The couple’s son had spoken to the media in the past about his struggles with drug addiction, which he said made him drift from his home. He has also said he spent stretches of his life homeless.

The entertainment industry was stunned, as the Reiners’ Brentwood home is in a wealthy area where many celebrities live. It’s also the same area where O.J. Simpson was charged with murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

Here’s what we know about the incident so far.

How did the Reiners die?

Police found two bodies at the Reiners’ home around 3:40 p.m. on Sunday after responding to a death investigation. The Los Angeles Police Department called the couple’s death an “apparent homicide.”

Authorities blocked off the street with yellow tape as police cars and news vans crowded around the Reiners’ home.

Alan Hamilton, LAPD deputy police chief, said authorities were trying to obtain a search warrant for the home. The victims were not initially identified, but Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass confirmed the couple’s deaths. Reiner was 78, and Singer Reiner was 68.

“This is a devastating loss for our city and our country,” Bass wrote on X. “Rob Reiner’s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice.”

A family member found the couple with their throats cut, TMZ reported, and told police a different family member murdered them.

Reiner’s family and major Democrats mourn couple’s death

“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time,” they said in a statement.

Hamilton said the LAPD will speak to each family member to gather more information on what transpired.

“We’re going to try to speak to every family member that we can to get to the facts of this investigation,” he said.

Several major Democrats also mourned Reiner, a large donor to liberal causes.

Former President Barack Obama, former House Speaker Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), and former Vice President Kamala Harris expressed their sorrow on social media.

Reiner donated to Democrats as recently as last year, according to Federal Election Commission records reviewed by the Washington Examiner. He backed Harris in the 2024 presidential election and contributed more than $12,000 to her campaign. His largest donations came in 2020, when he backed former President Joe Biden with more than $100,000 in donations.

He also supported Obama in 2012 with a $40,000 donation.

“Michelle and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele,” Obama wrote on X.

“Rob’s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen,” he added. “But beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of people—and a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action.”

Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, said they are “heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner,” with the governor adding, “Rob will be remembered for his remarkable filmography and for his extraordinary contribution to humanity.”

Harris, a possible 2028 presidential nominee, said Reiner “has impacted generations of Americans.”

“The characters, dialogue, and visuals he brought to life in film and television are woven throughout our culture. Rob loved our country, cared deeply about the future of our nation, and fought for America’s democracy,” she wrote on X.

What was the couple known for?

Reiner directed entertainment hits in the 1980s and 1990s, such as Stand by Me, This Is Spinal Tap, A Few Good Men, When Harry Met Sally, and The Princess Bride.

He earned nominations at the Golden Globe Awards for three of those movies, as well as one for 1995’s The American President. Reiner never won a Golden Globe, but was widely acclaimed as a star director.

The Los Angeles Times said his work had an “astonishing versatility,” as he directed everything from an intense courtroom drama to a romantic comedy.

Reiner also worked as an actor, making his mark as Mike “Meathead” Stivic on CBS’s All in the Family, which ran from 1971 to 1979. He earned two Emmys for his performance as Stivic.

Among his most notable recent acting roles was a supporting part in 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street, directed by Martin Scorsese.

ROB REINER, WIFE FOUND DEAD INSIDE LOS ANGELES HOME

He met his wife while directing When Harry Met Sally, and the couple married in 1989. Reiner said meeting his wife inspired him to change the ending of the movie so that the main characters end up together. They had three children.

Singer Reiner worked as a photographer, producer, and actress on some of her husband’s projects and was nominated for an Emmy for his 2024 documentary, Albert Brooks: Defending My Life.