Rob Reiner’s son Nick has been arrested following the “obvious murder” of the beloved Hollywood director and his spouse Michele.
Stories emerged yesterday (Sunday December 14) that the 78-year-old filmmaker and his 68-year-old spouse, photographer Michele Singer-Reiner, had been discovered lifeless inside their dwelling within the Brentwood space of Los Angeles.
The LAPD later confirmed that they had been investigating the deaths as an “obvious murder”, and a number of shops together with TMZ and Individuals reported that the 2 had suffered wounds in keeping with a knife assault.
At a press convention final evening, Alan Hamilton, the chief detective of the LAPD, stated that the investigation was nonetheless ongoing and relations can be interviewed.
Now, each BBC Information and the New York Instances have reported that the couple’s 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, has been arrested in reference to their deaths.
In response to the BBC, Nick – who additionally works as a screenwriter – is in custody on $4million (£2.9million) bail.
SAG-AFTRA at present honors the legacy of filmmaker, actor and SAG-AFTRA member Rob Reiner, who died at present on the age of 78. Rob Reiner was a member of our union for practically 60 years. We ship love and heat to Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner’s households, pals and colleagues. pic.twitter.com/me70yttUQf
— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) December 15, 2025
The LAPD haven’t but formally introduced his arrest, nonetheless on-line jail data from the LASD Inmate Heart reveal that he was arrested on Sunday, and charged at present (Monday December 15). No details about any legal fees are publicly accessible at time of writing.
As highlighted by the New York Instances, each Rob and Nick labored collectively on a movie referred to as Being Charlie, which was loosely based mostly on the latter’s adolescence and his previous struggles with substance abuse and homelessness.
Whereas the 2 beforehand confirmed that the venture was not autobiographical, Rob did say in a 2016 interview on BUILD Sequence that the film introduced them “nearer collectively” and “pressured me to see extra clearly, and perceive extra deeply, what Nick had gone via”.
Nick would later inform Individuals about his sobriety, and the 2 appeared collectively most not too long ago on the pink carpet for Rob’s movie Spinal Faucet II: The Finish Continues. That movie was the long-awaited follow-up to the cult basic 1984 with a lot cherished mockumentary This Is Spinal Faucet, which was Reiner’s directorial movie debut.
Different movies of his included Stand by Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally (1989), Distress (1990), and the Oscar nominated A Few Good Males (1992).
Hollywood remembers legendary director and actor Rob Reiner, who was discovered lifeless on Sunday alongside his spouse, Michele. 💔 Rob is finest identified for steering movies like When Harry Met Sally, That is Spinal Faucet, The Princess Bride, and A Few Good Males. pic.twitter.com/W3L8vutskn
— IMDb (@IMDb) December 15, 2025
He additionally had appearing roles within the likes of Ephron’s Sleepless in Seattle, Postcards From the Edge, The First Wives Membership, The Wolf of Wall Road, New Woman and The Bear.
Michelle Singer-Reiner labored as a photographer, and the 2 received married in 1989 after assembly on the set for When Harry Met Sally. She additionally labored on the MysteryDisc video video games and on the 1990 movie Distress – which was based mostly on the Stephen King guide and directed by Rob.
Since information broke of their deaths, numerous tributes have poured in for Rob and Michele Reiner, together with from Stephen King who stated that he was “horrified and saddened” by the information, and described the director as a “great good friend, political ally, and sensible filmmaker”.
I’m horrified and saddened by the loss of life of Rob Reiner and Michele. Great good friend, political ally, and sensible filmmaker (together with 2 of mine). Relaxation in peace, Rob. You all the time stood by me.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) December 15, 2025
Paul McCartney additionally shared a picture of him and Rob collectively, and wrote: “What a tragedy the loss of life of Rob Reiner and his spouse, Michele, is. It’s so surprising in some ways however for me particularly so, as a result of over the past 12 months I had been working with him. He directed me in Spinal Faucet II: The Finish Continues.”
The Beatles legend went on to explain him as “such an upbeat, lovable man”, and added: “Life might be so unfair and this tragedy proves it. His father, Carl Reiner, was an ideal humourist earlier than him and Rob adopted in his dad’s footsteps doing a terrific job making many nice movies.
“I’ll all the time have fond recollections of Rob and the concept that he and his spouse will not be on the planet with us is heartbreaking.”
