Conan O'Brien Mourns Reiners' Murder After Hosting Them at Party

Conan O'Brien expressed profound shock and grief over the deaths of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, in his first public comments on the tragedy, recounting how the couple had attended his Christmas party in Los Angeles the night before they were found slain in their Brentwood home.

The Reiners, both prominent figures in entertainment, were discovered dead on December 14, 2025, from multiple sharp force injuries in what authorities classified as a double homicide. Their 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, was arrested later that day and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, including a special circumstance for multiple victims. Prosecutors allege the killings occurred shortly after the family left O'Brien's holiday gathering on December 13. Nick faces a potential sentence of life in prison without parole if convicted.

In a profile published Friday in The New Yorker, the 62-year-old comedian and upcoming host of the 2026 Academy Awards described his growing friendship with the couple. "I knew Rob and Michele, and then increasingly got closer and closer to them, and I was seeing them a lot," O'Brien said. "My wife and I were seeing them a lot, and they...