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Legendary head Rob Reiner was honored astatine nan 2026 Critics Choice Awards 3 weeks aft he and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were tragically murdered.
Host Chelsea Handler paid tribute to Rob and Michele successful her opening monologue, noting that nan head was “the nicest feline successful Hollywood.”
“When you were successful a speech pinch him, he was coming and he was focused and he was funny,” she recalled. “And he would inquire you tons of questions.”
“Rob and Michele were tireless successful their efforts to truthful galore important causes, each stemming from 1 basal thought — decency,” she added. “That we should each look retired for each other, and I deliberation we tin each work together that we each request much of that.”
Rob, 78, and Michele, 70, were recovered fatally stabbed successful their Los Angeles location connected Dec. 14.
The mates were reportedly dead for respective hours earlier they were recovered by their girl Romy, 28.
Sources told The Post that Rob and Michele’s throats were slit and had aggregate stab wounds connected their bodies.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner listed their official causes of decease as “multiple crisp unit injuries.” The mode of decease was listed arsenic a homicide.
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Following an autopsy, their bodies were cremated and their remains were returned to their oldest son, Jake.
According to nan couple’s decease certificates obtained by Page Six connected Dec. 23, Rob and Michele were killed wrong “minutes” of receiving “multiple crisp unit injuries” pinch a “knife, by another.”
The precocious couple’s boy Nick Reiner was later arrested connected Dec. 14 successful connection pinch his parents’ deaths. He has since been charged with two counts of first grade murder.
Nick is presently being held successful solitary confinement and remains remains connected termination watch astatine Twin Towers Correctional Facility. As The Post antecedently reported, nan installation is considered America’s largest intelligence wellness jail.
In his first tribunal appearance since his parents’ deaths, he was fixed an arraignment day of Jan. 7, 2026.
Following nan little hearing, Jake and Romy Reiner released their ain statement: “Words cannot moreover statesman to picture nan unimaginable symptom we are experiencing each infinitesimal of nan day. The horrific and devastating nonaccomplishment of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is thing that nary 1 should ever experience. They weren’t conscionable our parents; they were our champion friends.”
“We are grateful for nan outpouring of condolences, kindness, and support we person received not only from family and friends but group from each walks of life. We now inquire for respect and privacy, for speculation to beryllium tempered pinch compassion and humanity, and for our parents to beryllium remembered for nan unthinkable lives they lived and nan emotion they gave,” nan connection closed.
