Elle King told People magazine ahead of the release of her new single “High Road” that it wasn’t her intention to hurt her father, Rob Schneider , when she spoke out against his “anti-gay” views in August. The “Ex’s & Oh’s” singer went viral for her appearance on Bunnie XO’s “Dumb Blonde” podcast, where she and eviscerated Schneider for recent anti-drag and anti-LGBTQ comments he made. She spoke publicly about their toxic relationship growing up and said she was not currently interested in speaking to him.
“I never in a million years thought that that was going to go viral. I was just speaking about my childhood and about my truth,” King told People. “I was not trying to hurt him.
” “A lot of people said, ‘How could she say that about her family?’ and ‘Everything needs to be behind closed doors.’ No, it doesn’t,” she continued. “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.
But ultimately, I think an apology on Tucker Carlson is like a double negative, right? Means nothing.” Schneider asked King for forgiveness during an interview he did with Tucker Carlson, whom King appears not to be a fan of. “Well 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,” Schneider said.
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