Elle King Addresses Viral Feedback About Dad Rob Schneider, Reacts to His Apology

Throughout an look on Bunnie Xo’s Dumb Blonde podcast final month, the 35-year-old singer detailed her allegedly strained historical past together with her father, together with claiming he despatched her to “fats camp,” “forgot each single birthday” and would “neglect that he had me” after they went on journeys collectively.

Schneider — who has appeared in motion pictures similar to The Scorching Chick and Deuce Bigalow — later issued an apology to his daughter throughout an interview with conservative political commentator Tucker Carlson.

Whereas talking with PEOPLE, King addressed how her feedback went viral, and likewise reacted to her father’s apology.

“I by no means in 1,000,000 years thought that that was going to go viral. I used to be simply talking about my childhood and about my reality,” she stated. “I used to be not making an attempt to harm him.”

“Lots of people stated, ‘How might she say that about her household?’ and ‘Every little thing must be behind closed doorways.’ No, it would not. Generally you need to simply say issues and get them off your chest in order that you do not have to hold it for the remainder of your life,” King continued.

“However in the end, I believe an apology on Tucker Carlson is sort of a double unfavourable, proper?” she added. “Means nothing.”

The “Ex’s & Oh’s” singer stated she’s additionally glad that she confused her assist for the LGBTQ+ neighborhood throughout her dialog with Bunnie Xo — one thing she claimed she and Schneider disagree with.

“What I’ll say is the most effective factor that got here from that’s that my unimaginable LGBTQ+ neighborhood is aware of that they’ve an ally in me,” King instructed PEOPLE. “And if that is the most important factor to come back out of that platform, then I’d’ve completed it 10 extra f—ing occasions as a result of I’m an ally, they’ve one in me, and I am grateful.”

Whereas showing on the Dumb Blonde podcast, King criticized what she believes is her father’s stance on social points.

“Hear, folks have requested me about your f–king ass for years, and like, you are speaking out your ass, and also you’re speaking s–t about drag and f–king anti-gay rights and it is like, get f–ked,” she continued, this after Schneider criticized the Olympics for together with drag queens within the opening ceremony.

“He is simply speaking out of his ass. I wish to use this chance to say, I disagree. I don’t agree with what he says,” she exclaimed. “I consider in all types of love and I simply consider in anybody discovering their happiness they usually pleasure in no matter manner, no matter capability that’s. There aren’t any politics in the case of love, that is it.”

“He by no means helped me, I by no means needed his assist. He additionally did not have an excellent fame,” she added. “It was like, I do not wish to be related to him. I am gonna get in hassle for saying that, I do not care. He is simply not good. He isn’t good. And I needed to be good. My complete factor is, I at all times need folks to wish to work with me once more.”

To see all the things King stated about her father on Xo’s podcast, right here.

In the meantime, as beforehand talked about, Schneider apologized to his daughter whereas showing on Carlson’s podcast.

“Enjoyable being a father or mother is not it? I wish to simply inform my daughter, Elle, I like you and I want I used to be the daddy in my 20s that you just wanted and clearly I wasn’t and I hope you possibly can forgive me for my shortcomings,” he stated.

“I like you fully, I like you completely and I simply need you to be nicely and joyful, with you and your lovely child Fortunate. I want you the most effective,” he continued. “I really feel horrible and I simply need you to know that I do not take something you say personally.”

“All I would like for her is to be joyful and heal from this,” Schneider concluded.

It is unclear how lengthy King and her father have been on the outs, however they most lately appeared collectively on stage at a New 12 months’s Eve occasion in Nashville on December 31, 2023.