According to the Los Angeles Police Department, it is clear that Rob Reiner’s arrested son Nick is responsible for his parents’ deaths. There is said to have been a heated argument between the son and parents.
December 16, 2025, 06:50Dec 16, 2025, 06:52
After the violent death of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, more details are becoming known. According to a new statement from the Los Angeles Police Department, which is investigating the case, it is now clear that Reiner’s son Nick is “responsible for the deaths of his parents.” However, the authorities did not provide any further information about how exactly the parents died. According to previous reports, the Reiners were found with their throats slit and other cuts.
Nick Reiner was arrested hours after his parents’ bodies were found and has been in custody ever since. He is being held without bail.
Nick Reiner at a film premiere in September 2025.Image: keystone
The New York Post Meanwhile, citing friends of the couple, reports that Rob and Michele Reiner got into a heated argument with their son on Saturday evening at a Christmas party hosted by talk show host Conan O’Brien. According to the report, Nick Reiner “acted out” and scared other guests at the party with his behavior.
Reiner had previously exhibited strange behavior at the event, which took place less than 24 hours before his parents’ deaths, a source told the Post: “Nick totally confused everyone, acted crazy and constantly asked people if they were famous.” Rob Reiner also told other guests after the argument that they were afraid for Nick and that his mental state was deteriorating. There have been several public arguments between father and son in the past, as the Post writes.
The reports fuel rumors that Nick Reiner has had a drug relapse. The 32-year-old had struggled with massive addiction problems in the past. A family friend told the newspaper that the Reiners wanted “Nick to get help and go to rehab, but he didn’t want to be treated in a facility again.” According to the Washington Post Nick Reiner has spent at least 17 stays in rehab since he was 15 years old.
Nick Reiner has spoken publicly about his drug addiction in the past, for example on podcasts. In 2015, he even worked with his father on the film “Being Charlie,” which focused on the difficult relationship between an 18-year-old drug addict and his father. Working on the film was like shared therapy, the director told The New Yorker magazine at the time.
The Reiner family in autumn 2025: Rob, Michele, Romy, Nick, Maria Gilfillan and Jake Reiner (from left).Image: keystone
Nick Reiner is said to have most recently lived in a guest house on his parents’ property. Loud CNN-Information that the dead parents of daughter Romy were found.
Trump causes outrage
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump irritated with comments about Rob Reiner. Reiner died because he caused so much anger in others by being upset with him, Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
“He was known for driving people crazy with his raging obsession with President Donald J. Trump.”
Given the circumstances, the statement caused a lot of criticism and outrage. Several Republicans also accused Trump of disrespect. Representative Thomas Massie wrote on Marjorie Taylor Greene and Representative Don Bacon also described Trump’s comments as out of place and “stillless”.
Rob Reiner was a staunch critic of the US president and repeatedly supported liberal causes, such as same-sex marriage and higher tobacco taxes.
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