Rob Schneider asks daughter Elle King to forgive him
Rob Schneider has publicly asked for forgiveness after his daughter Elle King criticized their “toxic” relationship.
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Rob Schneider’s wife of 16 years, Patricia Azarkoya Schneider, has filed for divorce from the comedian.
Patricia Schneider filed a petition for dissolution of her marriage on Dec. 8 in Arizona’s Maricopa County Superior Court, according to filings obtained by USA TODAY on Jan. 28. On January 13, she also requested that the marital consent decree and other relevant documents indicating that the estranged spouses agree to all of the terms of legal separation be kept confidential.
In her petition, Patricia Schneider said their marriage was “irreparably broken and there is no possibility of reconciliation.” Her petition states that the two were married on January 27, 2010 in Los Angeles.
A representative for Rob Schneider declined to comment. USA TODAY reached out to Patricia Schneider’s team.
The couple have two children, 13-year-old Miranda Scarlett Schneider and 9-year-old Madeline Robbie Schneider, who both appear in the 2022 film Daddy Daughter Trip, which he co-wrote with Patricia Schneider.
The couple also have writing credits on the Netflix show Real Rob, which followed their family life for two seasons.
TVyNovelas first reported the news on January 27th.
The “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo” star was married to London King from 1988 to 1990 and Helena Schneider from 2002 to 2005.
He has been touring with his stand-up comedy in recent months, often publicly criticizing what he calls “woke” Hollywood, which he blames on his decision to live in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Rob Schneider is also the father of singer Elle King, 36, and the two have spoken out about their strained relationship in recent years.
“My relationship with my dad is like really big ups and downs. Right now, we’re not flowing. I don’t agree with a lot of the things my dad says,” King told Bunny Zoe on the Dumb Blonde podcast in 2024.
“As much as we wish someone would change, at the end of the day, we can’t control other people’s actions. We can’t control their emotions,” she says. “The only thing you can control is how you react and act on your emotions.”
She later said her father had made derogatory comments “about drugs and… anti-gay rights.”
“I want to take this opportunity to say: I disagree. I don’t agree with what he said,” Dr. King said. “I believe in love in all its forms. And I believe that everyone finds their own happiness and joy, in whatever form and in whatever capacity. There are no politics when it comes to love. That’s all.”
