Conan O'Brien Speaks Out on Rob Reiner Death, Nick Reiner Party Fight
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Conan O’Brien spoke publicly for the first time about the deaths of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, who were killed in an apparent homicide on December 14, with their son Nick Reiner arrested for the murders.
- O’Brien described his shock and grief, recalling that he and his wife had grown close to Rob and Michele, and expressed difficulty comprehending the sudden loss of Rob’s influential voice in the entertainment industry.
- Reports surfaced alleging a heated argument between Rob and Nick at O’Brien’s holiday party the night before the murders, but sources including Bill Hader and O’Brien denied witnessing any such confrontation or that O’Brien prevented anyone from calling the police.
- The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed Rob and Michele died
