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\n Related: <\/span>What Did Nick Reiner Say to Bill Hader? Inside Their Christmas Party Exchange<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tNick Reiner allegedly had a strange encounter with former Saturday Night Live star Bill Hader hours before he allegedly murdered his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Multiple media outlets reported that both men attended Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s Christmas party on December 13, 2025. According to Rolling Stone, the Reiners asked if they could bring [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not much of a story,\u201d Nick shared at the time.\u201cI got totally spun out on uppers \u2014 I think it was coke and something else \u2014 and I was up for days on end. I started punching out different things in my guest house.\u201d<\/p>\n
When asked if there was any thought process to destroying the guest house, Nick responded, \u201cYou\u2019re crazy. No logic.\u201d<\/p>\n
As of publication, Nick remains in custody on two charges of first degree murder for the fatal stabbing of his parents at their Brentwood, California, home on December 14, 2025, just mere hours after they\u2019d all attended Conan O\u2019Brien<\/strong>\u2019s Christmas party.<\/p>\nKeep scrolling for a breakdown of TMZ Investigates: The Reiner Murders: What Really Happened<\/em>.<\/p>\nRob and Michelle\u2019s Murder Weapon Hasn\u2019t Been Found Yet<\/b><\/h2>\n
The documentary reported that the murder weapon used to kill Rob and Michelle has not yet been found by authorities, which could impact the case against Nick. (Nick has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.)<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/b>\u201cOur sources say a critical piece of evidence in this case has not been found. The murder weapon,\u201d TMZ\u2019s<\/em> Harvey Levin<\/strong> claimed in the documentary. \u201cIt is really important for the D.A., because if Nick had gone out and purchased a knife shortly before the murders, it would show premeditation. If he took a knife out of the kitchen, for example, that might show more spontaneity. But that knife is really important. We know the police have been looking for it. But we are told so far they haven\u2019t found it.\u201d<\/p>\nNick Was Allegedly Diagnosed With Schizoaffective Disorder in 2020\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
According to TMZ\u2019<\/em>s sources, Nick was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and \u201cbefore everyone knew Nick was suffering from schizoaffective disorder, he was using meth and that makes schizoaffective disorder even worse. And he had a violent outburst,\u201d Levin claimed in the documentary.<\/p>\nThe TMZ<\/em> team alleged that the outburst involved \u201ctearing up\u201d his parents\u2019 house.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\nSchizoaffective disorder is a combination of schizophrenia and mood disorder symptoms, that includes a \u201crollercoaster of emotions\u201d like mania, hallucinations or delusions.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo our sources have told us in the five-plus years since Nick was diagnosed\u2026 he has not been using illegal drugs,\u201d including meth, heroin and cocaine, TMZ<\/em> supervising producer Olivia Heinle<\/strong> said. \u201cBut the drugs that landed him in rehab were prescription pills.\u201d<\/p>\nThe TMZ<\/em> team also spoke about how Nick\u2019s mental illness related to the murder charges.<\/p>\nLevin said of how the case was shaping up when Nick was arrested, \u201cThe plan was\u00a0 [for him] to plead not guilty by reason of insanity and it all centers around Nick\u2019s profound mental illness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Referring to sources close to the family, TMZ\u2019<\/em>s executive producer Charles Latibeaudiere<\/strong> added, \u201cHe knows he killed his parents but he doesn\u2019t understand why he\u2019s in jail. He\u2019s delusional. He thinks this is all a conspiracy against him.\u201d<\/p>\nAccording to Latibeaudiere, Rob and Michele were awake when the attack happened, per TMZ\u2019s<\/em> source.<\/p>\nNick\u2019s Experience in His Rehab Stints<\/b><\/h2>\n
\u00a0<\/b>In the documentary, TMZ<\/em> detailed Nick\u2019s alleged experience in rehab (which he previously admitted to entering 18 times<\/a>). The documentary claimed that Nick would do 30-day stints to \u201cget you clean and they let you out\u201d but the stays weren\u2019t long enough to address underlying mental health issues.<\/p>\n\u201cHis first rehab stint was when his parents found him doing both Percocet and Xanax with a friend,\u201d Heinle said.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
Dr. Drew Pinsky<\/strong>, an addiction specialist who is not Nick\u2019s doctor, told the outlet, \u201cThirty days for me seems almost meaningless for someone with Nick\u2018s history. What you would want to do is put him somewhere structured and custodial for a very long period of time, maybe permanently. And parents have a real difficult time coming to terms with that.\u201d<\/p>\nLatibeaudiere claimed that while in rehab, Nick encountered other addicts that only resulted in him learning other drug securing methods.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cWhen he was there for the first rehab stint, he met another addict who was telling him how much easier it is to score heroin than prescription drugs,\u201d Latibeaudiere reported.<\/p>\n
Micholas Mathews<\/strong>, Stillwater Behavioral Health CEO, explained in the documentary how drugs can impact someone\u2019s mental illness.<\/p>\n\u201cThe scariest thing about it is when you\u2019re altering your brain chemistry with illicit substances, i.e. you\u2019re abusing methamphetamine, you\u2019re abusing opiates\u2026 it can exacerbate your symptoms and make them exponentially worse,\u201d said Mathews.<\/p>\n
Doctors Allegedly Changed Nick Reiner\u2019s Medication After He Gained Weight<\/b><\/h2>\n
Levin claimed in the documentary that sources told the outlet that although Nick\u2019s previous medication appeared to be working, doctors changed what they were prescribing a month before the murders.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cHe was doing fine on the meds he had been taking. They were working. Doctors changed the meds, and it messed Nick up. It messed him up profoundly,\u201d Levin said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re told this new cocktail of meds sent Nick off the rails. We\u2019re told he got increasingly erratic and dangerous,\u201d Latibeaudiere alleged.<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/b>\u201cThere were mood changes ranging from extreme depression to manic behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n
Latibeaudiere reported: \u201cWe\u2019re told Rob and Michele Reiner were well aware that they changed Nick\u2019s meds. They were alarmed at what they were seeing. There were changes in his behavior. They just didn\u2019t know what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
Levin also shared the alleged reason doctors changed the medication Nick was taking.<\/p>\n
He claimed, \u201cWe have been trying to find out why doctors changed Nick\u2019s meds a month before the murders. No one would tell us. All they would say is, you\u2019re going to be shocked when you find out. But we\u2019re not going to say. We have just found out. A source with direct knowledge of this case tells us the reason doctors changed Nick\u2019s meds was weight gain. He was unhappy with his weight.\u201d<\/p>\n
Latibeaudiere noted that weight gain is a common side effect of some anti-psychotic drugs.<\/p>\n
Levin claimed, \u201cDoctors accommodate Nick by changing his meds, which then results in a cascade of mental problems that end with the murders of Rob and Michele Reiner.<\/p>\n\n![\"GettyImages-487229461](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-487229461-tmz-documentary-reiner-murders-michele-rob-jake-romy-nick.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
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\n Rob Reiner poses with family in April 2014.<\/span> Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Bling Ring\u2019s Alexis Haines Claims the Mental Health System \u2018Failed\u2019 the Reiners<\/b><\/h2>\n
Drawing on her experience with being a 19-year-old heroin addict and convicted felon<\/a>, former reality star Alexis Haines (n\u00e9e Neiers),<\/strong> now 34, claimed the mental health system \u201cfailed\u201d the Reiner family.<\/p>\n\u201cPeople who are in active psychosis don\u2019t belong in a residential treatment center at first. They belong in a hospital. Without a shadow of a doubt, the mental health system in America has failed the Reiner family,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s no question that Nick should have been hospitalized during this period of time. He should have been contained and in a safe environment where he couldn\u2019t leave until his medications were adjusted until there was a noticeable difference in his affect and behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n
Levin echoed the sentiment that the mental health system in the country came up short, claiming, \u201cMedical professionals betrayed the Reiners in a fatal way.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rob\u2019s Friend Bill Maher Slams Donald Trump\u2019s Reaction to Murders<\/b><\/h2>\n
Bill Maher,<\/strong> who was a longtime friend of Rob Reiner, said there is nothing to justify President Donald Trump<\/strong> criticizing the director<\/a> so soon after his grisly murder.<\/p>\n\u201cOf course not,\u201d Maher, 69, responded when asked if there was anything he could say to excuse Trump\u2019s comments. \u201cBut I can say that about 1,000 things Donald Trump has done. It was kind of nice to see Republicans, not all of them, but quite a few standing up and saying, \u2018Let\u2019s not do that. Really? You have to do that?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cI lost a friend and just besides that a great filmmaker,\u201d he said. \u201cRob definitely gave \u2018nepo baby\u2019 a good name. I loved his father. The Dick Van Dyke Show was the greatest sitcom ever. Rob was an A-list director on a level Carl Reiner never got to. Carl Reiner never had a string of movies like When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men, Princess Bride. He had a run that was A-list and varied.\u201d<\/p>\n
What Do We Know About the Murders of Rob and Michele Reiner?<\/h2>\n
Rob and Michele Reiner were found dead in their Brentwood, California, home on December 14, 2025.<\/p>\n
The New York Times<\/em><\/a> reported that Rob and Michele\u2019s daughter, Romy<\/strong>, discovered her father\u2019s body. She was reportedly called to her parents\u2019 residence when they didn\u2019t answer a massage therapist who\u2019d arrived for a scheduled appointment. Romy\u2019s roommate reportedly called 911 sometime later.<\/p>\nPer The Times<\/em>, Romy did not actually see her mother Michele\u2019s body when she entered the home and learned of her death from paramedics at the scene later in the day.<\/p>\nMeanwhile, her brother Nick Reiner was apprehended near Exposition Park in Los Angeles on December 14. Video footage<\/a> from multiple media outlets showed Nick surrendering and being taken into custody after being swarmed by police cars on the street.<\/p>\nIn the hours after news broke, Us Weekly<\/em> exclusively reported<\/a> that Nick attended Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s Christmas party with his parents on December 13, 2025. Us<\/em> learned that party guests witnessed Nick acting \u201ccreepily\u201d throughout the evening.<\/p>\n\u201cNick was going up to people at Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s party asking if they were famous,\u201d a source told Us<\/em> at the time.<\/p>\nPer TMZ<\/a>, Nick reportedly had a \u201cvery loud argument\u201d with his father Rob that was overheard by other guests. Rob and Michele left soon after the alleged confrontation.<\/p>\nOnce his parents were gone, Nick approached multiple guests and interrupted their conversations, according to The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>. He allegedly asked the same three questions: \u201cWhat\u2019s your name? What\u2019s your last name? Are you famous?\u201d<\/p>\nBill Hader<\/strong> was one of the party guests whom Nick approached, NBC News<\/em><\/a> reported. When Hader said he was having a private conversation, Nick allegedly stood still and stared at Hader for a short time before \u201cstorming off.\u201d<\/p>\nUs<\/em> reached out to representatives for O\u2019Brien and Hader for comment.<\/p>\nWhat Has Nick Reiner Been Charged With?<\/h2>\n
Nick Reiner was charged with two counts of first-degree murder on December 16, 2025, and denied bail. If convicted, Nick could face life in prison without parole or a possible death sentence. (There is currently a moratorium on capital punishment<\/a> in California but death sentences can still be handed down.)<\/p>\nNick was initially held on suicide watch at Los Angeles\u2019 Twin Towers Correctional Facility in the days following his arrest. He first appeared in court wearing a suicide prevention vest on December 17, 2025. (These garments are used to prevent hospitalized or incarcerated people from taking their own lives if they are found to be a danger to themselves.)<\/p>\n
Multiple media outlets confirmed in January 2025 that Nick had been removed from suicide watch at the L.A. jail.<\/p>\n
Keep scrolling for a breakdown of TMZ Investigates: The Reiner Murders: What Really Happened<\/em>.<\/p>\n The documentary reported that the murder weapon used to kill Rob and Michelle has not yet been found by authorities, which could impact the case against Nick. (Nick has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>\u201cOur sources say a critical piece of evidence in this case has not been found. The murder weapon,\u201d TMZ\u2019s<\/em> Harvey Levin<\/strong> claimed in the documentary. \u201cIt is really important for the D.A., because if Nick had gone out and purchased a knife shortly before the murders, it would show premeditation. If he took a knife out of the kitchen, for example, that might show more spontaneity. But that knife is really important. We know the police have been looking for it. But we are told so far they haven\u2019t found it.\u201d<\/p>\n According to TMZ\u2019<\/em>s sources, Nick was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and \u201cbefore everyone knew Nick was suffering from schizoaffective disorder, he was using meth and that makes schizoaffective disorder even worse. And he had a violent outburst,\u201d Levin claimed in the documentary.<\/p>\n The TMZ<\/em> team alleged that the outburst involved \u201ctearing up\u201d his parents\u2019 house.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Schizoaffective disorder is a combination of schizophrenia and mood disorder symptoms, that includes a \u201crollercoaster of emotions\u201d like mania, hallucinations or delusions.<\/p>\n \u201cSo our sources have told us in the five-plus years since Nick was diagnosed\u2026 he has not been using illegal drugs,\u201d including meth, heroin and cocaine, TMZ<\/em> supervising producer Olivia Heinle<\/strong> said. \u201cBut the drugs that landed him in rehab were prescription pills.\u201d<\/p>\n The TMZ<\/em> team also spoke about how Nick\u2019s mental illness related to the murder charges.<\/p>\n Levin said of how the case was shaping up when Nick was arrested, \u201cThe plan was\u00a0 [for him] to plead not guilty by reason of insanity and it all centers around Nick\u2019s profound mental illness.\u201d<\/p>\n Referring to sources close to the family, TMZ\u2019<\/em>s executive producer Charles Latibeaudiere<\/strong> added, \u201cHe knows he killed his parents but he doesn\u2019t understand why he\u2019s in jail. He\u2019s delusional. He thinks this is all a conspiracy against him.\u201d<\/p>\n According to Latibeaudiere, Rob and Michele were awake when the attack happened, per TMZ\u2019s<\/em> source.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>In the documentary, TMZ<\/em> detailed Nick\u2019s alleged experience in rehab (which he previously admitted to entering 18 times<\/a>). The documentary claimed that Nick would do 30-day stints to \u201cget you clean and they let you out\u201d but the stays weren\u2019t long enough to address underlying mental health issues.<\/p>\n \u201cHis first rehab stint was when his parents found him doing both Percocet and Xanax with a friend,\u201d Heinle said.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n Dr. Drew Pinsky<\/strong>, an addiction specialist who is not Nick\u2019s doctor, told the outlet, \u201cThirty days for me seems almost meaningless for someone with Nick\u2018s history. What you would want to do is put him somewhere structured and custodial for a very long period of time, maybe permanently. And parents have a real difficult time coming to terms with that.\u201d<\/p>\n Latibeaudiere claimed that while in rehab, Nick encountered other addicts that only resulted in him learning other drug securing methods.<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cWhen he was there for the first rehab stint, he met another addict who was telling him how much easier it is to score heroin than prescription drugs,\u201d Latibeaudiere reported.<\/p>\n Micholas Mathews<\/strong>, Stillwater Behavioral Health CEO, explained in the documentary how drugs can impact someone\u2019s mental illness.<\/p>\n \u201cThe scariest thing about it is when you\u2019re altering your brain chemistry with illicit substances, i.e. you\u2019re abusing methamphetamine, you\u2019re abusing opiates\u2026 it can exacerbate your symptoms and make them exponentially worse,\u201d said Mathews.<\/p>\n Levin claimed in the documentary that sources told the outlet that although Nick\u2019s previous medication appeared to be working, doctors changed what they were prescribing a month before the murders.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cHe was doing fine on the meds he had been taking. They were working. Doctors changed the meds, and it messed Nick up. It messed him up profoundly,\u201d Levin said.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re told this new cocktail of meds sent Nick off the rails. We\u2019re told he got increasingly erratic and dangerous,\u201d Latibeaudiere alleged.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b>\u201cThere were mood changes ranging from extreme depression to manic behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n Latibeaudiere reported: \u201cWe\u2019re told Rob and Michele Reiner were well aware that they changed Nick\u2019s meds. They were alarmed at what they were seeing. There were changes in his behavior. They just didn\u2019t know what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Levin also shared the alleged reason doctors changed the medication Nick was taking.<\/p>\n He claimed, \u201cWe have been trying to find out why doctors changed Nick\u2019s meds a month before the murders. No one would tell us. All they would say is, you\u2019re going to be shocked when you find out. But we\u2019re not going to say. We have just found out. A source with direct knowledge of this case tells us the reason doctors changed Nick\u2019s meds was weight gain. He was unhappy with his weight.\u201d<\/p>\n Latibeaudiere noted that weight gain is a common side effect of some anti-psychotic drugs.<\/p>\n Levin claimed, \u201cDoctors accommodate Nick by changing his meds, which then results in a cascade of mental problems that end with the murders of Rob and Michele Reiner.<\/p>\n Drawing on her experience with being a 19-year-old heroin addict and convicted felon<\/a>, former reality star Alexis Haines (n\u00e9e Neiers),<\/strong> now 34, claimed the mental health system \u201cfailed\u201d the Reiner family.<\/p>\n \u201cPeople who are in active psychosis don\u2019t belong in a residential treatment center at first. They belong in a hospital. Without a shadow of a doubt, the mental health system in America has failed the Reiner family,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s no question that Nick should have been hospitalized during this period of time. He should have been contained and in a safe environment where he couldn\u2019t leave until his medications were adjusted until there was a noticeable difference in his affect and behavior.\u201d<\/p>\n Levin echoed the sentiment that the mental health system in the country came up short, claiming, \u201cMedical professionals betrayed the Reiners in a fatal way.\u201d<\/p>\n Bill Maher,<\/strong> who was a longtime friend of Rob Reiner, said there is nothing to justify President Donald Trump<\/strong> criticizing the director<\/a> so soon after his grisly murder.<\/p>\n \u201cOf course not,\u201d Maher, 69, responded when asked if there was anything he could say to excuse Trump\u2019s comments. \u201cBut I can say that about 1,000 things Donald Trump has done. It was kind of nice to see Republicans, not all of them, but quite a few standing up and saying, \u2018Let\u2019s not do that. Really? You have to do that?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0\u201cI lost a friend and just besides that a great filmmaker,\u201d he said. \u201cRob definitely gave \u2018nepo baby\u2019 a good name. I loved his father. The Dick Van Dyke Show was the greatest sitcom ever. Rob was an A-list director on a level Carl Reiner never got to. Carl Reiner never had a string of movies like When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men, Princess Bride. He had a run that was A-list and varied.\u201d<\/p>\n Rob and Michele Reiner were found dead in their Brentwood, California, home on December 14, 2025.<\/p>\n The New York Times<\/em><\/a> reported that Rob and Michele\u2019s daughter, Romy<\/strong>, discovered her father\u2019s body. She was reportedly called to her parents\u2019 residence when they didn\u2019t answer a massage therapist who\u2019d arrived for a scheduled appointment. Romy\u2019s roommate reportedly called 911 sometime later.<\/p>\n Per The Times<\/em>, Romy did not actually see her mother Michele\u2019s body when she entered the home and learned of her death from paramedics at the scene later in the day.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, her brother Nick Reiner was apprehended near Exposition Park in Los Angeles on December 14. Video footage<\/a> from multiple media outlets showed Nick surrendering and being taken into custody after being swarmed by police cars on the street.<\/p>\n In the hours after news broke, Us Weekly<\/em> exclusively reported<\/a> that Nick attended Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s Christmas party with his parents on December 13, 2025. Us<\/em> learned that party guests witnessed Nick acting \u201ccreepily\u201d throughout the evening.<\/p>\n \u201cNick was going up to people at Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s party asking if they were famous,\u201d a source told Us<\/em> at the time.<\/p>\n Per TMZ<\/a>, Nick reportedly had a \u201cvery loud argument\u201d with his father Rob that was overheard by other guests. Rob and Michele left soon after the alleged confrontation.<\/p>\n Once his parents were gone, Nick approached multiple guests and interrupted their conversations, according to The Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>. He allegedly asked the same three questions: \u201cWhat\u2019s your name? What\u2019s your last name? Are you famous?\u201d<\/p>\n Bill Hader<\/strong> was one of the party guests whom Nick approached, NBC News<\/em><\/a> reported. When Hader said he was having a private conversation, Nick allegedly stood still and stared at Hader for a short time before \u201cstorming off.\u201d<\/p>\n Us<\/em> reached out to representatives for O\u2019Brien and Hader for comment.<\/p>\n Nick Reiner was charged with two counts of first-degree murder on December 16, 2025, and denied bail. If convicted, Nick could face life in prison without parole or a possible death sentence. (There is currently a moratorium on capital punishment<\/a> in California but death sentences can still be handed down.)<\/p>\n Nick was initially held on suicide watch at Los Angeles\u2019 Twin Towers Correctional Facility in the days following his arrest. He first appeared in court wearing a suicide prevention vest on December 17, 2025. (These garments are used to prevent hospitalized or incarcerated people from taking their own lives if they are found to be a danger to themselves.)<\/p>\n Multiple media outlets confirmed in January 2025 that Nick had been removed from suicide watch at the L.A. jail.<\/p>\nRob and Michelle\u2019s Murder Weapon Hasn\u2019t Been Found Yet<\/b><\/h2>\n
Nick Was Allegedly Diagnosed With Schizoaffective Disorder in 2020\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n
Nick\u2019s Experience in His Rehab Stints<\/b><\/h2>\n
Doctors Allegedly Changed Nick Reiner\u2019s Medication After He Gained Weight<\/b><\/h2>\n
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\n Rob Reiner poses with family in April 2014.<\/span> Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Bling Ring\u2019s Alexis Haines Claims the Mental Health System \u2018Failed\u2019 the Reiners<\/b><\/h2>\n
Rob\u2019s Friend Bill Maher Slams Donald Trump\u2019s Reaction to Murders<\/b><\/h2>\n
What Do We Know About the Murders of Rob and Michele Reiner?<\/h2>\n
What Has Nick Reiner Been Charged With?<\/h2>\n
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