Rob Schneider's daughter, Elle King, wasn't trying to stir up trouble when she revealed details about her difficult relationship with her father.
King, 35, said last month that she likely won't be “speaking to” her father for “four or five years.” Jelly Roll's WifeBunny XO spoke on her “Dumb Blonde” podcast about some of the “harmful and very stupid” situations she was in as a child.
The country singer never expected his conversation with Bunny XO to pique his family's interest, but he doesn't regret sharing the childhood story.
Elle King opens up about 'toxic' relationship with father Rob Schneider: 'He's just not a nice person'
Elle King has no regrets about sharing her childhood experiences as the daughter of comedian Rob Schneider. (Getty Images)
“I never dreamed it would become a thing. I was just talking about my childhood and the truth,” King said. People Magazine“I didn't mean to hurt him.”
She added: “A lot of people were saying, 'How can she say that about her family?' and 'She should keep everything secret.' No, that's not true. Sometimes you just need to get it off your chest so you don't have to carry it around for the rest of your life.”
After the podcast episode was released, Schneider publicly apologized, but King said the apology meant nothing.
A representative for Schneider did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
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“Your dad was one of the people I looked up to when I was growing up,” Bunny told King last month about the “Deuce Bigalow” actor. King described her relationship with her father as having its own unique ups and downs. “When I put out a record, people finally started asking about my dad,” she said. “My dad called me and said, 'Don't talk about me in the press.'”
Elle King detailed what it was like growing up as actor Rob Schneider's daughter on the Bunny XO podcast. (Getty Images)
“If I were to spend the summer with my father,” she recalled, Movie set. I was just lost in the confusion. If I missed a shot or spoke, I was in real trouble.”
Bunny asked, “Did you ever feel like you two were connected?” King replied, “I never did until I was much older.”
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of Singer of “Ex's & Oh's” “I was a really fat kid. My dad sent me to obesity camp, but I got into trouble one year because I sprained my ankle and couldn't lose the weight,” he recalls.
She added: “It's very harmful and very stupid.”
Elle King has spoken out about her complicated relationship with her father. (Getty Images)
In another excerpt, King recalls, “I had already started getting tattoos, but it was like 108 degrees, so I had to wear a sweater, because my dad was very against tattoos and any form of self-expression that wasn’t what he wanted.
“I don't agree with a lot of the things he says. You say crap, you say crap about drugs and anti-gay rights. It's like…fuck. I want to take this opportunity to say I don't agree. I don't agree with a lot of the things he says.”
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Bunny interjected, “Did your dad ever try to help you?”, to which El replied, “No, he never helped me. He never wanted me to help him.”
King has been nominated for multiple Grammy Awards and won an Academy of Country Music Award in 2020 for “Fooled Around and Fell in Love.” (Getty Images)
“He didn't have a very good reputation either. I don't want to have anything to do with him. He's just not a nice person. As much as I wish someone would change, I can't control other people's actions. I can't control their emotions. All I can control is how I react and what I do with my emotions. Sometimes I get so angry I explode and I lose my mind.”
“I tried every angle. I tried writing, I tried being nice, I tried yelling. He forgot every single birthday. I spent my 18th birthday at summer school and everyone bought me cupcakes, but when I came home he had forgotten my birthday,” she added.
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