Rob Schneider has publicly asked his daughter Elle King for forgiveness after the singer spoke out about their “toxic” relationship. Schneider, 60, is a former Saturday Night Live comedian whose film work includes 1999’s Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and 2002’s The Hot Chick. King, 35, is a singer-songwriter who shot to fame in 2015 with her hit single “Ex’s & Oh’s”.
Earlier this week, King made headlines when she criticized her father for “talking s*** about drag” and being “anti-gay rights”. She also revealed he had sent her to a “fat camp”. During an appearance on Tucker Carlson ’s podcast , Schneider responded to King’s comments by joking: “It’s fun being a parent, isn’t it?” He continued: “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.
“I just want you to be well and happy with you and your beautiful baby, Lucky. I wish you the best. I feel terrible.
I just want you to know I don’t take anything you say personally.” Last week, King appeared on Bunnie Xo’s Dumb Blonde podcast and spoke candidly about how her relationship with her father had deteriorated. “I was, like, a really, really heavy child,” she explained.
“My dad sent me to fat camp. And then I got in trouble one year because I sprained my ankle and I didn’t lose any weight. Very toxic .