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Corey Feldman has broken his silence regarding his absence from the recent heartfelt Oscars tribute dedicated to the late director Rob Reiner.
“On a personal level, it felt somewhat like missing out on a family reunion,” Feldman, 54, shared with Entertainment Weekly in a recent interview published on March 27. “However, I’m not here to focus on my feelings about that,” he added, steering the conversation towards honoring Reiner’s legacy.
Feldman expressed his shared sorrow with the community over Reiner’s passing, which was unexpected for many. “Like everyone else, I’m deeply saddened by the way things unfolded. We all hoped Rob would have been with us for this commemorative tour,” Feldman said, referencing the theatrical re-release of Reiner’s iconic 1986 film, Stand By Me.
This beloved film, which featured Feldman alongside Jerry O’Connell and Wil Wheaton, is making a return to cinemas to celebrate its 40th anniversary.
As Hollywood continues to mourn the loss of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, Feldman disclosed his immediate reaction to the heartbreaking news and the subsequent arrest of their son, Nick Reiner. Reflecting on the moment, he mentioned being the first to comment, “I think […]” as events unfolded.
“We all would’ve loved to be able to say goodbye in our own ways,” Feldman continued. “Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. The best way we can say goodbye is honoring him and his work and his film through these tours that we’re doing and these interviews and getting people to take the moment and time to acknowledge the history of his work and art that he created. And hopefully going out there to celebrate him one last time on a big screen where it deserves to be seen.”
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Rob and his wife, Michelle Reiner, were found dead in their California home in December 2025. The late director was 78, while she was 70. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner later determined Rob and Michele’s cause of death to be “multiple sharp force injuries” from apparent stab wounds.
The couple’s son Nick Reiner, 32, was subsequently arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances in connection to his parents’ untimely deaths. In February, Nick pleaded not guilty to the charges. He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty should he be convicted. Nick remains behind bars without bail. His next court date is scheduled for April 29 at the time of publication.
In March, Rob and his wife were honored onstage during Hollywood’s biggest night by some of the stars of the filmmaker’s most prolific movies. Billy Crystal led the way, recalling how he met Rob in 1975 while playing best friends on an episode of All in the Family.
“It went so well Rob said, ‘It was fun playing your best friend, why don’t we keep it going?’” the actor said while on the 2026 Oscars stage. “It was a thrill to see him evolve from a great comic actor to a skilled storyteller.”
Jerry O’Connell honored late Stand by Me director Rob Reiner with a powerful tribute hours after news broke of the Hollywood icon’s death. Appearing on the Monday, December 15, episode of CBS Mornings, the 51-year-old actor admitted he was still in “shock” after learning Reiner, 78, and wife Michele Singer Reiner were killed in their […]
Crystal then highlighted some of the late director’s most memorable films, including Misery, When Harry Met Sally and Stand by Me. The actor was then joined by the stars of Reiner’s many films, including Meg Ryan, Kathy Bates, O’Connell and Wheaton.
“I think Jerry and Wil did what had to be done,” Feldman said of the onstage moment featuring his former costars. “It was a fleeting moment, so I don’t feel like I missed much at all. I personally was probably maybe a little bothered by the fact that nobody got to speak or say anything from their own heart. Although they did a wonderful job, I would’ve liked to have heard from Wil and Jerry and a few other people up there.”