What did Nick Reiner admit years before his parents' deaths? Rob and Michele's son recalled violent drug spiral in family property

All in the Family Star and When Harry Met Sally Director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead in their Brentwood, California, home and their son Nick Reiner has been charged with their murder. According to reports, the 32-year-old was taken into custody almost immediately and is being held without bail.

This unfortunate incident immediately brought to mind Nick’s confession on the Dopey podcast, where he shared how he wrecked his parents’ guest house during a time he was high on drugs.

“Yeah, I went 10 rounds in my guest house,” he began. “It's totally not much of a story. I totally spun out on uppers, I think it was Coke or something else, and I was up for days on end. I started punching out different things in my guest house.”

He added:

“I think I started out with the TV and went over to the lamp. Everything in the guest house got wrecked.”

When asked if he punched the TV, he responded:

“Yeah, I literally punched the TV.”

Nick Reiner admitted he couldn't remember if he was hurt as he was about to have a heart attack.

Nick began struggling with drug addiction when he was a teen and was in and out of rehab until he was 19 years old. He and his late father once did a movie together, Being Charlie, which explored his struggles with addiction and how it affected the relationship between a famous father and his struggling son.

More details on Nick Reiner’s involvement in Rob and Michele’s death

After Rob and Michele Reiner were found dead in their home, their son Nick Reiner is being questioned by the police as the primary suspect of murder. Several sources who claimed to have spoken to the deceased relatives told People magazine that Nick killed his parents. Police are yet to confirm the account.

LAFD told People magazine Ina report that they were called to a home on Sunday, December 14, around 3:30 p.m., to provide medical aid. Upon arrival, they found a man, 78, and a woman, 68, dead. Sources confirm the victims were Rob and Michele.

Nick Reiner has not been shy in discussing his struggles with addiction and how he went through rehab several times. In a 2016 interview with People magazine, the murder suspect shared his struggles with addiction and the life lessons it taught him.

“That made me who I am now, having to deal with that stuff,” he says.

Adding:

“I met crazy great people there, so out of my element. Now, I’ve been home for a really long time, and I’ve gotten acclimated back to being in L.A. and being around my family. But there was a lot of dark years there.”

Family friends told the Los Angeles Times that Nick Reiner had gotten into an argument with his parents at Conan O’ Brien’s Christmas party on December 13, 2025, and was behaving strangely. The couple reportedly left the party after a loud argument with Nick. The latter was located and arrested by the police on the evening of December 14, 2025.

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