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Rob Schneider Apologizes to Daughter Elle King for Past Parenting Shortcomings

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Rob Schneider has apologized to his daughter, musician Elle King, for not being the father she needed.
- Speaking to Tucker Carlson, Schneider expressed his regret for not being there for his daughter.
- "I just want to tell my daughter: Elle, I love you, and I wish I was the father in my 20s that you needed, and clearly I wasn't. I hope you can forgive me for my shortcomings. I love you completely. I love you entirely, and I just want you to be well and happy with you and your beautiful baby, Lucky," he said.
- Elle King revealed their strained relationship on Bunnie XO's podcast earlier this week, saying Schneider sent her to a weight-loss camp as a child, calling the experience "very toxic and very silly."
- King mentioned going years without talking to her father, who would miss her birthdays.
- She also criticized Schneider's conservative views, especially on LGBTQ+ issues.
- Schneider added that he did not take King's criticisms personally and expressed his unremitting love for her.

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Elle King shared her difficult relationship with her dad Rob Schneider on Bunnie XO's 'Dumb Blonde' podcast.
- The musician revealed she had gone four to five years without talking to her father due to their differences.
- She described her father as "toxic" and disagreed with Schneider’s controversial views, including his anti-LGBTQ stances.
- King recounted being sent to a weight-loss camp as a child, calling the experience "very toxic and very silly."
- "I was, like, a really, really heavy child. My dad sent me to fat camp," King told Bunnie XO during the podcast. "It was rough. And then I got in trouble one year because I sprained my ankle and I didn't lose any weight."
- Apart from criticizing her weight, Schneider also had a problem with tattoos, making his daughter wear sweaters in hot weather "because my dad was like very anti-tattoos or any form of self-expression that differed from what he wanted for me – not that he ever even thought about me."
- Schneider has faced criticism for his offensive comedic material and political views, which some view as conservative.

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