Following the shocking double murder of American film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, disturbing details have emerged of a loud argument between his son Nick and guests at a party the night before
In the wake of the chilling murders of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle on Sunday afternoon, disturbing details have emerged of what happened at a party hosted by US talk show king Conan O’Nrien just hours before the horrific killings.
According to police, Princess Bride director Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife of 36 years, Michele, 66, were slain in their sprawling six-bed family home in Brentwood, LA on Sunday afternoon.
And as Hollywood tries to make sense of the shocking double-murder, it has emerged that Ron and his middle son Nick Reiner, several sources have claimed to PEOPLE, got into a fiery dispute at a Christmas party the night before, hosted by Conan O’Brian.
It follows a report by TMZ on Monday which claimed that the 78-year-old Hollywood heavyweight Reiner and his son were embroiled in a “very loud argument”.
One of the sources claimed to PEOPLE: “Nick was freaking everyone out, acting crazy, kept asking people if they were famous.”
It has now been revealed that Nick became ‘disruptive and upset’ when his parents expressed their worries about his health at Conan’s party, reports NBC. It’s reported that Rob and Michele then left the party following the set-to, according to TMZ.
Nick had accompanied his parents to the event, and sources later claimed to Sky News’s US partner NBC that the couple were both upset and embarrassed by his behaviour, and expressed concert about his health, citing another source alleging that Nick’s behaviour had made other guests feel uncomfortable.
They claimed that the screenwriter had interrupted a conversation between filmmaker Bill Hader and two other guests and when told it was a private conversation – stood still and stared at the group, before storming off in a rage.
Devastatingly, just hours later, Rob and Michelle Reiner were found murdered in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, Dec. 14, their bodies allegedly found by their daughter, Romy – with the LA Fire Department called to the gruesome scene at around 3.30pm local time, to provide medical aid.
First responders discovered Rob and Michele’s bodies. Although officials did not release any further details, a police source who spoke to the Associated Press believe the couple suffered brutal stab wounds and were found with their throats slit.
Their son Nick, 32, was later arrested and charged with murder, and is now being held without bail.
Rob met his wife while directing classic romcom When Harry Met Sally… and the pair went on to marry in 1989, and have three children together – actors Jake and Romy, and screenwriter Nick.
Of all their children, Nick is the one who has been most vocal over the years – and had previously been outspoken about his battles with drug addiction, as well as homelessness – revealing that his troubles began when he was just a teen.
In 2016, he revealed that his stints in rehab began at just 15, and as his addiction battles intensified, he drifted from home and would end up on the street for stretches, in various US states.
In a 2018 podcast appearance, Nick once confessed that he had trashed the family home he was living in while high on meth.
‘It’s not much of a story. I got totally spun out on uppers — I think it was coke and something else — and I was up for days on end,’ he revealed, before adding that he ‘punched’ various appliances around the guest house.
Rob Reiner’s 2015 film which he made with Nick, Being Charlie, was partly inspired by Nick’s younger years.
The late director was the hand behind many iconic movies, including This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Stand By Me, The Princess Bride (1987), and A Few Good Men (1992). He was the son of acclaimed comedian Carl Reiner, and make his big break in Hollywood on popular sitcom All in the Family.
Tracy Reiner, 61, whom the director adopted during his previous marriage to Penny Marshall, said she was devastated as she had last seen the director just one day before he was killed.
‘I came from the greatest family ever,’ she told NBC News. ‘I don’t know what to say. I’m in shock.’ She added that she had seen her father at a family gathering the day before the shock attack.
Source: Mirror
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