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Rob Reiner and Michele Singer's fairy-tale love story sparked on the 'When Harry Met Sally' set ends in unimaginable horror as their son Nick faces first-degree murder charges after the couple's brutal stabbing deaths in their Brentwood home.
Key Moments in Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Saga
- Met on 'When Harry Met Sally' set; Reiner rewrote happy ending inspired by their romance.
- Married 1989, raised three kids: Jake, Nick, Romy; shared 36 years until Dec. 14 tragedy.
- Recent CBS '60 Minutes' spotlighted Reiner's career; bodies found post-party argument.
- Nick Reiner, 32, charged with two counts murder, held on $4M bail in LA.
Hollywood's ultimate rom-com director Rob Reiner lived the plot twist he gave 'When Harry Met Sally' until a family nightmare shattered it all. What turned their Brentwood bliss into a homicide probe? And how does a CBS interview clip eerily frame this loss?
In a week that flipped from career tribute to tragedy, fans reel from Rob Reiner and Michele Singer's deaths, allegedly at son Nick's hands.
Rob Reiner met photographer Michele Singer during 'When Harry Met Sally' production in 1988. Single for a decade post-divorce from Penny Marshall, Reiner planned a cynical ending where Harry and Sally part ways mirroring his doubts on love.
Matchmade by director Barry Sonnenfeld, their banter sparked instant chemistry; Reiner quit smoking for her, rewrote the iconic New Year's kiss finale. "I met her while making the film, and I changed the ending," Reiner told Chris Wallace.
They wed in 1989, welcomed Jake, Nick, and Romy. A recent '60 Minutes' segment aired post-death, Reiner chatting with Lesley Stahl about career leaps, unwittingly his swan song.
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On Dec. 14, 2025, daughter Romy discovered Rob, 78, and Michele, ~70, stabbed to death in their LA Brentwood home deemed homicide.
Nick Reiner, 32, arrested same day; charged Tuesday with two first-degree murder counts, special circumstances for multiple killings, knife use. Held without bail initially, now $4M; motive unclear, but prior day's Conan O'Brien party saw loud father-son spat.
LA DA Nathan Hochman: "Multiple sharp force injuries" per coroner. Siblings Jake and Romy issued statement begging privacy amid grief.
Fans flood X with heartbreak: "Rob gave us 'Princess Bride' joy, now this?" one viral post laments. Reddit threads dissect family dynamics, tying to Reiner's political activism even President Trump's controversial Truth Social jab at "Trump derangement."
Echoes Game of Thrones leaks or Marvel spoilers, but personal: how fame's glare hits home. Reiner's legacy 'Spinal Tap,' 'Stand By Me' now shadowed, yet his love story endures as rom-com gold.
Will justice heal the Reiner fractures, or deepen Hollywood's family curse lore? Their reel romance outlives real pain stream 'When Harry Met Sally' to honor.
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