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A 32-year-old man has been apprehended following the tragic discovery of his parents’ bodies in their Los Angeles residence.
WASHINGTON — Nick Reiner, son of acclaimed director and writer Rob Reiner, has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the deaths of Rob and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, according to law enforcement officials on Monday.
The couple was found deceased Sunday in their home located in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Police Department’s investigation led to the arrest of their son, Nick Reiner, who is currently held without bail, suspected of being responsible for the murders.
Rob and Michele Singer Reiner had three biological children: Romy, aged 28, Nick, aged 32, and Jake, aged 34. Rob also adopted Tracy Reiner, a 61-year-old actress, from his first marriage to Penny Marshall.
Who is Nick Reiner?
Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner shared three biological children together: 28-year-old Romy, 32-year-old Nick and 34-year-old Jake. Rob also adopted 61-year-old actress Tracy Reiner, with his first wife, Penny Marshall.
Nick, the younger of Rob Reiner’s two sons, spoke publicly of his struggles with addiction. By 18, he had cycled in and out of nine treatment facilities with bouts of homelessness and relapses in between.
In 2015, Nick co-wrote the film “Being Charlie,” which was loosely based on his real-life struggles with drug addiction and homelessness. His dad directed the movie, later calling it the most personal project of his career in an interview on “WTF With Marc Maron.”
In an interview with PEOPLE in 2016, Nick openly discussed battling addiction from his early teens, cycling through rehab programs beginning at age 15 and spending long stretches homeless in several states after refusing further treatment.
“If I wanted to do it my way and not go to the programs they were suggesting, then I had to be homeless,” Nick said at the time.
“I was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas,” he added, explaining that he eventually returned home and began rebuilding his life.
Nick has said his relationship with his father was complicated during those years but improved as he achieved sobriety. Rob Reiner previously praised his son, calling him “the heart and soul” of “Being Charlie.”
He added that at the time of production, his relationship with Nick had changed for the better. “To be honest, by the time we got to the point of making the movie…our relationship had gotten so much closer.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
