Overview
- Hosting the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, Chelsea Handler called Rob Reiner "the nicest guy in Hollywood" and urged the industry to uphold the couple’s value of decency.
- Rob, 78, and Michele Reiner, 70, were found fatally stabbed on Dec. 14 in their Brentwood home, and the medical examiner ruled both deaths homicides caused by multiple sharp-force injuries.
- Their son Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested near USC and charged with two counts of first-degree murder; he remains held without bail with arraignment set for Jan. 7.
- Industry tributes have continued, including a joint statement from Billy Crystal, Larry David, Martin Short and Albert Brooks praising Reiner’s range and storytelling.
- President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post attacking the late director drew criticism from Hollywood figures, adding to the broader public response.