Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner made a brief court appearance Wednesday but did not enter a plea on the two counts of first-degree murder he’s been charged with in the killing of his parents. Reiner’s attorney, Alan Jackson, told the court it was “too early” to enter a guilty or not guil ty plea and agreed to delay the arraignment until Jan. 7, 2026. Nick Reiner appeared from behind the glass wall of a custody area in shackles and wearing a jail suicide prevention smock. During the short hearing, he only said “yes, your honor” when asked by Judge Theresa McGonigle if he understood he has the right to a speedy trial. Jackson told reporters outside the courthouse that there were “very complex and serious issues” associated with the case that needed time to be carefully examined. He urged the public and the media not to “rush to judgement.” “We ask that during this process, you allow the system to move forward in the way that it was designed, to move forward, not with the rush to judgment, not with jumping to conclusions, but with restraint and with dignity and with the respect that this system and this process deserves and that the family deserves,” Jackson added. news Dec 15 Nick Reiner was disruptive at party day before his parents were found dead, sources say Celebrity News Dec 15 Hollywood mourns director Rob Reiner and wife, found dead in LA home Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested Monday on suspicion of murder in the killings of Rob, 78, and Michele Reiner, 68, whose bodies were found Sunday inside their home in Los Angeles’ Brentwood community. He was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced at a news conference with LA Police Chief Jim McDonnell. “Their loss is beyond tragic and we will commit ourselves to bringing their murderer to justice,” Hochman said. Along with the two counts of first-degree murder, prosecutors include a special circumstances allegation of multiple murders and an additional allegation that Reiner used a knife in the killings, which took place sometime early Sunday morning, authorities said. Nick Reiner was arrested hours later in Exposition Park, south of downtown LA and about 15 miles southeast of Brentwood. Special circumstances elevate a murder charge to a more severe level. The charges carry the potential for a possible death sentence, if prosecutors pursue capital punishment. That decision will be made later, Hochman said. Details about a possible motive for the killings were not immediately known. A source close to Reiner confirmed to NBC News that Reiner and his wife had apparent stab wounds. The medical examiner has not provided details about an official cause of death. Nick Reiner was the second of the couple’s three children. Jake Reiner, 34, and Romy Reiner, 28, released a joint statement Wednesday “on the devastating loss of our parents” and asked for privacy while their grieve. “Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day. The horrific and devastating loss of our parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is something that no one should ever experience. They weren’t just our parents; they were our best friends. We are grateful for the outpouring of condolences, kindness, and support we have received not only from family and friends but people from all walks of life. We now ask for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to be remembered for the incredible lives they lived and the love they gave.” The deaths of Rob Reiner, a celebrated director whose long list of successful films included “When Harry Met Sally…,” “A Few Good Men” and “This Is Spinal Tap,” and Michele Reiner, a talent photographer and producer, stunned the Hollywood community and led to an outpouring of tributes from entertainment industry colleagues, political figures and more. The family’s challenges Nick were well-documented, including battles with drug addiction. In 2015, Rob and Nick Reiner worked on a coming-of-age film together called “Being Charlie.” Directed by Rob Reiner and co-written by Nick Reiner, the film explored the relationship between a son and father. In a 2016 interview with the Associated Press, they talked about the film. “It forced us to understand ourselves better than we had,” Rob Reiner told the AP. “I told Nick while we were making it, I said, ‘You know it doesn’t matter, whatever happens to this thing, we won already. This has already been good.’ We’ve worked through a lot of stuff.” In September, the family appeared together at the Los Angeles premiere of “Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues.” Nick Reiner has spoken publicly over the years about his struggles with drug addiction, which began in his teens. He told People in an interview in 2016 that he cycled in and out of treatment facilities with bouts of homelessness and relapses in between. “I spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun,” Nick Reiner told People, adding that, “If I wanted to do it my way and not go to the programs they were suggesting, then I had to be homeless.” ...read more read less