{"id":23865,"date":"2026-08-17T01:53:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T01:53:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=23865"},"modified":"2026-08-17T01:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T01:53:39","slug":"rob-schneider-talks-christianity-and-self-forgiveness-amid-elle-king-rift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=23865","title":{"rendered":"Rob Schneider talks Christianity and self-forgiveness amid Elle King rift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div id=\"beyondwords-wrapper\" data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"beyondwords-wrapper\">\n<p><span class=\"label-bg\">NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Rob Schneider&#8217;s relationship with estranged daughter Elle King may be strained, but he has hope for the future.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Schneider, 62, admitted on Andrew Gold&#8217;s &#8220;Heretics&#8221; podcast that he&#8217;ll always be there for the &#8220;very talented&#8221; country singer despite challenges with the past.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The &#8220;Grown Ups&#8221; actor recalled a previous public appearance where he admitted he &#8220;wasn&#8217;t the dad&#8221; that his daughter needed.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>KELSEY GRAMMER URGES AMERICANS TO LOOK TO FOUNDING FATHERS FOR GUIDANCE AS NATION FACES DEEP DIVISIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/343\/192\/elle-king-rob-schneider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/686\/384\/elle-king-rob-schneider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/672\/378\/elle-king-rob-schneider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1344\/756\/elle-king-rob-schneider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/931\/523\/elle-king-rob-schneider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1862\/1046\/elle-king-rob-schneider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/720\/405\/elle-king-rob-schneider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1440\/810\/elle-king-rob-schneider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/1200\/675\/elle-king-rob-schneider.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rob Schneider wears blue suit with floral shirt next to daughter Elle King in a blue dress\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Elle King doesn&#8217;t regret sharing her childhood experiences as the daughter of comedian Rob Schneider.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I wasn&#8217;t prepared emotionally for the outpouring of what I received after that,&#8221; Schneider said. &#8220;There&#8217;s an endemic \u2013 and I don&#8217;t know if in other cultures, but in the United States \u2013 an endemic of kids who went off to college and came back and said, &#8216;My daughter doesn&#8217;t want to have a relationship with me anymore,&#8217; or, &#8216;I can&#8217;t see my grandkids.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;It&#8217;s an attack on the culture in a way that the culture is vulnerable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">In 2024, King shared insight into her at-times &#8220;toxic&#8221; childhood during an appearance on BunnieXO&#8217;s &#8220;Dumb Blonde&#8221; podcast. King confessed that her dad was &#8220;just not nice&#8221; and would go &#8220;four or five years without talking&#8221; to her.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;I put out my record and people finally started asking about my dad,&#8221; she said. &#8220;My dad called me, and was like, \u2018Don\u2019t f&#8212;ing talk about me in the press.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>DENISE RICHARDS SAYS SAMI &#8216;STANDS UP&#8217; TO DAD CHARLIE SHEEN AND THAT HE NEEDS IT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">She remembered, &#8220;If I would ever spend a summer with my dad, it would be on a\u00a0movie set.\u00a0I would just get lost in the shuffle. If I ever messed up a shot, if I ever was talking, like, I would get in f&#8212;ing trouble.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/343\/192\/rob-schneider-elle-king.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/686\/384\/rob-schneider-elle-king.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/672\/378\/rob-schneider-elle-king.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1344\/756\/rob-schneider-elle-king.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/931\/523\/rob-schneider-elle-king.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1862\/1046\/rob-schneider-elle-king.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/rob-schneider-elle-king.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/rob-schneider-elle-king.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1200\/675\/rob-schneider-elle-king.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Rob Schneider and daughter Elle King smile.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Elle King shared details about growing up as the daughter of actor Rob Schneider on Bunnie XO&#8217;s podcast.<\/span> <span>(Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;He also didn&#8217;t have a very good reputation. I don&#8217;t want to be associated with him. He&#8217;s just not nice. You can want someone to change so much; you can&#8217;t control anyone else&#8217;s actions. You can&#8217;t control people&#8217;s feelings. All you can control is how you react and what you do with your feelings, and sometimes I f&#8212;ing boil up, and I boil over and I f&#8212;ing bust my lid.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">King added, &#8220;You try every different angle. I would try letters. I would try soft. I would try yelling \u2026 my dad forgot about every single birthday. I spent my 18th birthday in a summer school, and they brought me cupcakes, and I came home and my dad forgot my birthday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Schneider later apologized for the past, and admitted he wasn&#8217;t sure if his daughter accepted his words.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What I Saw In Hollywood Was EVIL - Rob Schneider\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Kbh2LPiQnWI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>LIKE WHAT YOU&#8217;RE READING? CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;The door&#8217;s open, and I would say, you know, I love you and &#8230; I&#8217;m there when you want,&#8221; he said. &#8220;We had an exchange, and I&#8217;ll leave it at that. The thing about, as a parent, you just have to love and be available and be an open door. My door&#8217;s always open.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He added, &#8220;The second she needs me, I&#8217;ll be there. That&#8217;s all you can do, and the idea that I&#8217;m going to somehow &#8230; that I need something, that I can force my way or force &#8230; no. It has to be something that &#8230; an openness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Schneider conveyed the importance of recognizing a &#8220;higher power&#8221; to help guide him through difficult times.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/343\/192\/rob-schneider-profile.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/686\/384\/rob-schneider-profile.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/672\/378\/rob-schneider-profile.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1344\/756\/rob-schneider-profile.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/931\/523\/rob-schneider-profile.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1862\/1046\/rob-schneider-profile.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"523\" width=\"931\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/720\/405\/rob-schneider-profile.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1440\/810\/rob-schneider-profile.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"405\" width=\"720\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1200\/675\/rob-schneider-profile.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Actor and Comedian Rob Schneider\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Rob Schneider reflected on his relationship with his daughter on the &#8220;Heretics&#8221; podcast.<\/span> <span>(Jason LaVeris)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;When things get taken away, and if that&#8217;s everything \u2013 your fame and your attachment to this stuff \u2013 if that gets taken from you, and that&#8217;s all you have, then you have nothing,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">&#8220;But if you realize there is something higher than all of that and your connection to that, then at that point there&#8217;s nothing that anybody could do to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">He added, &#8220;The thing about Christianity, it&#8217;s really \u2026 it&#8217;s love others, and it&#8217;s really about forgiveness. And forgiveness isn&#8217;t something you give to somebody else. It&#8217;s a gift you give to yourself. You can&#8217;t carry stuff. You have to let go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">King&#8217;s representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital&#8217;s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Tracy Wright is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital. Send story tips to Tracy.Wright@fox.com.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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