It’s no secret Elle King is the daughter of comedian and actor Rob Schneider, however, the Country artists is now opening up about some lesser-known facts about their relationship.
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During an appearance on Bunnie Xo’s Dumb Blonde podcast, King shared details behind her and her father’s relationship, which actually turns out to be pretty toxic.
“I disagree with a lot of the things that he says,” King said of her and Schneider’s present-day relationship, specifically pointing to his outspoken, right-wing posts on social media. “You’re talking out of your a** and you’re talking sh** about drag and, you know, anti-gay rights. And it’s like, get f***ed.”
Aside from their differing, present-day, political and social beliefs, Elle says their rough relationship is nothing new and has existed ever since she was made to feel less than as a child. Her earliest memories include being on set with her Dad as a kid and having a miserable experience.
“If I ever messed up a shot, if I was talking, I would get in f***ing trouble,” she expressed before sharing her self-expression, weight and tattoos were other big causes of pain points in their relationship.
“I was like a really, really heavy child. My dad sent me to fat camp,” Elle shared. “I got in trouble one year because I sprained my ankle and didn’t lose any weight. 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.”
When asked if she had any desire to mend her relationship with Schneider, King simply said she “doesn’t want to be associated” with him in any way.
“He’s just not nice,” she said. “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.”