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recap

A week we licked right up

Don't need to wait for an invitation
You gotta live like you're on vacation
There's something sweet you can't buy with money — lick it up, lick it up
It's all you need, so believe me honey
It ain't a crime to be good to yourself
Thank you, Gene Simmons et al., for those words of wisdom. Some questioned why Valleywag, a respectable business publication, posted about the release of the Kiss bassist's sex tape online. To which the only rational response is: It's on the Internet. Lick it up. More »

5:00 PM on Fri Feb 22 2008
By Owen Thomas
1,180 views, Comment

too insidery

Valleywag finally, finally dubbed "porno" site

WebProNews writer Jason Lee Miller has no problem with Melissa Gira Grant's awesome, awesome service journalism for underserved Valley boys. But he's taken aback by that Gene Simmons video. I wondered myself: Why is it on Valleywag? "The ecosystem that the Valley, from Google on down, has built," editor Owen Thomas replied, "enabled Simmons to bypass the traditional media and promote himself directly to fans." Translation: It was on the Internet!

2:00 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Paul Boutin
7,610 views, 6 comments

attorneys gone wild

Gene Simmons lawyer confirms sex tape's authenticity

When GenesSecret.com burst upon the scene on Tuesday, we questioned whether it really featured Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, or just a lookalike. The revolution of the gossip culture wrought by the Web has transformed the consumption of celebrity lives. Since Paris Hilton went exposed, we're awash in fake sex-tape videos. But Simmons's own lawyers have now confirmed that the video on GenesSecret.com is the real deal. The pantsless, T-shirt-wearing man in the video is in fact Simmons, in a cease-and-desist letter they sent to Valleywag. More »

1:00 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Owen Thomas
98,757 views, 13 comments

Latest by n/a: Well, I didn't believe that it was really gene simmons in the tape.... So if it isn't him... they have really got nothing to bring a case with (except maybe the stupid KISS logo crap) If it really is gene simmons, then more »

rock star

Gene Simmons sex tape leaked on Web (NSFW)

"Watch the sex tape Gene doesn't want you to see," GenesSecret.com promises. The website purportedly hosts a NSFW sex tape of Kiss frontman Gene Simmons. Leave aside the question of whether anyone wants to see Simmons in flagrante. Does Simmons himself really object to the site? Nothing revives the Q factor of an aging rocker like a bit of scandal. Since he's no longer recording, just touring, he doesn't have a skittish label to appease. And thanks to the Internet, he doesn't have to rely on the tabloids to get his name out. Welcome to the age of DIY career makeovers. Is it really Simmons? Judge for yourself from these excerpts in which his face is most visible: More »

5:06 PM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By Owen Thomas
752,171 views, 87 comments

Latest by n/a: This guy is really a cold, selfish bastard. My apologies to fans but I mean you're with Shannon Tweed and you cheat on her??? I hope it was worth it Gene...coz you've damaged your relationship with Shannon possibly, and quite more »