Two found dead at L.A. home owned by director Rob Reiner

[cato potatoe]

He's rump!

Classic sign of a stroke here.  This is from September, and he has made a number of bizarre unfiltered comments since.  Frequent bruising of the hand, and swollen ankles.  He is unwell.

The Biden WH should have pressured Joe into retiring in 2024, but they did a commendable job of hiding his dementia from the public.  This WH has a tough row to hoe --- Donald is going to be a terrible patient.

[Cyber Liberty]

He's rump!

https://twitter.com/KurtSchlichter/status/2000645432599527476

[mystery-ak]

https://twitter.com/Breaking911/status/2000673391355871630

[Hoodat]

Let me know when Trump (or anyone else) makes a statement or posts a tweet celebrating Reiner's death like leftists did with Charlie Kirk.  Sure, Trump's statement was classless and self-centered.  But he didn't say he was glad Reiner was dead, or that he deserved it, or any other such celebration.  Personally, after all the vile that Reiner had thrown his way over the years, I would say that his comment by Trump standards what quite mundane.

[PeteS in CA]

Rooting through some of that archive in CL's post, here are my summaries of some Rob Reiner Twitter posts at https://web.archive.org/web/20240726003551/https://x.com/robreiner :

On May 31, 2020, Reiner claimed Trump was responsible for 105K dead and 40M unemployed due to Covid.

On July 1, 2020 Reiner posted that it was time for Trump to exit the WH and enter prison.

On January 6, 2021, that Trump should be arrested for sedition, treason, and inciting violence.

On April 5, 2020, that Trump is mentally ill.

On May 31, 2020, that Trump can't address the nation about racism or >100K dead of Covid.

On July 5, 2020, that Trump is a symbol of hate.

On June 28, 2020, that people who support Trump are racists because Trump is a racist.

On January 30, 2021, that Trump incited an Insurrection to overthrow the US government.

Moving past a bunch of less crazy railings ...

On July 13, 2020, that Trump is murdering Americans (Covid)

On July 11, 2020, that Trump is a White Supremacist, and that people who support Trump are White Supremacists

On November 17, 2018, that Trump is a F'ing (Reiner spelled it out) moron for calling for raking forest floors (Reiner is too ignorant to know that Trump referred to a very real underbrush management tool).

On August 14, 2020, that Trump is a F'ing criminal.

On July 2, 2020, that Trump is a stone cold racist who is running as a proud White Supremacist.

On June 27, 2020, that Trump committed Treason.

I ran out of patience half way through Reiner's hateful sludge. What Trump posted was entirely inappropriate, but the scores or hundreds of very public hateful Reiner comments calling Trump a murderer, Treasonous, and having attempted to overthrow the US government are the context.

[rustynail]

Kurt Schlichter
@KurtSchlichter
·
5h
Reiner specifically and personally attacked Trump for a decade in the most hateful terms. Not generically, not over politics, but personally and repeatedly.

So, if Trump wants to give his condolences - which he did - while pointing out Reiner's actions - which he accurately recited - that's fine. You can posture your fussy fake virtue if you want, but it's embarassing

[DefiantMassRINO]

Trump didn't have to comment on the passing of a Hollywood celebrity.  Leave that for the Internet trolls.

[PeteS in CA]

I work to avoid hating people, but being honest with myself and trying to put myself in Trump's shoes, I do not know that I could avoid hating someone who had spent 10 years slandering me the way Reiner slandered Trump.

[Idiot]

Trump is trash. I'm sick of him. I hope he resigns. Resign Trump, you sack of garbage.

You were always a never Trumper…so what’s new.😃😃😃😃😃

[Hoodat]

I ran out of patience half way through Reiner's hateful sludge. What Trump posted was entirely inappropriate, but the scores or hundreds of very public hateful Reiner comments calling Trump a murderer, Treasonous, and having attempted to overthrow the US government are the context.

But .  .  .  but .  .  .  but that's different.

[berdie]

Trump didn't have to comment on the passing of a Hollywood celebrity.  Leave that for the Internet trolls.

Exactly. Reiner was a far left Hollyweirdo. There are many. DJT is the president of US.

DJT still hasn't learned that saying nothing can sometimes say more.

Whatever the case, Reiner and his wife's murder were horrific. Made worse by the fact it was done by their child. Nobody deserves that.

[catfish1957]

And why I " " on this.  Even though some sanctimonious types here alluded that this was not i. n good taste.

And I'll just leave it at that 

[catfish1957]

I work to avoid hating people, but being honest with myself and trying to put myself in Trump's shoes, I do not know that I could avoid hating someone who had spent 10 years slandering me the way Reiner slandered Trump.

Agreed...  he is (was) one of a large contingent of Hollywood commies who have continuously smeared not  only Trump, but anyone right of center,.


But....  I will agree with most of the Briefers here, that Trump's comments were an unforced error, making him look terribly bad.  Silence would have been a better option.

[catfish1957]

And Sigh....   We are getting ready to be subject to another damned sensationalized trial that will get 24/7 coverage.

[DCPatriot]

Glenn Reib

 
Rob Reiner is dead. So is his wife. It was violent. It was ugly. And it’s tragic in the technical sense of the word. But let’s not do the dishonest thing where we pretend this man suddenly deserves reverence because he’s gone.

No tears will be lost here.

For decades, Reiner made a career out of sneering at half the country, smearing anyone who disagreed with him as stupid, evil, or dangerous. He didn’t just criticize policies, he dehumanized people. He mocked them. He wished ruin on them. And he did it loudly, smugly, and without apology.
Now that he’s gone, the same people who cheered that behavior want silence, grace, and decorum. They want critics to suddenly discover compassion they were never allowed to have themselves. Funny how that works.

This isn’t celebration. It’s accounting.

A person’s death doesn’t erase the damage they spent a lifetime doing. It doesn’t magically convert cruelty into courage or arrogance into virtue. Legacy isn’t written at the moment of death, it’s written in the years before it. And Rob Reiner’s public life deserves to be remembered exactly as it was, divisive, contemptuous, and fueled by an open hatred for people he considered beneath him. No canonization. No forced mourning.
Just the truth, plain, uncomfortable, and earned. One less Meathead....

[Idiot]

And Sigh....   We are getting ready to be subject to another damned sensationalized trial that will get 24/7 coverage.

I doubt it ever gets that far.  He'll plead insanity....and he probably is...

[PeteS in CA]

Nolte: RIP Rob Reiner (1947-2025) — One of the Hollywood Greats

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/12/15/nolte-rip-rob-reiner-1947-2025-one-of-the-hollywood-greats/

It’s unfortunate that those under the age of 40 will likely remember Reiner only as a divisive and boorish political activist. His decade on social media where he obsessively ranted against anyone who dared disagree with him, was not a pleasant thing to witness, especially his attacks on President Donald Trump and Trump’s supporters.

Thankfully, those of us of a certain age can remember him based on our first impression, as one of the Hollywood greats, a man who delivered two decades of iconic entertainment.

Rob Reiner might have been comedy legend Carl Reiner’s son, but this was no nepo baby. Born in 1947, he paid his dues guest-starring on the popular TV shows of the time (That Girl, Gomer Pyle, etc.) and writing for the era’s hippest show on television, The Smothers Brothers.

In 1971, he landed a co-starring role in what would quickly become one of the most popular and game-changing TV shows in pop culture history: All in the Family, where he played the flawed but likable Mike “Meathead” Stivic, a counterbalance to his Nixon-loving father-in-law, Archie Bunker (Carroll O’Connor). ...
...
Then, in 1984, it all came together for Reiner. This run might be unprecedented… Starting with his feature debut, Reiner directed seven popular feature films in a row, many of them iconic, all of them entertaining and timeless.

This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
The Sure Thing (1985)
Stand By Me (1986)
The Princes Bride (1987)
When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
Misery (1990)
A Few Good Men (1992)
...
In the decades after, Reiner had a couple of hits — The American President (1995), The Bucket List (2007) — but there was something missing in his work as he became increasingly engrossed in partisan politics.

Reiner threw himself into the 2024 presidential election, including producing God & Country, a hyper-partisan documentary warning about the deadly threat of “Christian nationalism.” Then President Trump won reelection, and Reiner chose to retreat from social media entirely.

Earlier this year, he released a sequel to Spinal Tap and, in general, seemed more at peace with himself during interviews and public appearances.

After the murder of Charlie Kirk, the memorable and welcome humanity and grace Reiner displayed was the exact opposite of what we saw from most Democrats and leftists…

Well, I'm closer to 2 times 40 than 40, but I did not watch much TV in the 70s, and when his big hit movies were released, my kids were toddlers, preschoolers, and in primary grades. So despite my age, I don't have much attachment or nostalgia for his strongest work. I actually mainly remember, of his Hollywood work, his supporting part in the chick-flick "Sleepless in Seattle", for which he was not the director.

What I do have strong memories of is his abrasive and sometimes slanderous hyper-partisan rantings. I wasn't aware that he had tried the "Christian Nationalism" shtick too, for which I would have been one of his 10s of millions of targets. People who know more of the movie world are free to set me straight, but it sounds like he got sucked into partisan politics through the Clintons, drank their and other Dem leaders' koolaid by the 55-gallon drum, and left a lot of his creativity on a dusty shelf.

[jmyrlefuller]

The entire Reiner family was like that, though. He, his daughter Romy, and even his father Carl before his own demise all have filled their social media with those partisan screeds, almost interchangeably with one another. Why? Darned if I know.

[Luis Gonzalez]

A person’s death doesn’t erase the damage they spent a lifetime doing.

He was a great director. No doubt. I enjoyed most of his films. I also thought he was funny in All In The Family.

No one should die the way he (and his wife) died, and I do hope they RIP. I offer condolences to the family.

None of that changes the fact that he wax an bleep.

[mystery-ak]

Rob Reiner and wife murdered: Timeline shows argument with son night before deaths

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead inside their Brentwood home on Sunday.

As of Monday, Reiner's son Nick remained behind bars without bail as authorities continued investigating the stabbing of the acclaimed Hollywood director and his wife.

Family friends of Rob and Michele Reiner told the Los Angeles Times that Nick got into an argument with his parents at Conan O'Brien's Christmas party Saturday evening. Many people noticed Nick was behaving strangely, according to the outlet.

Read more about the events leading up to the Reiners' deaths.
Posted by Lauryn Overhultz

[mystery-ak]

He was a great director. No doubt. I enjoyed most of his films. I also thought he was funny in All In The Family.

No one should die the way he (and his wife) died, and I do hope they RIP. I offer condolences to the family.

None of that changes the fact that he wax an bleep.

Agreed...

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

The entire Reiner family was like that, though. He, his daughter Romy, and even his father Carl before his own demise all have filled their social media with those partisan screeds, almost interchangeably with one another. Why? Darned if I know.

Virtue signaling, purely.

[libertybele]

"A Few Good Men" was another excellent movie and I had no idea he directed.

[mountaineer]

What I do have strong memories of is his abrasive and sometimes slanderous hyper-partisan rantings. I wasn't aware that he had tried the "Christian Nationalism" shtick too, for which I would have been one of his 10s of millions of targets. People who know more of the movie world are free to set me straight, but it sounds like he got sucked into partisan politics through the Clintons, drank their and other Dem leaders' koolaid by the 55-gallon drum, and left a lot of his creativity on a dusty shelf.

I tend to agree,  Pete. I'm not a movie fan, and I hated "All in the Family," and so cannot attest to his brilliance.  Mostly,  he struck me as hateful and obnoxious. I certainly don't celebrate  his death, however, and would not react in Trump manner. Sorry his son was so screwed up. Sorry they didn't know Jesus.

[catfish1957]

"11" on the Amp?

my favorite moment.

[Smokin Joe]

That's nice. Myself, if I see a Hamas scarf on someone's neck, a Che Guevara t-shirt, a Little Red Book in their hand, that's what I need to know about that person and I consider that person to be a clear and present danger.

See, I'm not interested in having a civil discourse with people who hold political opinions that include killing people like me.

Right. I have no more chance of convincing them their beliefs are messed up than I have of stopping the gender dysphorics from running around waving their pronouns. I'm not even sure civil discourse is an option with many of those folks.

[Smokin Joe]

He was a great director. No doubt. I enjoyed most of his films. I also thought he was funny in All In The Family.

No one should die the way he (and his wife) died, and I do hope they RIP. I offer condolences to the family.

None of that changes the fact that he wax an bleep.

Agreed.

[Lando Lincoln]

He was a great director. No doubt. I enjoyed most of his films. I also thought he was funny in All In The Family.

No one should die the way he (and his wife) died, and I do hope they RIP. I offer condolences to the family.

None of that changes the fact that he wax an bleep.

I agree with you, Luis.

As for President Trump and his comments, I know his stock currency is to strike back or lash out at those who insult him personally or politically. Many times, that has served him well. There are times, however, showing grace or statesmanship is the better course. He failed badly by making this horror about him. To me, it is disgraceful to him and his Presidency.

[Luis Gonzalez]

I agree with you, Luis.

As for President Trump and his comments, I know his stock currency is to strike back or lash out at those who insult him personally or politically. Many times, that has served him well. There are times, however, showing grace or statesmanship is the better course. He failed badly by making this horror about him. To me, it is disgraceful to him and his Presidency.

Yep.

He really stepped in it.

[Sighlass]

I guess I will be in a minority here, but I hated "All in the Family"... Archie was portrayed as an idiot that couldn't hold a conversation about anything politically without sounding like a bigot. He was played as just as big a meathead as Rob.

[Luis Gonzalez]

I guess I will be in a minority here, but I hated "All in the Family"... Archie was portrayed as an idiot that couldn't hold a conversation about anything politically without sounding like a bigot. He was played as just as big a meathead as Rob.

Exactly.

Friggin’ hilarious.

[txradioguy]

Trump didn't have to comment on the passing of a Hollywood celebrity.  Leave that for the Internet trolls.

QFT

[jmyrlefuller]

Trump didn't have to comment on the passing of a Hollywood celebrity.  Leave that for the Internet trolls.

He IS an Internet troll. This is what happens when we decide being a troll is a resume bullet point.

[mystery-ak]

Watch: Michelle and Barack Obama Had Dinner Plans with Rob Reiner and His Wife the Night They Were Killed

Michelle Obama revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! she and her husband had dinner planned with Rob and Michele Reiner the night they were killed, “We were supposed to be seeing them that night — last night.”

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/12/16/watch-michelle-and-barack-obama-had-dinner-plans-with-rob-reiner-and-his-wife-the-night-they-were-killed/

[Canuck Conservative]

Michelle Obama revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! she and her husband had dinner planned with Rob and Michele Reiner the night they were killed, “We were supposed to be seeing them that night — last night.”

Others have pointed out the inconsistencies with this -

(1) The "Obamas" haven't been seen together in many months, why would they get together now?

(2) Would the Secret Service even allow a visit by them to a house with a known violent drug-using son?

IOW, it sounds fake ...

Michelle - "Never let a PR opportunity go to waste!"

[Cyber Liberty]

Others have pointed out the inconsistencies with this -

(1) The "Obamas" haven't been seen together in many months, why would they get together now?

(2) Would the Secret Service even allow a visit by them to a house with a known violent drug-using son?

IOW, it sounds fake ...

Michelle - "Never let a PR opportunity go to waste!"

Mrs. Liberty and I agree wholeheartedly with you.  If something about the O'Bastards can't be corroborated, it's almost certainly a lie.  Same with the Clintons. 

There is no way the Secret Service would allow them to be in close proximity to the lunatic son of the Reiners!

[DB]

I guess I will be in a minority here, but I hated "All in the Family"... Archie was portrayed as an idiot that couldn't hold a conversation about anything politically without sounding like a bigot. He was played as just as big a meathead as Rob.

I didn't like "All in the Family" either. Avoided it. Stanford and Son was more my speed though I haven't seen it for decades... Don't know if it aged well or not...

[MeganC]

Trump didn't have to comment on the passing of a Hollywood celebrity.  Leave that for the Internet trolls.

I will. Reiner was a hateful, vicious communist hypocrite.

His movies IMHO used overt sentimentality and emotion to camouflage messages that were extremely destructive to society.

Reiner, his father, and the people around them were the Enemies Within of whom Cicero spoke.

Reiner was not nearly as corrosive and destructive as his America-hating mentor Norman Lear but I will give him credit for trying.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Kurt Schlichter
@KurtSchlichter
·5h

Reiner specifically and personally attacked Trump for a decade in the most hateful terms. Not generically, not over politics, but personally and repeatedly.

So, if Trump wants to give his condolences - which he did - while pointing out Reiner's actions - which he accurately recited - that's fine. You can posture your fussy fake virtue if you want, but it's embarassing

   ⬆️


And, kudos to the President for having the guts to speak the truth before Reiner's edited hagiography is cast in stone.

[txradioguy]

Mrs. Liberty and I agree wholeheartedly with you.  If something about the O'Bastards can't be corroborated, it's almost certainly a lie.  Same with the Clintons. 

There is no way the Secret Service would allow them to be in close proximity to the lunatic son of the Reiners!

Our Governor was at Reiners estate during Trumps debate versus Biden last year.  Big Mike was one of the ones in attendance.

[Lando Lincoln]

  ⬆️


And, kudos to the President for having the guts to speak the truth before Reiner's edited hagiography is cast in stone.

I saw that. My take is different and I’m not faking or signaling or posturing a damn thing.

[PeteS in CA]

I guess I will be in a minority here, but I hated "All in the Family"... Archie was portrayed as an idiot that couldn't hold a conversation about anything politically without sounding like a bigot. He was played as just as big a meathead as Rob.

I didn't watch AitF, but my understanding is that Archie was an intentional hyperbolic liberals' stereotype of conservatives.

[Hoodat]

Watch: Michelle and Barack Obama Had Dinner Plans with Rob Reiner and His Wife the Night They Were Killed

Michelle Obama revealed on Jimmy Kimmel Live! she and her husband had dinner planned with Rob and Michele Reiner the night they were killed, “We were supposed to be seeing them that night — last night.”

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/12/16/watch-michelle-and-barack-obama-had-dinner-plans-with-rob-reiner-and-his-wife-the-night-they-were-killed/

It's too bad that some left-wing nut-job with a gun ruined your dinner plans, Moochelle.

[mountaineer]

I didn't watch AitF, but my understanding is that Archie was an intentional hyperbolic liberals' stereotype of conservatives.

As Limbaugh would say, "Racist, bigot, homophobe."
Norman Lear paved the way for today's defamation, e.g., the stereotypes of conservatives and Christians on Dick Wolf's "Law & Order" shows.

[LMAO]

Classic sign of a stroke here.  This is from September, and he has made a number of bizarre unfiltered comments since.  Frequent bruising of the hand, and swollen ankles.  He is unwell.

The Biden WH should have pressured Joe into retiring in 2024, but they did a commendable job of hiding his dementia from the public.  This WH has a tough row to hoe --- Donald is going to be a terrible patient.

Agree with everything except the commendable job Democrats did  in hiding Joe Biden’s dementia from the public

It was obvious long before that June 2024 debate that there was something wrong with Joe Biden


As the sun begins to set on the MAGA movement, I expect even more tweets like this from Donald Trump along with more Republicans defying him

As far as that picture goes, could be a stroke, or something else.

[LMAO]

I didn't like "All in the Family" either. Avoided it. Stanford and Son was more my speed though I haven't seen it for decades... Don't know if it aged well or not...

I remember it as a kid and I have seen it and reruns and I guess my take is different

In my opinion, they didn’t portray Archie as the idiot and meathead as the intelligent one

To me, it was more of their conflict around their different political opinions

Archie Bunker was the typical working class portrayal of that era. And meathead wasn’t exactly an overachiever either.
Still, it wasn’t my cup of tea

[Sighlass]

In my opinion, they didn’t portray Archie as the idiot and meathead as the intelligent one

To me, it was more of their conflict around their different political opinions

Archie Bunker was the typical working class portrayal of that era. And meathead wasn’t exactly an overachiever either.

I think Lear portrayed Archie as an idiot. He couldn't defend one position from the beginning. Occasionally Bunker would make a decent point, but it was few and far between.

Here is the introduction of Meathead to the show... It sets the pattern.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jYDpAf4XLM

[libertybele]

Agree with everything except the commendable job Democrats did  in hiding Joe Biden’s dementia from the public

It was obvious long before that June 2024 debate that there was something wrong with Joe Biden


As the sun begins to set on the MAGA movement, I expect even more tweets like this from Donald Trump along with more Republicans defying him

As far as that picture goes, could be a stroke, or something else.

???  How about as far as the pictures goes, it's a bad picture???  Not necessarily he's had a stroke and unwell. He's works tirelessly, is still running the country, getting done what he's says he's going to do and has more energy and stamina the most much younger than him.

[LMAO]

???  How about as far as the pictures goes, it's a bad picture???  Not necessarily he's had a stroke and unwell. He's works tirelessly, is still running the country, getting done what he's says he's going to do and has more energy and stamina the most much younger than him.

So in other words, ignore our own eyes

This is the guy that’s been caught many times, on camera, falling asleep and cabinet meetings

The Biden WH claimed the same  and it didn’t work. Voters didn’t buy it then and they’re not gonna buy it now.


One picture of him with a side droop  isn’t enough. But in combination with everything else, you can paint a picture of something going on


But, back on topic. Prayers out and sympathy for Mr. Reiner’s family.

[libertybele]

I agree with you, Luis.

As for President Trump and his comments, I know his stock currency is to strike back or lash out at those who insult him personally or politically. Many times, that has served him well. There are times, however, showing grace or statesmanship is the better course. He failed badly by making this horror about him. To me, it is disgraceful to him and his Presidency.

Agreed.