Rob and Michele Reiner’s Children Jake and Romy Address Family Tragedy: “They Were Our Best Friends”

Jake and Romy Reiner, the son and daughter of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and wife Michele Reiner, have opened up about the family tragedy that saw their brother, Nick Reiner, allegedly kill their parents last weekend.

“Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day,” the brother and sister said in a statement to People magazine. “The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren’t just our parents; they were our best friends.”

Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of the Hollywood director and his wife, Michele, was taken into custody on Sunday and is being held without bail. The Los Angeles Police Department on Monday claimed Nick Reiner was responsible for the homicide deaths of his parents.

He made his first court appearance on Wednesday after being charged with two counts of first-degree murder after the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner. Nick Reiner’s formal arraignment was delayed until Jan. 7 at the request of his lawyer, Alan Jackson. Iconic filmmaker Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele, 70, were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Chadbourne Avenue. 

“We are grateful for the outpouring of condolences, kindness, and support we have received not only from family and friends but people from all walks of life,” the statement from Jake and Romy Reiner added. “We now ask for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave,” they added.