More than two weeks after the deaths of film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, friends and colleagues continue to pay tribute. Cary Elwes, who starred in Reiner's 1987 film The Princess Bride, shared a heartfelt Instagram post, saying he could finally put his grief into words. He recalled meeting Reiner at age 24 and 'falling in love with him', adding that he could not remember 'a single day without laughter' while working together.
Elwes posted behind-the-scenes footage from the film and quoted The Princess Bride: 'Sure, death cannot stop true love but life is pain without you.' He also praised Michele Reiner, saying they were 'a great team'. Martin Scorsese wrote in the New York Times that he loved hanging out with Reiner, describing him as 'hilarious' with 'a beautiful sense of uninhibited freedom'. Reiner had a supporting role in Scorsese's 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street.
The Reiners' son, Nick, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder after their bodies were found on 14 December in their Los Angeles home. He is being held without bail. This week, a Los Angeles superior court judge agreed to bar the release of the Reiners' autopsy reports at the request of the LAPD. The medical examiner's office had previously confirmed the deaths were homicides caused by 'multiple sharp force injuries'.
After the killings, President Donald Trump posted that Reiner's death was 'due to the anger he caused others' from being outspokenly anti-Trump, attributing it to 'Trump Derangement Syndrome'. The comments were widely condemned, with podcaster Joe Rogan calling them 'disappointing'.
