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KISS frontman Paul Stanley has little sympathy for Will Smith after his outburst at Sunday night’s Academy Awards presentation.

But what troubled Stanley most about the debacle was that less than an hour after slapping Chris Rock and cursing at him for a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith, Will was given a standing ovation accepting his award for Best Actor.

Will later issued a formal apology, but that didn’t satisfy Stanley. The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer echoed Wednesday what many live performers found so objectionable about the situation (and the copycats in might encourage).

“‘Unacceptable Behavior’?” Stanley began, paraphrasing Will’s apology. “What personal issues would embolden someone enough to walk onstage and ASSAULT another person? THEN how could an audience of people who believe themselves morally and socially conscious watch & spend the rest of the night cheering him? Sad and scary.”

Rock has yet to speak out on the issue in detail, but he did address it Wednesday when his stand-up tour with Kevin Hart played Boston.

“So how was your weekend?” Rock reportedly asked the audience after taking the stage.

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During a brand new appearance on “The Adam Carolla Show”, KISS bassist/vocalist Gene Simmons discussed some of his fellow popular musicians who are not appreciative of their success and position. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “It’s not fair to point a finger, because everybody’s got their own dynamics with life and living experiences. But anybody who is lucky enough, on the face of a planet of seven and a half billion people, to have more money than you could ever spend in your life, have more chicks run after you that you don’t deserve ’cause you’re not that good looking. I’m talking about myself. Glory, fame — all that stuff. I don’t have to do a goddamn thing and people will give me free stuff. Where were they when I couldn’t afford to get on a bus? That you wouldn’t see how blessed you are is delusional; it’s criminal. Because there are millions of people who would kiss the ground you walk on just to be given the chance. So, for instance, we have Tommy Thayer [KISS guitarist] and Eric Singer [KISS drummer] who’ve been with us 20 years; we’ve been around almost half a century. And we are quitting very soon. But Tommy and Eric show up on time; they’re appreciative, professional — no drugs, no booze; nothing. And I can’t say the same thing about — I always wanna shut my mouth — Ace [Frehley, original KISS guitarist], who I love to this day, and Peter [Criss, original KISS drummer]. They were every bit as important as Paul [Stanley, KISS frontman] and I in forming the band, but not everybody has the DNA to run a marathon. Some people are shooting stars; they look great for a short time, and then bye-bye.”

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Michael Brandvold