Rob Schneider says Adam Sandler still "supports" him despite backlash over his political views.

The 60-year-old actor - who has appeared in the likes of 'Big Daddy', 'Grown Ups' and 'The Waterboy' with his longtime friend - has come under fire for his support of former United States President Donald Trump, and his past comments on the COVID-19 vaccine.

Rob claimed he has been "blacklisted in showbusiness" for his views, but told DailyMail.com: "He doesn't necessarily have to agree with me, he supports me for me and I think that he was able to see through all the c***, and to not have to worry about the right or wrong, or if he should be outspoken or not.

"He doesn't get into the socio-economic politics of it all, we don't talk about it.

"People ask me 'have you lost friends over this?' yeah probably, but how boring would it be to only have friends who agree with you?"

The pair have known each other for over three decades, and Rob said his pal still calls him every single week.

He said: "Adam Sandler has several hundred people working for him, so you know he's the highest paid actor in the world [but] he loves me like a brother, like a brother from another mother.

"He called me last night at 11 o'clock and said, 'How are you? How you doing?'

"There's not been a week in over 30 years where he hasn't called me, anywhere in the world - even if he's in Italy - and it's really beautiful, he's my brother."

Rob recently took aim at 'cancel culture' and insisted he prefers stand-up comedy to what he sees as a more restrictive environment on television.

He told Australia's 'Sunrise' show: "People get uptight about stuff. That's why it is important I have a dark theatre to perform in where people can hear things they can't hear on TV."

He added: "The idea is to be able to express things and to let out, people can laugh at things. It's not attacking anybody, though some people claim it is."