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Rob Schneider’s ‘monstrous’ post about the death of Dikembe Mutombo is causing a stir on social media
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Rob Schneider’s ‘monstrous’ post about the death of Dikembe Mutombo is causing a stir on social media

NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo passed away on Monday after a battle with brain cancer, and comedian and actor Rob Schneider’s take on it is…well, it’s pretty weird.

So, what was Schneider’s thinking?

“Rest in peace…” he wrote on X, reposting a video of Mutombo encouraging people to get vaccinated. ‘I’m sure this is just a coincidence (again). But I approved the Jab and I’m not going to let anyone I know (who will listen) get it either!’

That’s right, Schneider, without any evidence, took the time to try to tie Mutombo’s death to his vaccination status. Social media took notice and, for the most part, things didn’t go well for Schneider.

“This is monstrous,” wrote former NBA player Rex Chapman. “Dikembe has fought hard over the past year. He died of brain cancer. He lived beyond an honorable life.”

“Wow,” another person commented. “Ambulance fighter (celebrates) the death of another human being from cancer. Shame on you.”

“He had brain cancer,” wrote another. “Which he got because (unlike you) he had a (expletive) brain.”

“Yes, as everyone knows, cancer didn’t exist before the COVID vaccines,” wrote another.

“No wonder your daughter doesn’t want anything to do with you,” wrote another.

There were many more comments that bashed him, but if the last one about his daughter rings a bell, it’s because Schneider was last really in the news. Schneider spends much of his time on , famous country singer Elle King.

King appeared on Bunnie Xo’s “Dumb Blonde” podcast in August, and she gave a review of Schneider that was far from glowing.

“You’re talking from your (expletive) and you’re talking (expletive) about drag and you know, anti-gay rights,” she said of Schneider. “And it’s like, get (expletive).”

King also revealed, per Variety, that she is not close to Schneider after spending little time with him as a child. And some of her interactions with Schneider as a child apparently left her scarred.

“I was like a very, very heavy child,” she said. “My dad sent me to fat camp… and then I got in trouble for a year because I sprained my ankle and didn’t lose any weight.”

She said Schneider would also make her wear sweaters to hide her tattoos.

“He’s just not nice,” she said. “You can really want someone to change. You can’t control someone else’s actions and you can’t control people’s feelings. The only thing you have control over is how you react and what you do with your feelings.”