ADAM LAMBERT SLAMS ICON GENE SIMMONS

Adam Lambert

Former American Idol star Adam Lambert is slamming back at criticism he received from Kiss icon Gene Simmons. Simmons criticized Lambert for 'coming out' as a gay man shortly after the hit show wrapped, claiming the big revelation would hurt his career. Lambert finally admitted his sexuality just days after he lost the 2009 show finale to Kris Allen and Simmons insisted he should have kept the information to himself, because his homosexuality will now overshadow everything he ever does. Simmons said, "He killed his career because now the conversation is not about his talent but about his sexual preference. Lambert disagrees and is slamming Simmons in a new Rolling Stone interview. He rages, "He's (Simmons) obnoxious, and what a hypocrite - all he talks about is his sex life. "He was being a d**k - and he's not the greatest singer."
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