(NEW YORK) — Jake Reiner, the eldest son of renowned director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer, is speaking out in a rare statement, saying, “I still wake up every morning having to convince myself that, no, it’s not a dream.”
“This truly is my living nightmare,” he said in a post on Substack on Friday.
Jake Reiner’s brother, Nick Reiner, has pleaded not guilty to murder charges for the deaths of their parents and is due back in court next week.
Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home on Dec. 14, 2025. The night before, Nick Reiner — who had been living on his parents’ property — got into an argument with Rob Reiner at a holiday party and was seen acting strangely, sources told ABC News. Nick Reiner was taken into custody hours after the bodies were discovered.
Jake Reiner and his sister Romy Reiner said in a statement in December, “Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing.”
“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,” they said.
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