Overview
- Closing her opening monologue, Handler called Rob Reiner "the nicest guy in Hollywood" and urged the audience to remember the couple's commitment to decency.
- The tribute capped Handler's fourth consecutive year hosting the Critics Choice Awards at Santa Monica's Barker Hangar on Jan. 4.
- Rob and Michele Reiner were found dead Dec. 14 at their Los Angeles home, and the medical examiner determined both died from multiple sharp-force injuries.
- Their son, Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested near USC about six hours after the bodies were discovered and is being held without bail on two first-degree murder charges, with arraignment set for Jan. 7.
- Hollywood friends lauded Rob Reiner's breadth as a filmmaker in a joint statement, while President Trump's Truth Social remarks drew rebukes from figures including Jimmy Kimmel.