First statements from the kids of Rob and Michele Reiner after the homicide of their dad and mom: “There are no words to describe the unimaginable pain we feel” | Culture | EUROtoday

The loss of life of Rob and Michele Reiner, murdered allegedly by the hands of their son Nick, has shocked Hollywood. Many of his dearest associates, dozens of actors, administrators, politicians… have had phrases to specific their affection for the couple shaped by the director and the photographer. However, till now those that had not spoken have been his kids.

This Wednesday, three days after studying of the occasion, the Reiner household has lastly spoken. Jack and Romy, the eldest son and youngest daughter of the couple, wished to ship a notice to varied media reminiscent of People y TMZthe place they’re “grateful” and ask, logically, for “respect and privacy.” Romy was the one who discovered her dad and mom’ our bodies within the household house.

Rob and Michele Reiner met whereas he was filming what turned probably the most beloved and appreciated romantic comedies in American cinema, When Harry Met Sally. In truth, it was Michele who inspired him to vary the ending of the movie, which was going to be a lot sadder, to provide it a brilliant ending. They married just a few months later, in May 1989, and had three kids: Jake, now 34, Nick, 32, and Romy, 28.

The director had already been married earlier than, to the actress and director of the movie Big Penny Marshall, whose daughter, Tracy, he adopted. She was the one one who had made statements up to now. He spoke very briefly to NBC News on Monday and mentioned: “I come from the best family that ever lived. I don’t know what to say. I’m in shock”.

Precisely this Wednesday, the middle of the three brothers, Nick Reiner, appeared in court. He has done it very briefly, there are no images of him. Neither has he pleaded guilty or innocent.

Reiner Jr. appeared with handcuffs on, wearing a blue sleeveless vest, behind the glass of the courtroom and accompanied by his lawyer, Alan Jackson, who also defended Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, among others. Jackson has declined to enter a plea on his client’s behalf. The hearing will continue on January 7 with the reading of charges.

A day earlier, on Tuesday, Los Angeles District Attorney General Nathan Hochman gave a massive press conference in which he announced that Nick Reiner will be charged with two counts of aggravated first-degree murder. According to Hochman, the penalty “has a special charge for using a dangerous and deadly weapon, a knife.” The charges carry the death penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The bodies of Michele, a photographer, and Rob, a director, aged 68 and 78, appeared on Sunday around three-thirty in the afternoon in their home in Brentwood, a wealthy neighborhood southwest of Los Angeles. Apparently, they had a physical therapy session that they missed; The specialist notified his daughter Rory and she, surprised, went home to look for them along with a couple of friends, Billy Crystal and his wife Janice. The crime scene was found there.

The house had not been broken into, so the police quickly went out in search of what they considered the main suspect, Nick Reiner. The young man had been with his parents the night before at a Christmas party hosted by Conan O’Brien and, according to several attendees, had been acting erratic and had gotten into fights with them in public. As it turned out later, that night, early Sunday morning, around four in the morning, he stayed at a hotel in neighboring Santa Monica, in a room that he paid for only one night. It went undone check out and the next morning housekeeping found the room full of blood.

Finally, round 9 fifteen on Sunday night time, the police discovered him within the Exposition Park space, about 30 kilometers from his house. They arrested him and he was dropped at justice. He is being held in a facility referred to as Twin Towers Correctional Facility, on suicide watch.