Overview
- Glaser ended the broadcast wearing a “Spinal Tap” cap and signed off with “This one went to 11,” referencing Reiner’s 1984 film.
- Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed on Dec. 14 in Los Angeles, and their son Nick has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
- Nick Reiner remains in custody after his attorney withdrew last week, and his arraignment was pushed to February.
- Before the show, Glaser told USA TODAY she would acknowledge Reiner “in my own way,” since the Globes does not stage a traditional in‑memoriam.
- The tribute followed the Jan. 4 Critics Choice Awards, where host Chelsea Handler remembered Reiner and Michele for their decency and activism, as colleagues shared widespread remembrances of the nine-time Golden Globe nominee.