{"id":2521310,"date":"2025-12-15T11:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-democratic-donor-rob-reiner-and-wife-found-dead-in-home-what-we-know\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T11:21:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T16:21:45","slug":"major-democratic-donor-rob-reiner-and-wife-found-dead-in-home-what-we-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-democratic-donor-rob-reiner-and-wife-found-dead-in-home-what-we-know\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Democratic donor Rob Reiner and wife found dead in home: What we know"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmajor-democratic-donor-rob-reiner-and-wife-found-dead-in-home-what-we-know%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2521310&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Film director and major Democratic donor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their California home in an apparent homicide. Their 32-year-old son,Nick Reiner,was arrested and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-campus-hate-crimes-that-turned-out-to-be-hoaxes\/\" title=\"6 Campus \u2018Hate Crimes\u2019 That Turned Out To Be Hoaxes\">faces felony charges<\/a>. The couple was discovered with their throats cut, according to police reports. Rob Reiner, aged 78, was known for directing iconic films such as *Stand by Me*, *This Is Spinal Tap*, *A Few Good Men*, and *When Harry Met Sally*, and for his acting role on *All in the Family*. Both he and his wife were highly regarded in the entertainment industry, and many prominent Democrats, including Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Gavin Newsom, and Kamala Harris, expressed sorrow over their deaths. The Reiners&#8217; son had previously struggled with drug addiction and homelessness. The inquiry is ongoing as authorities seek more facts from family members about the tragic incident.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Major Democratic donor Rob Reiner and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/orange-county-judge-arrested-amid-discovery-of-his-dead-wife\/\" title=\"Orange County judge arrested after ... ....\">wife found dead<\/a> in home: What we know<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2445648\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Film director <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3917563\/rob-reiner-wife-found-dead-inside-los-angeles-home\/\">Rob Reiner<\/a> and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\">California <\/a>home this weekend, sparking many questions.<\/p>\n<p>Nick Reiner, the couple&rsquo;s 32-year-old son, was arrested on Sunday and is being held on a felony charge with a $4 million bail, according to LAPD jail records <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/app5.lasd.org\/iic\/Details\">reviewed by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3917814\/trump-blames-rob-reiner-trump-derangement-syndrome-death\/\">Trump blames Rob Reiner&#8217;s &#8216;Trump Derangement Syndrome&#8217; for director&#8217;s death<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3917647\/what-we-know-brown-university-shooting\/\">What we know so far about the Brown University shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3917568\/person-of-interest-brown-university-shooting-to-be-released\/\">Person of interest in Brown University mass shooting to be released<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The couple&rsquo;s son had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/1234079\/rob-reiner-dead-interview-with-son-nick-video\/\">spoken to the media<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<p>The entertainment industry was stunned, as the Reiners&rsquo; Brentwood home is in a wealthy area where many celebrities live. It&rsquo;s also the same area where O.J. Simpson was charged with murdering Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s what we know about the incident so far.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-did-the-reiners-die\">How did the Reiners die?<\/h2>\n<p>Police found two bodies at the Reiners&rsquo; home around 3:40 p.m. on Sunday after responding to a death investigation. The Los Angeles Police Department called the couple&rsquo;s death an &ldquo;apparent homicide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Authorities blocked off the street with yellow tape as police cars and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >news vans crowded<\/a> around the Reiners&rsquo; home.<\/p>\n<p>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&rsquo;s deaths. Reiner was 78, and Singer Reiner was 68.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a devastating loss for our city and our country,&rdquo; Bass <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MayorOfLA\/status\/2000427445061669125?s=20\">wrote<\/a> on X. &ldquo;Rob Reiner&rsquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">A family member found the couple with their throats cut, <em>TMZ<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/15\/rob-reiner-wife-michele-throats-slit-family-member-argument\/\">reported<\/a>, and told police a different family member murdered them.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-reiner-s-family-and-major-democrats-mourn-couple-s-death\">Reiner&rsquo;s family and major Democrats mourn couple&rsquo;s death<\/h2>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; they said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Hamilton said the LAPD will speak to each family member to gather more information on what transpired.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to try to speak to every family member that we can to get to the facts of this investigation,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Several major Democrats also mourned Reiner, a large donor to liberal causes.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Reiner donated to Democrats as recently as last year, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/individual-contributions\/?contributor_name=rob+reiner&amp;contributor_employer=productions\">Federal Election Commission records reviewed by the <\/a><em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>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.<\/p>\n<p>He also supported Obama in 2012 with a $40,000 donation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Michelle and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele,&rdquo; Obama <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BarackObama\/status\/2000442913885712602?s=20\">wrote <\/a>on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Rob&rsquo;s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;But beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of people&mdash;and a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, said they are &ldquo;heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner,&rdquo; with the governor adding, &ldquo;Rob will be remembered for his remarkable filmography and for his extraordinary contribution to humanity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris, a possible 2028 presidential nominee, said Reiner &ldquo;has impacted generations of Americans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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&rsquo;s democracy,&rdquo; she <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KamalaHarris\/status\/2000442127856103609?s=20\">wrote <\/a>on X.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-was-the-couple-known-for\">What was the couple known for?<\/h2>\n<p>Reiner directed entertainment hits in the <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">19<\/span>80s and 1990s, such as&nbsp;<em>Stand by Me<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>This Is Spinal Tap<\/em>, <em>A Few Good Men<\/em>, <em>When Harry Met Sally<\/em>, and <em>The Princess Bride<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He earned nominations at the Golden Globe Awards for three of those movies, as well as one for 1995&rsquo;s <em>The American President<\/em>. Reiner never won a Golden Globe, but was widely acclaimed as a star director.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">The&nbsp;<em>Los Angeles Times<\/em>&nbsp;said his work had an &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/movies\/story\/2025-12-15\/rob-reiner-best-films-director-this-is-spinal-tap-when-harry-met-sally-misery-few-good-men\">astonishing versatility<\/a>,&rdquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/movies\/story\/2025-12-15\/rob-reiner-best-films-director-this-is-spinal-tap-when-harry-met-sally-misery-few-good-men\">&nbsp;<\/a>as he directed everything from an<\/span> intense courtroom drama to a romantic comedy.<\/p>\n<p>Reiner also worked as an actor, making his mark as Mike &ldquo;Meathead&rdquo; Stivic on CBS&rsquo;s <em>All in the Family<\/em>, which ran from 1971 to 1979. He earned two Emmys for his performance as Stivic.<\/p>\n<p>Among his most notable recent acting roles was a supporting part in <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">2013&rsquo;s&nbsp;<em>The Wolf of Wall Street<\/em>, directed by Martin<\/span> Scorsese.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3917563\/rob-reiner-wife-found-dead-inside-los-angeles-home\/\">ROB REINER, WIFE FOUND DEAD INSIDE LOS ANGELES HOME<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He met his wife while directing <em>When Harry Met Sally<\/em>, 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.<\/p>\n<p>Singer Reiner worked as a photographer, producer, and actress on some of her husband&rsquo;s projects and was nominated for an Emmy for his 2024 documentary, <em>Albert Brooks: Defending My Life<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Reiner and wife found dead; son arrested on felony charge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2521311,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/reiner.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6499,35618,68806],"class_list":["post-2521310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-death","tag-democratic-donor","tag-rob-reiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/reiner.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2521310"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2521314,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2521310\/revisions\/2521314"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2521311"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2521310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2521310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2521310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}