Archive December 15, 2025

Donald Trump has been criticised by one of his former allies after sharing a sickening post about Rob Reiner’s death.

The film director and his wife Michele were found dead at their home in Los Angeles on Sunday. Today, police confirmed their son Nick Reiner, 32, has been arrested and remains in custody.

After several high-profile celebrities paid tribute to Reiner, who created some of the most well-known movies of the 1980s and 1990s, the US president took to social media to criticise the late director, claiming he had “a mind crippling disease known as Trump derangement syndrome” and had “driven people crazy by his raging obsession” with the Republican politician. Reiner, a vocal critic of Trump, was one of the most active Democrats in the film industry, regularly campaigning on behalf of liberal causes and hosting fundraisers.

The US president wrote on Truth Social: “A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS.

“He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before. May Rob and Michele rest in peace!”

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Georgia Republican whom Trump branded a “traitor” for disagreeing with him, responded to Trump’s message by saying: “Rob Reiner and his wife were tragically killed at the hands of their own son, who reportedly had drug addiction and other issues, and their remaining children are left in serious mourning and heartbreak.

“This is a family tragedy, not about politics or political enemies. Many families deal with a family member with drug addiction and mental health issues. It’s incredibly difficult and should be met with empathy especially when it ends in murder.”

Trump was also criticised by Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky who tweeted on X that regardless of how one felt about Reiner, “this is inappropriate and disrespectful discourse about a man who was just brutally murdered.” Rep. Mike Lawler of New York said of Trump’s post: “This statement is wrong. Regardless of one’s political views, no one should be subjected to violence, let alone at the hands of their own son. It’s a horrible tragedy that should engender sympathy and compassion from everyone in our country, period.”

Among those expressing their condolences to Reiner’s family were former presidents Joe Biden and Barack Obama. Biden tweeted: “Jill and I send our deepest condolences to everyone whose lives were touched by Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner’s extraordinary contributions. We take solace in knowing their work will live on for generations to come.”

Obama said: “Michelle and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele. Rob’s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen. But beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of people – and a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action.

“Together, he and his wife lived lives defined by purpose. They will be remembered for the values they championed and the countless people they inspired. We send our deepest condolences to all who loved them.”

In a chilling admission just months before he was murdered, Rob Reiner admitted he loved his children, ‘even the bad ones’, in what is believed to be one of his final interviews

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Rob Reiner said he “loved his kids – even the bad one” months before his death. The Hollywood film director and his wife, Michele, were found dead at their home in Los Angeles.

The couple allegedly had their throats slit by a relative after an argument. Documents obtained by the Mirror have shown that their son Nick, 32, is currently being held in custody. He is also being held on a $4million (£3million) bail in connection with the murder.

The agency description of his arrest was listed as “Gang Activity.” Nick was arrested on Sunday at 21:15 local time and booked on Monday morning. But in what is believed to be one of Rob’s final interviews, he admitted he loved all of his children “even the bad ones”.

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Speaking to Piers Morgan, Rob said: “Well, I mean, listen, people have their favourites. [It’s] the cliché, ‘We love all our children, even the bad ones.” Reports claim that Rob and his son Nick had a “very loud argument” while attending Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party on Saturday night.

TMZ reports that Rob and Michele then left the party. A source told the publication that Michele had been telling friends in her final months that she and Rob were at their “wits’ end” over Nick and his alleged substance abuse, saying: “We’ve tried everything.”

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The Los Angeles Fire Department were called to the home in Brentwood to offer medical aid at 3:30pm local time on Sunday and found a man, 78, and a woman, 68. They had already died. Police confirmed that both victims had suffered from lacerations “consistent with a knife [attack].”

It’s believed that their daughter, Romy, had discovered them at the huge property. Romy has told police that a family member “should be a suspect” as they were “dangerous”.

A spokesperson for the Reiner family said: “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.”

Meanwhile, Rob’s eldest daughter, Tracy Reiner, who was adopted by the star during his first marriage to Penny Marshall, said she was in “shock.” Speaking to NBC, she said: “I came from the greatest family ever. I don’t know what to say. I’m in shock.”

She told how she had seen her father the day before for a family gathering. “I came from the greatest family ever,” she said. “I don’t know what to say. I’m in shock.” A senior officer told the Mirror that investigators intended to speak with all relevant family members and associates as part of a routine procedure in a case of this nature.

“We’re going to try to speak to every family member that we can to get to the facts of this investigation,” the officer said, adding that detectives were set to re-enter the sprawling six-bedroomed property to conduct a detailed forensic examination.

He noted that the house had been left in the same condition as when officers first arrived, after police determined there was no ongoing threat. During a press conference on Sunday, the police confirmed that they were seeking to obtain a search warrant for a home and were “not looking for anyone as a suspect or in any other manner.”

Biffy Clyro’s James Johnston has announced he’s quitting their UK and European tour but despite the news, the bass player said he did feel there was “light at the end of the tunnel”

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Biffy Clyro bass player James Johnston has pulled out of their UK and European tour citing “mental health and addiction issues”.

The 45-year-old posted a statement on the band’s instagram page and other social media platforms explaining his decision. The Scottish band are due to start their tour on 9 January in Belfast and will continue to perform over the summer with dates in Australia and New Zealand.

James wrote: “I am heartbroken to let you know that I will not be joining the band on the upcoming tours. For some time, I have been living with mental health problems which have led to addiction issues that I have kept concealed for a long time.

“This has caused significant problems for myself and everyone around me – the time has come to properly address my illnesses and deal with them.”

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He went on to apologise to frontman Simon Neil and his twin brother Ben – the band’s drummer – and thanked them “for their continued love, patience, support and understanding throughout this time”.

He added: “I have recently started to receive the professional help I need and would like to reassure you all that there is light at the end of the tunnel.”

James went on to say their “dear friend” Naomi MacLeod, a session bassist, will step in for the band for the new tour. In response to the Instagram post, there was an outpouring of support from fans.

Biffy Clyro are due to play the biggest show of their career next year which will see them headlining London’s Finsbury Park in July. They are a Scottish rock band that formed in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire in 1995. They made a chart breakthrough with their fourth album Puzzle, released in 2007. Puzzle became not only the band’s first Top 40 album, but it also powered all the way to Number 2.

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According to the official charts Biffy scored their first UK Number 1 album with 2013’s Opposites and further Number 1s followed with 2016’s Ellipsis and A Celebration Of Endings in August 2020.

Their international breakthrough came with 2009’s Only Revolutions – which went platinum in the UK and received a Mercury Prize nomination. Their latest album Futique was released in September and is the band’s first LP in four years.

If you are struggling with mental health, you can speak to a trained advisor from Mind mental health charity on 0300 123 3393 or email info@mind.org.uk