Elle King Criticizes Dad Rob Schneider as ‘Toxic’

Elle King is opening up about her relationship with her well-known father. The “Ex’s & Oh’s” singer recently criticized her “toxic” father, actor-comedian Rob Schneider, during a new episode of the Dumb Blonde podcast with Bunnie XO.

Reflecting on her childhood, King shared that they were not very close when she was younger. Their time together was often on the set of Schneider’s movies, where she felt “lost in the shuffle” of his priorities. King recalled that messing up a shot or talking during takes would get her into serious trouble.

King mentioned that their relationship only began to improve when she “was much, much older.” Discussing their disagreements, she cited her weight and tattoos as major points of contention. “I was a really, really heavy child. My dad sent me to fat camp… and I got in trouble one year because I sprained my ankle and didn’t lose any weight,” she remembered. “I had already started getting tattooed and it was like 108 degrees. So I had to wear sweaters because my dad was very anti-tattoos or any form of self-expression.”

King expressed her frustration with Schneider’s views, saying, “I disagree with a lot of the things that he says. You’re talking out of your a— and you’re talking s— about drag and, you know, anti-gay rights. And it’s like, get f—ed.”

This seems to reference a series of social media posts Schneider made in July, expressing his displeasure with the Olympics opening ceremony. Many interpreted the sequence as a recreation of Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper,” but it was actually depicting the Feast of Dionysus, featuring drag queens and other colorful characters.

Schneider wrote on X (formerly Twitter), “I am sorry to say to all the world’s greatest athletes, I wish you all the best, but I cannot watch an Olympics that disrespects Christianity and openly celebrates Satan. I sincerely hope these Olympics get the same amount of viewers as CSPAN.” He added, “Guys with their genitalia hanging out in front of children?! Drag Queens?! I wasn’t sure if I was watching the Olympics or if I was watching a school board meeting.”

King continued to describe her father as “just not nice.” She explained, “You can want someone to change so much. You can’t control anyone else’s actions and you can’t control people’s feelings. All you can control is how you react and what you do with your feelings.”

Finally, King stated that she has no plans to mend her relationship with her father, saying she “doesn’t want to be associated” with Schneider in any way.

NBC News reports that a representative for Schneider declined to comment on King’s claims.