In a joint statement with other close friends, including Albert Brooks and Martin Short, the comedians pay tribute to the Reiners after their deaths
US comedy luminaries Billy Crystal, Larry David, Martin Short and Albert Brooks have come together to remember their friend and peer Rob Reiner, hours after the director’s son was charged with the murder of his parents.
Nick Reiner, 32, has been in custody since Sunday evening, hours after his sister, Romy, reportedly discovered the bodies of Rob and Michele Reiner in their Los Angeles home. Police said the couple had suffered fatal stab wounds.
On Tuesday Nick Reiner was charged with two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders, and a special allegation for the use of a dangerous weapon, a knife. If he’s found guilty he could be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, or the death penalty.
On Tuesday, a letter signed by the Reiners’ friends was released to the Associated Press. It was signed by Billy and Janice Crystal; Albert and Kimberly Brooks; Martin Short; comedy writer Alan Zweibel and his wife, Robin; David and his wife, the film producer Ashley Underwood; composer Marc Shaiman and his husband, Lou Mirabal; director Barry Levinson and his wife, Diana; and the former US ambassador to Spain James Costos and his partner, Michael Smith.
