KISS Guitarist On Life Support

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Prayers for Ace.

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist for KISS, is hospitalized on life support, and the prognosis is not good … TMZ has learned.

Sources familiar with Ace’s situation tell us … he suffered a brain bleed when he took a fall in his studio a couple weeks ago — forcing him to cancel his upcoming tour dates — but his health has not improved.

We’re told he’s been on a ventilator for some time, and hasn’t gotten better — so, his family is considering turning off support … perhaps as soon as Thursday evening.

While there are several social media posts indicating he’s already passed … we’re told the 74-year-old guitar icon was still on the ventilator as of Thursday afternoon.

Following Frehley’s fall and subsequent cancelations … a September 25 statement on his official IG page claimed, “He is fine, but against his wishes, his doctor insists that he refrain from travel at this time.”

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