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EXCLUSIVE: It’s now that clip of nan twelvemonth erstwhile In Memoriam lists are being compiled and posted commemorating those who passed successful 2025. For New York Times readers picking up nan insubstantial today, amidst tributes to Diane Keaton, David Lynch, Angie Stone and 20 others, 2 names were noticeably absent from nan Gray Lady’s “The Lives They Lived” section.
Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner.
For a Hollywood organization profoundly saddened and shaken by the December 14 execution of nan Reiners, arsenic nan tributes to nan agelong joined duo from presidents, producers, directors, actors, agents and collaborators person made clear nan past 2 weeks, nan Misery director and his photographer spouse’s nonappearance connected nan NYT Mag’s eccentric yearly tally has raised much than a fewer eyebrows.
“Is it because they were violently killed?” 1 C-Suiter texted maine this AM arsenic he sat down to publication his Sunday paper. Another manufacture insider wondered if nan Martin Scorsese penned Christmas Day op-ed on his relationship pinch chap filmmaker Reiner was nan substitute for a “The Lives They Lived” piece.
Neither mentation is true. It was, for illustration truthful galore things, each astir timing.
“The Lives They Lived is simply a New York Times Magazine feature,” nan NYT’s Danielle Rhoades Ha told maine today. “Though nan people publication day is Dec. 16, nan contented was finalized and sent for publication connected Dec. 11 — 3 days earlier Rob Reiner’s death,” nan SVP Communications added.
In fact, pinch nan objection of nan breaking news A section, astir of nan often hefty NYT is afloat locked successful and printed days earlier it hits newsstands and doorstep. The immense mostly of nan Sunday edition’s articles are disposable connected nan paper’s website usually 3 aliases 4 days beforehand, including “The Lives They Lived.”
Discovered dormant by their girl Romy and a friend connected December 14 astatine nan couple’s Brentwood home, nan Reiners were killed by aggregate stab wounds. In nan hours that followed connected that first nighttime of Hanukkah, constabulary tracked down and arrested nan Reiner’s youngest boy Nick.
Set for a afloat proceeding connected January 7, nan 32-year-old, who has very publically fought supplier addiction for complete a decade, has now been charged pinch 2 count of first-degree murder. As nan LA County DA made clear connected December 16, nan presently incarcerated without bail Nick Reiner faces nan anticipation of nan decease punishment aliases life down bars without parole if recovered guilty.
Over nan past 2 weeks, nan NYT has published and posted astir 50 articles connected nan Reiners’ deaths, bequest and guidance to their murders since that tragic nighttime of December 14 The insubstantial has besides had elaborate sum connected Nick Reiner‘s apprehension and consequent charges since nan 78-year-old head and nan 68-year-old photographer were reported deceased.
The last SNL of 2025 saw a on-screen tribute to Reiner, who hosted nan NBC late-nighter’s 3rd ever section successful 1975, astatine nan extremity of its December 21 airing. Tributes to nan When Harry Met Sally director and All successful nan Family character are expected astatine nan Golden Globes and nan March 15, 2026 Oscars.
While a number of nationalist figures from arsenic acold crossed nan governmental spectrum arsenic John Cussak to James Woods, not to mention adjacent Renier friends for illustration Barack and Michelle Obama (who were expected to person meal connected December 14 pinch nan Reiners astatine ex-Ambassador James Costos and Micheal Smith’s LA home) Billy Crystal, Larry David, Meg Ryan and AITF co-star Sally Struthers, person offered praise for Reiner and condolences connected his death, a petulant Donald Trump has lashed retired astatine nan filmmaker doubly successful speedy succession.
On December 15, little than 24 hours aft nan Reiners’ mangled remains were found, Trump called The American President head “deranged” and “bad for America” for his defense and critiques of nan shamelessly bladed skinned ex-Apprentice host.
