Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17718998721091766014372042AFP__20130810__175894760__v6__MidRes__TeenVogueSBackToSchoolSaturdayKickOffEventAtTh_cropped_processed_by_imagy.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Actor and director Rob Reiner (center), wife Michele Singer (L) and son Nick Reiner (R) attend Teen Vogue&#x27;s Back-to-School Saturday kick-off event at The Grove on August 9, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Teen Vogue/AFP <br/></span></span></span></div><p>LOS ANGELES, United States — The son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner pleaded not guilty to the fatal stabbing of both of his parents when he appeared in a Los Angeles court on Monday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/12/16/rob-reiner-s-death-what-we-know-1000">Rob Reiner&#x27;s death: What we know</a></div><p>Nick Reiner faces two counts of first-degree murder over the double killing that sent shockwaves through Hollywood days before Christmas.</p><p>The 32-year-old was arrested on December 14 after the bodies of his filmmaker father and his mother, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, were discovered at their home in the upmarket Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles.</p><p>Prosecutors said 79-year-old Rob Reiner -- who directed huge hits including &quot;When Harry Met Sally&quot; and &quot;A Few Good Men&quot; -- and his wife, 70, were stabbed to death.</p><p>Nick Reiner, who has a history of addiction, appeared in a downtown courtroom where he was formally told what charges he faces and had his rights explained.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/12/18/rob-reiner-s-son-appears-in-court-over-parents-murder-0735">Rob Reiner&#x27;s son appears in court over parents&#x27; murder</a></div><p>A plea of &quot;not guilty&quot; is common at this stage, regardless of what the defense later does.</p><p>Reiner, who remains in jail and has not been granted bail, was ordered to return to court on April 29.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><br/><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wjJ8NMEXU3o?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AeEjOlkJnl0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner pleaded not guilty to the fatal stabbing of both of his parents when he appeared in a Los Angeles court on Monday.</p>

The son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner pleaded not guilty to the fatal stabbing of both of his parents when he appeared in a Los Angeles court on Monday.

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Son of director Rob Reiner pleads not guilty to parents' murder

Agence France-Presse

Published February 24, 2026 10:25 AM PHT

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Updated February 24, 2026 10:27 AM PHT

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