Nick Reiner, 32, named as the prime suspect in the deaths of filmmaker Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, photographer and actress Michele Singer Reiner, 68, already faces a long history of battling drug addiction.
The couple was found dead on Sunday (12/14), in the house where they lived in Los Angeles, with signs of a knife attack. Police reported that Nick was found alive and was being questioned by authorities. To date, no arrests have been made.
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According to information previously disclosed by Nick himself, his first admission to a rehabilitation clinic took place when he was only 15 years old. Over the next few years, he underwent several treatment attempts. In 2016, during an interview with People magazine, Nick said he had been hospitalized around 17 times to deal with his addiction.
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The personal experience of chemical dependency has also been transformed into a cinematic work. In 2015, Nick participated in the screenplay of the film Being Charlie, directed by Rob Reiner. The film is inspired by his trajectory and depicts the life of a young man struggling with addiction, a character played by actor Nick Robinson, known for productions such as Jurassic World and With Love, Charlie.
At the time of the film’s release, Nick spoke publicly about aiming to expose the challenges of recovery and the impacts of addiction within the family.
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