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

NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo died on Monday after a battle with brain cancer, And comedian and actor Rob Schneider’s perspective is…well, it’s pretty strange.

So what was Schneider’s thought?

“Rest in peace…” He wrote on X and posted a video of Mutombo urging people to get vaccinated. “I’m sure this is just another coincidence. But I missed the vaccine, and I won’t allow anyone I know (and who’s listening) to get it!”

True, Schneider took the time to try to link Mutombo’s death to his vaccination status, even though there was no evidence to support it. 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 fought hard last year. He died of brain cancer. He lived more than just an honorable life.”

“Wow,” another person replied. “The ambulance chaser (celebrates) another person’s death from cancer. Shame on you.”

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

“Yes, as we all know, cancer didn’t exist before COVID vaccines,” wrote another.

“No wonder your daughter wants nothing to do with you,” wrote another.

There were many more comments denigrating him, but if the last one about his daughter sounds familiar, it’s because it was the last time Schneider was actually in the headlines. Schneider spends much of his time these days pushing ultra-conservative narratives and conspiracies on Daughter not well received, famous country singer Elle King.

King appeared on Bunnie Xo’s “Dumb Blonde” podcast in August and gave a review of Schneider that was less than enthusiastic.

“You talk out of your (expletive) and you talk (expletive) about drag and you know, anti-gay rights,” she said of Schneider. “And it’s like getting (expletive).”

King also revealed that she is not close to Schneider, having spent little time with him as a child, according to Variety. And some of her interactions with Schneider as a child apparently left scars.

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

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

“He’s just not nice,” she said. “You can wish for someone to change so much. You can’t control other people’s actions and you can’t control other people’s feelings. All you can control is how you react and what you do with your feelings.”