Corey Feldman Feels Excluded from Reiner Oscars Tribute

At the 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 2026, Hollywood luminaries gathered for an emotional onstage tribute to filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, who were killed in a double homicide in their Los Angeles home three months earlier. Corey Feldman, the actor who starred in Reiner's 1986 coming-of-age film Stand by Me, expressed feelings of exclusion from the segment in a recent interview, describing it as a family reunion he was not invited to join.

Reiner, 78, and Michele, 70, were discovered deceased on December 14, 2025, with multiple stab wounds, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. Their son, Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested later that day and charged with two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances. He pleaded not guilty in February and remains in custody without bail. His next court appearance is set for April 29, and if convicted, he faces life in prison without parole or the death penalty.

The Oscars In Memoriam segment, extended due to several high-profile industry losses that year, featured Reiner prominently as Billy Crystal, a longtime friend and collaborator, opened the tribute. Crystal, who first worked with Reiner in 1975 on...