The entertainment industry and world as a whole was shocked when it was revealed that director/actor Rob Reiner and his wife were killed in an apparent homicide last week. The story was made all the more shocking because their son Nick was arrested as the primary suspect in their deaths. Nick and Rob reportedly had an argument shortly before the murder, and now an interview that the director did before his death is making the rounds, especially thanks to the encouraging statement he gave about his son's issues just months ago.
New details about what went down after the Reiners' deaths are still trickling out, including reports that Nick left behind a bloody hotel room before his arrest. His mental health and addiction issues actually took center stage in the 2015 film Being Charlie, which starred Nick and was directed by Rob. In a resurfaced interview with NPR from September, the Harry Met Sally icon spoke about a difference between the father character in that film and his own experience trying to support his son IRL. In his words:
