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Shackled Nick Reiner addresses choose as he seems in court docket sporting anti-suicide vest

Nick Reiner made his first court appearance in Los Angeles today on homicide charges for his parents’ double murder. 

The 32-year-old was seen in jeans and an anti-suicide vest without a shirt underneath. He did not enter a plea and his arraignment has been continued until January 7. 

When judge asked Reiner if he agreed to to waive his right to a speedy arraignment, he said: ‘Yes, your honor.’

Nick’s lawyer, Alan Jackson, made a statement to the public saying that there were ‘very, very complex and serious issues that are associated with this case,’ and asked that ‘throughout this process you allow the system to move forward in the way that it was designed to move forward, not with a rush to judgment.’ 

Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found dead from apparent stab wounds in their $13.5 million Los Angeles mansion on Sunday.

Their son has since been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of his Hollywood legend father and photographer mother.

Prosecutors added special circumstances of multiple murders and use of a dangerous weapon, a knife, meaning, if he is convicted, Nick could face life in prison without the possibility of parole or even the death penalty.

Daily Mail provided all of the updates from Wednesday below. 

Nick Reiner seen in courtroom sketch

Nick Reiner was captured in a courtroom sketch on Wednesday after a judge ordered no photographs of him to be taken.

The 32-year-old wore an anti-suicide vest and appeared blank-faced during the hearing.

He did not enter a plea, and only uttered three words to the judge when asked if his arraignment should be continued.

‘Yes, your honor,’ he said.

Nick’s attorney, Alan Jackson, asked the judge for a continuance, saying he ‘needed more time’ to prepare his case.

Jackson also objected to photos and video being taken of Nick at Wednesday’s hearing.

He told the judge, ‘There is an issue of ID.’

Nick Reiner, wearing a blue protective vest, makes his first court appearance on murder charges for the killing of his parents Rob and Michele Weiner, at LA Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 17, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.    REUTERS/Mona Edwards  MANDATORY CREDIT
Nick Reiner, wearing a blue protective vest, makes his first court appearance on murder charges for the killing of his parents Rob and Michele Reiner, at LA Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 17, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.    REUTERS/Mona Edwards  MANDATORY CREDIT     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY      REFILE - CORRECTING NAME FROM "ROB AND MICHELE WEINER" TO "ROB AND MICHELE REINER".
Nick Reiner, wearing a blue protective vest, makes his first court appearance on murder charges for the killing of his parents Rob and Michele Reiner, at LA Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 17, 2025 in this courtroom sketch.    REUTERS/Mona Edwards  MANDATORY CREDIT  REFILE - CORRECTING NAME FROM "ROB AND MICHELE WEINER" TO "ROB AND MICHELE REINER".

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Maria Shriver has publicly condemned President Donald Trump over his remarks about the deaths of her close friends, acclaimed director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer, calling his response ‘absolutely disgusting.’

The journalist and author, 70, took to X on Monday to defend the Reiner family and denounce what she described as inhumane commentary surrounding the tragedy, which has left Hollywood and the Brentwood community reeling.

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Christmas cheer was in ample supply on Saturday night at Conan O’Brien’s holiday party – and beloved director Rob Reiner was on fine form.

But behind the smile, Reiner was in turmoil – turmoil which had long simmered, but finally erupted over Thanksgiving.

Michelle Obama sparks backlash for Jimmy Kimmel appearance

Michelle Obama is facing backlash after appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! just hours after her friends, Rob Reiner and wife Michele, were found dead in their home.

The former First Lady, 61, was a guest on the late-night show on Monday night, where she revealed that she and Barack Obama were meant to have dinner with the couple on Sunday, only to discover they had been killed in their Los Angeles home.

Family friend reveals Nick Reiner’s ‘grunting’ and violent outbursts

Rob and Michele Reiner’s son Nick was a deeply troubled child who needed physical restraint for his rages from a young age, according to a family friend who has known the 32-year-old all his life.

The family friend told the Daily Mail that Nick’s issues began well before his teenage years, and sadly suggested that Reiner, 78, and Michele, 70, ‘babied’ their son.

WATCH: Rob Reiner discusses Nick’s drug addiction

Rob Reiner and son Nick would ‘kiss on the lips’ and fight furiously: Actor reveals

For legendary director Rob Reiner, 78, and his troubled son Nick, working together on their 2015 film Being Charlie served as a last-ditch effort to repair their apparently ‘hostile’ relationship.

But Erik Aude, 45, who was an actor in the film, recalled an unconventional father-son dynamic on set.

‘They were fighting and arguing with each other while they were on set. They were kissing each other on the lips, which was weird,’ Aude said.

‘They were bickering and going off on each other on set. It wasn’t comfortable. There was definitely hostility there.’

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How police found Nick Reiner near USC campus in Los Angeles

In a press conference on Tuesday, LA police confirmed their department’s robbery homicide unit, gang narcotics detectives and a US Marshals Service task force had specialized tools to help them locate Nick Reiner after his parents’ bodies had been discovered dead in their home.

Police found him in LA’s Exposition Park neighborhood near the University of Southern California campus, where he did not resist arrest.

The Pierside Hotel, where Reiner checked in after his parents were murdered, is a short distance away from the Los Angeles Metro line.

Reiner could have possibly taken the train towards the Exposition Park area after exiting his hotel room.

Officials did not share if they were tipped off by Reiner’s family members to help them locate him.

View of the outside of The Pierside Santa Monica hotel, where US media reported that Nick Reiner checked in and cleaning staff allegedly found blood in the room, in Santa Monica, California, on December 16, 2025. The son of famed Hollywood director Rob Reiner is to be charged with two counts of first degree murder over the brutal slaying of his parents, the chief prosecutor of Los Angeles said December 16. Nick Reiner, 32, who has a history of substance abuse stretching back to his teenage years, could face the death penalty if convicted over the killings that shocked Hollywood, District Attorney Nathan Hochman said. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP via Getty Images)

Rob Reiner seen in daughter Romy’s video in a hat she knitted for him

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The Georgia firebrand, who has dueled with the President in recent months, told CNN that Trump’s attack on the late Hollywood legend was ‘absolutely, completely below the office of the President of the United States.’