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Elle King reveals ‘very toxic’ relationship with father Rob Schneider
Elle King opened up about her ‘very toxic’ relationship with her father Rob Schneider.
The singer, whose real name is Tanner Elle Schneider, claimed the comedian sent her to “fat camp” as a child. RadarOnline.com can reveal.
In a teaser clip from Bunnie Xo’s Stupid blonde podcastElle, 35, spoke candidly about her complicated relationship with her famous father.
The Ex’s and Oh’s singer told the podcast host: “I was really a, really heavy child. My father sent me to the fat camp. And then I got in trouble for a year because I sprained my ankle and didn’t lose any weight. Very toxic and very foolish.”
While talking about her upbringing, the 35-year-old revealed she hadn’t spoken to her father in “four or five years” due to The hot girl actor controversial views about social issues.
The Jersey giant singer didn’t hold back when she gave her opinion her father’s division.
Elle said: “I don’t agree with a lot of the things he says. You’re talking out of your… and you’re talking about drag and, you know, anti-gay rights and it’s like you’re going f—–.
‘He’s just talking out of his… and I want to take this opportunity to say that I don’t agree with it. I I don’t agree with what he says.”
Schneider is no stranger to harsh criticism of his views. In June, the comedian was loud booed during a charity stand-up set at a fundraiser for a hospital in Canada.
The Deuce Bigalow: male gigolo star was accused of creating “transphobic, misogynistic and anti-vax‘ jokes – which were clearly not well received by the audience.
Contestant Tynan Allan recalled the awkward set for CBC: “Everyone in the room was groaning and saying, ‘What’s going on?’ Like whispering to oneself.
“Occasionally not a single smile. It was just very clear how uncomfortable everyone felt and how unacceptable the things he was talking about were.”
The comedian’s set was so heavily bombed that the hospital had to issue a statement after the event.
Regarding Schneider’s offensive material, the Hospitals of Regina Foundation said: “While we recognize that individuals in a free and democratic society are entitled to their views and opinions and that comedy is intended to be edgy, the content, views and opinions that during the Mr. Schneider’s set does not match the values of our foundation and our team.
“We tolerate, accept, endorse or share Mr. Schneider’s views expressed during his comedy set and recognize that the performance in this case did not meet the expectations of our audience and our team.”
Over the years, Schneider has been open about his stance on social issues, including promoting anti-vaccine rhetoric.
In a July 2021 X-post, he called the Covid vaccines “experimental gene therapy.”
Schneider wrote: “Just say no… And keep saying no. More than half of the US population continues to say no to this unapproved experimental gene therapy!”
