After She Slammed His “Toxic” Parenting, Elle King Said Rob Schneider’s Public Apology Meant “Nothing”
Last month, singer Elle King gained a lot of attention for publicly distancing herself from her dad, comedian Rob Schneider, during an appearance on Bunnie XO’s Dumb Blonde podcast.
Throughout the episode, Elle branded Rob as an absent father with a “very toxic” attitude towards parenting, revealing that he sent her to a “fat camp” when she was a child and would often forget her birthdays.
“You can want someone to change so much. You can’t control anyone else’s actions, you can’t control people’s feelings,” she said. “All you can control is how you react and what you do with your feelings.”
More recently in his career, Rob has made headlines for voicing controversial beliefs about religion and politics. And in her interview, Elle made a statement by accusing him of “talking out of his ass.”
“I disagree with a lot of the things that he says,” she said, adding that she doesn’t wish to be “associated with him.”
“You’re talking out of your ass and you’re talking shit about drag and, you know, anti-gay rights and it’s like get fucked,” she said. “He’s just talking out of his ass and I want to use this opportunity to say that I disagree. I do not agree with what he says.”
After Elle’s interview went viral, Rob begged for her forgiveness during an interview with conservative media personality Tucker Carlson, saying: “I just want to tell my daughter, Elle, I love you and I wish I was the father in my 20s that you needed. Clearly, I wasn’t.”
“I hope you can forgive me for my shortcomings. I love you completely, and I love you entirely,” he added. “I wish you the best. I feel terrible. I just want you to know I don’t take anything you say personally.”
Now, a month later, Elle has opened up about the response to her interview, revealing that she “was not trying to hurt” her dad and did not expect her comments to gain so much attention.
Despite this, the “Ex's & Oh's” singer said she has no regrets about speaking out, both for herself and the LGBTQ+ community.
“Sometimes you have to just say things and get them off your chest so that you don’t have to carry it for the rest of your life,” Elle said.
“What I will say is the best thing that came from that is that my incredible LGBTQ+ community knows that they have an ally in me,” she continued. “And if that’s the biggest thing to come out of that platform, then I would’ve done it 10 more fucking times because I am an ally, they have one in me, and I’m grateful.”
She didn’t give an update on her and her dad’s current relationship, although she did shade his plea for forgiveness, saying: “I think an apology on Tucker Carlson is like a double negative, right? Means nothing.”
You can read her full interview with People here.
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