Nick Reiner, the son of famed Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, battled drug addiction. Now, according to People Magazine, Nick Reiner stands accused of killing his parents.
A 2016 article in People Magazine described Nick Reiner’s struggle with drugs and homelessness. At that time, Nick was trying to turn his recovery and past into film. Daily Variety reported that authorities are considering the deaths an “apparent homcide.”
Nick Reiner “was packed off to his first rehab facility around his 15th birthday,” People reported at that time. “Now 22, he’s co-written a film loosely based on that experience – and the 17 rehab stays that followed – directed by his dad, Rob.” However, nine years later, the story ended in great tragedy.
Nick Reiner Is Accused of Murdering Rob Reiner & His Wife Michele Singer Reiner
According to People, reporting on December 14, Rob and Michele Reiner “were killed by their son, Nick.” Authorities have not confirmed this information, but People reported having “multiple sources” for it.
The Reiner family released a statement to Variety.
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner,” a family spokesman said in a statement. “We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.” Rob Reiner and his wife had two other kids together named Romy and Jake. Rob Reiner also adopted daughter Tracy while married to his first wife, Penny Marshall.
Nick Reiner Claimed He Was Recovered From Drug Addiction: ‘I Met Crazy Great People There’
In the 2016 article with People, Nick Reiner spoke about how drug addiction was something he could draw from in his art.
“That made me who I am now, having to deal with that stuff,” he said. “I met crazy great people there, so out of my element. Now, I’ve been home for a really long time, and I’ve sort of gotten acclimated back to being in L.A. and being around my family. But there was a lot of dark years there.”
