Overview
- In a new interview, O’Brien said he hosted friends for a holiday gathering and that “the next day, this terrible thing happened,” emphasizing that any attention on him is insignificant compared with the Reiner family’s grief.
- Rob and Michele Reiner attended O’Brien’s Dec. 13 party with their son, Nick, and multiple outlets have reported a loud argument between father and son before the couple left.
- Nick Reiner was arrested on Dec. 14 and is charged with two counts of first-degree murder with special-circumstance allegations; he has pleaded not guilty and remains in custody pending an April 29 court date.
- O’Brien previously reflected in The New Yorker on his close friendship with the Reiners and described being in shock after learning of their deaths.
- Several reports, citing unnamed sources, have described Nick’s erratic behavior at the party and referenced mental-health concerns and recent medication changes.