Elle King doesn’t appear to be walking back any of the unflattering claims she’d made about her father Rob Schneider last month, though she did come forward this week to say she had no malicious intent. “I never in a million years thought that that was going to go viral,” …
Read More »Rob Schneider Asks Elle King for His Forgiveness After She Called Him 'Toxic'
Rob Schneider is asking his daughter, Elle King, for forgiveness after she publicly discussed their strained relationship. In a new interview Wednesday, the comedian addressed King’s comments, after the “Ex’s and Oh’s” singer said that she didn’t “want to be associated” with the comedian. “I wish I was the father …
Read More »Elle King Says She Goes Years Without Talking to 'Toxic' Dad Rob Schneider
Elle King is opening up about her strained relationship with her father, Rob Schneider. In a new interview with Bunnie XO on her Dumb Blonde podcast, the “Ex’s and Oh’s” singer said she’s gone “four or five years without talking to my dad,” as she called him out over childhood …
Read More »Elle King Says She Feels Like a 'Different Person' Months After Controversial Opry Performance
Elle King said she feels like a “different person” after embracing a new kind of therapy following her disastrous performance at the Grand Ole Opry’s Dolly Parton tribute show earlier this year. Speaking with Kaitlyn Bristowe on the Off the Vine podcast, King spoke a bit about the treatment she …
Read More »Elle King Recalls 'Heavy and Traumatic' Day Before Drunk Dolly Parton Tribute Performance
Elle King offered the most detailed account of her disastrous performance at the Grand Ole Opry’s Dolly Parton tribute show earlier this year — and the incredible kindness Parton showed her afterward — on Chelsea Handler’s Dear Chelsea podcast. As King herself acknowledged, she committed a “big no-no” at the …
Read More »Elle King Cuts Loose on Her 'Baby Daddy's Weekend' in New Song
Ahead of her appearance at Stagecoach this weekend, Elle King is getting ready for a “Baby Daddy’s Weekend” — her chance to turn the radio up and “raise a cup” — as she sings on her new song. “It’s my baby daddy’s weekend,” she declares over a thick, honky-pop beat. …
Read More »Elle King Says She Talked to Dolly Parton After Controversial Tribute Performance
Elle King has issued her first public comment on her controversial performance at a Dolly Parton tribute concert in January. The singer was criticized for appearing inebriated onstage at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, where she bungled lyrics and told the crowd, “Hi, my name is Elle King and I’m fucking hammered.” …
Read More »Dolly Parton Backs Elle King After Seemingly Drunk Opry Performance: 'She Felt Worse Than Anybody'
Dolly Parton voiced her support for Elle King after the latter stirred up controversy last month with a seemingly inebriated performance at a special Grand Ole Opry show celebrating Parton’s 78th birthday. “Elle is a really great artist, she’s a great girl,” Parton said in her first interview about the …
Read More »Elle King Postpones Shows Following Seemingly Inebriated Performance
Elle King has postponed a handful of upcoming concerts following a string of gigs that had fans concerned and a Nashville institution apologizing. At Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday show Friday at the Grand Ole Opry, an admittedly “fucking hammered” King delivered a messy, profane performance that ultimately had the venue …
Read More »Grand Ole Opry Apologizes for Elle King's Language After Singer Seems Inebriated at Dolly Parton Tribute
The Grand Ole Opry celebrated Dolly Parton’s 78th birthday on Jan. 19 with a night of performances at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Friday. While the country legend herself wasn’t present for the Opry Goes Dolly event, other musicians took the stage to perform her hits in tribute — or at …
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