, brain bleeding, a stroke, and an unsuccessful procedure before life support withdrawal.
- Multiple reports say Ace Frehley, 74, former KISS guitarist, had been sober for 20 years despite a history of drug and alcohol problems, which Simmons regretted not addressing.
- On Oct. 22, Frehley's family held a private open-casket funeral attended by Peter Criss, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, and the surviving members reunited in Washington, D.C., for a Kennedy Center Honor.
- A toxicology report remains pending, and rock radio host Eddie Trunk criticized Simmons, while Simmons expressed regret saying `you reap what you shall sow`.
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