Gene Simmons of KISS is Sued For Slander

A former girlfriend (Georgeann Walsh Ward) of Gene Simmons (KISS band member) is suing him for slander, saying that he made her sound like a ``sex-addicted nymphomaniac'' during a ``rockumentary'' on VH-1 television. Georgeann who is now 53 and residing in Chester, N.Y. claims that because a photo of her with Gene Simmons was shown during remarks about his sexual adventures, she was in effect portrayed as ``wild'' and ``unchaste.''

Georgeann is now married with a 21-year-old son. She met Gene Simmons at a concert in October 1972 when she was 21 and for three years they were in what she believed was "an exclusive, monogamous, romantic relationship.'' Gene Simmons has not yet commented on the charges.