India, Oct. 17 -- As several social media users posted about Ace Frehley's passing, TMZ cited sources to reveal that the guitar icon has not died and is on ventilator support. The publication further added that the KISS star is hospitalized on life support. He reportedly suffered a brain bleed after taking a fall in his studio weeks ago. He was forced to cancel upcoming tour dates.

As per TMZ, Frehley's family members are said to be weighing the heartbreaking decision to remove life support, possibly as early as Thursday evening.

"Take with a grain of salt but it sounds like Ace Frehley of KISS has sadly passed after his fall. I'd want for an official announcement but this breaks my heart as a lifelong KISS fan," one fan speculated on X...