Elle King said she “never meant to hurt” her estranged father Rob Schneider a month after revealing how he forgot birthdays and sent her to fat camp twice when she was a child.
“Never in a million years did I think this would go viral,” the 35-year-old country singer said. People on Thursday.
“I was just talking about my childhood and my truth. I wasn’t trying to hurt her.”
Elle (born Tanner Elle Schneider) recalled spending summers with the 60-year-old comedian after his two-year marriage to her mother, London King, ended in 1990, but he was always busy on film sets.
“I was a very, very heavy child. It’s horrible. But he sent me to fat camps,” King confessed on the show. Dumb blonde podcast of August 12th.
Elle King said she “never meant to hurt” her estranged father Rob Schneider a month after revealing how he forgot birthdays and sent her to fat camp twice as a child (pictured 2023)
“I went two summers in a row. I was 11 and 12 years old.”
In June, Rob, who converted to Catholicism last year, was booed offstage for making transphobic, sexist and anti-vaxxer comments during his comedy performance at a fundraising event for the Regina Hospitals Foundation.
“I don’t want to be associated with him. He’s not a nice person,” the four-time Grammy nominee responded.
“I don’t agree with what he says. I believe in all forms of love. And I believe that everyone can find their happiness and joy in whatever way, whatever their ability. There are no politics when it comes to love.”
Elle went on to point out how she never benefited from any baby-child partnership with Schneider as he “didn’t have a very good reputation.”
The three-time Emmy nominee responded to King’s public criticism during his August 15 appearance on The Tucker Carlson Show where he mentioned his three-year-old son Lucky Levi Tooker with tattoo artist Dan Tooker.
“I just want to tell my daughter, Elle, that I love you and I wish I could be the father you needed when you were 20,” Rob apologized.
“It’s clear that I didn’t. I hope you can forgive me for my shortcomings. I love you completely and I love you wholeheartedly. I just want you to be okay and happy with yourself and your beautiful baby, Lucky. I wish you the best. I feel terrible. I just want you to know that I don’t take anything you say personally.”
The 35-year-old country singer told People on Thursday: “I never in a million years thought this would go viral. I was just speaking about my childhood and my truth. I wasn’t trying to hurt him.” (Photo dated Sept. 11)
Elle (born Tanner Elle Schneider) recalled spending summers with the 60-year-old comedian after his two-year marriage to her mother London King ended in 1990, but he was always busy on film sets (pictured in 1997).
King confessed on the Dumb Blonde podcast on August 12: “I was a very, very heavy kid. It’s horrible. But he sent me to fat camps. I went two summers in a row. I was 11 and 12.”
In June, Rob, who converted to Catholicism last year, was booed off stage for making transphobic, sexist and anti-vaxxer comments during his comedy performance at a fundraising event for the Regina Hospitals Foundation (pictured in 2009).
The four-time Grammy nominee responded: “I don’t want to be associated with him. He’s not nice… I don’t agree with what he says. I believe in all forms of love. And I believe that anyone can find their happiness and their joy in whatever way, whatever their ability. There are no politics when it comes to love.”
Elle went on to point out how she never benefited from any nepo-baby partnership with Schneider as she “didn’t have a very good reputation” (pictured in 2020).
Schneider is 24 years older than his third wife, Patricia Maya Schneider, but they have been married for 13 years.
The Dead Wrong actor is making up for his ‘flaws’ as a young father with his 11-year-old daughter, Miranda Scarlett Schneider, and eight-year-old daughter, Madeline Robbie Schneider.
“A lot of people were like, ‘How could he say that about his family? It all has to be behind closed doors,'” the Baby Daddy’s Weekend singer said Thursday.
“No, it’s not like that. Sometimes you just have to say things and get them off your chest so you don’t have to carry them with you for the rest of your life. But ultimately, I think an apology for what happened with Tucker Carlson is like a double negative, right? It doesn’t mean anything.”
The three-time Emmy nominee responded to King’s public criticism during his Aug. 15 appearance on The Tucker Carlson Show: “I just want to say to my daughter, Elle, that I love you and I wish I could have been the father you needed when I was 20. I clearly wasn’t. I hope you can forgive me for my shortcomings.”
Rob is 24 years older than his third wife, Patricia Maya Schneider (right, pictured July 6), but they have been married for 13 years.
Schneider is making up for his ‘flaws’ as a young father with his 11-year-old daughter, Miranda Scarlett Schneider, and eight-year-old daughter, Madeline Robbie Schneider (pictured, July 6).
The Baby Daddy’s Weekend singer said Thursday: “A lot of people were like, ‘How could he say that about his family? It’s all got to be behind closed doors. ‘ No, it’s not. Sometimes you have to say things and get them off your chest so you don’t have to carry them with you for the rest of your life. But ultimately, I think an apology about Tucker Carlson is like a double-negative, right? It doesn’t mean anything.” (Photo dated Dec. 31)
Elle continued: “The best thing I can say is that my amazing LGBTQ+ community knows they have an ally in me. And if that’s the best thing that’s come out of that platform, then I would have done it 10 times more because I’m an ally, they have one in me and I’m grateful.”
This Friday, King, who has 4.4 million monthly listeners on Spotify, releases his new single High Road and brings his 29-date Baby Daddy’s Weekend tour to the 7 Clans First Council Casino & Hotel in Newkirk, Oklahoma.
Meanwhile, Rob, who switched from Democrat to Republican to independent, is scheduled to perform his Rescue Husband stand-up comedy tour at TempleLive in Fort Smith, Arkansas, this Friday.
Schneider’s book, You Can Do It: Speak Your Mind, America, hits stores next Tuesday.
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