Celebrations for Dick Van Dyke’s 100th birthday were overshadowed by the murders of longtime friend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele’s deaths in Los Angeles, California
Dick Van Dyke is heartbroken by the murders of longtime friend Rob Reiner and his wife Michele.
The Hollywood legend reportedly couldn’t sleep because he was so sickened by the deaths, which overshadowed celebrations for his 100th birthday over the weekend. Van Dyke’s birthday was on Saturday and the murders were discovered the following day in Los Angeles, California.
Speaking in a video yesterday, Van Dyke’s wife Arlene Silver said her spouse had spoken to Reiner just two weeks ago. Holding back the tears, she added: “Such a weird, wonderful, awful weekend. You know Dick’s birthday was on [Saturday]… I can’t not talk about this horrible thing. I mean, Dick’s birthday was so amazing, so over-the-top beautiful, and then this. I was relieved and happy, and then this happened yesterday.”
Van Dyke and Reiner, 78, had been close friends for six decades. The Mary Poppins icon, who had said on Friday going to the gym three times every week was his key to happiness, last spoke to Reiner on the phone at the start of the month.
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In her video, Ms Silver is seen still wearing a ‘100’ button with an image of Van Dyke on her top which was made for his milestone birthday. The former makeup artist, who married the actor in 2012, shared the clip on social media on Tuesday, to a supportive reception.
Van Dyke fans expressed hope for the star, whose programme, The Dick Van Dyke Show, was created by Rob Reiner’s father, Carl. It ran between 1961 and 1966, winning 15 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series three times.
Nick Reiner was charged with two counts of first degree murder on Tuesday as police believe he killed his parents. Nick, 32, is currently being held in custody, police confirmed at a press conference in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said: “I’m here to announce that our office will be filing charges against Nick Reiner accused of killing his parents. These charges will be two counts of first degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders. He also faces a special allegation that he personally used a dangerous and deadly weapon, that being a knife.
Source: Mirror
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