In the hours before the discovery of the lifeless bodies of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reinerthe couple had an unforgettable last dinner with a well-known show business personality. According to sources close to the couple, they had dinner in the company of Amici restaurant in the exclusive Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on December 12th Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ex-wife Maria Shriverwho had apparently been a friend of the family for years.
The owner of the place where they dined, Tancredi DeLuca, he told Daily Mail that the Reiners and Shrivers enjoyed the evening in a relaxed atmosphere and enjoyed dishes such as the seasonal special, Sogliola Alla Mugnaia -an imported sole with lemon caper sauce- accompanied by “Broccoli, Fried potatoes and pasta”, in which It was a calm and cordial meeting that did not at all foresee the brutal murder of the couple that occurred 48 hours later.
Shriver’s presence at this dinner becomes increasingly relevant to the police investigation as the last known moments of the acclaimed filmmaker and his wife before their deaths are reconstructed. their tragic deaths on December 14th when their bodies were found with multiple stab wounds in their Brentwood home.
Far from being a formal or media-filled evening, sources close to the event suggested that it was a dinner among friends where the closeness and years-long relationship between Shriver and the couple was clearly felt. The treatment of the restaurant staff was also highlighted by DeLuca himself, who said that Rob and Michele “They were very good people, always very available and very friendly to all the staff.”
As news of Rob and Michele’s murder spread around the world, Shriver herself publicly expressed her sadness on social mediadedicated emotional words to his friends and remembered his life together with them.
In a message posted via the X Platform, Shriver wrote: “I loved Michele and Rob Reiner so much. They were some of my best friends. We raised our children together. We laughed together, we cried together, we played together, we dreamed together. We had dinner together last week and they had the time of their lives: Love each other, love their friends, their family, their country. They never gave up on our country. They wanted to improve it. “They always wanted to improve our world and were willing to fight to make it the country they loved.”
Shriver, 70, also emphasized in his tribute that the Reiners last week “They loved their children very much and never gave up on being good parents.” Highlighting how special their relationship was.
In the meantime, the case remains under investigation The only suspect so far is Nick, the couple’s son, who is being held in a correctional facility with permanent custody. because of the risk of suicide. The case is moving forward and the next hearing is scheduled for January 7, 2026.
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