Warning: This article contains discussion of drug addiction which some readers may find distressing.
Rob Reiner’s son has been transparent about his battle with addiction prior to his recent arrest.
Rob and his wife, Michele, were reportedly discovered deceased in their Los Angeles residence yesterday (December 14) by their daughter Romy.
In addition to Romy, the couple has two sons, Jake and Nick. Rob also has an adopted daughter, Tracy, from his previous marriage to Penny Marshall.
Authorities have indicated that Rob, 78, and Michele, 68, died in what appears to be a homicide, as both were allegedly found with stab wounds.
It has emerged that their son Nick, 32, has been detained and is currently held on a $4 million bond.
According to court documents, Nick was admitted into the LAPD Jail Division today (December 15) following his arrest last night at 9:15pm.
The records provide limited details about the charges against Nick, stating only that he is facing felony-level allegations.
Over the years, Nick has been candid about his addiction challenges and collaborated with his father on the film Being Charlie.
The movie depicts the life of Charlie Mills, who deals with drug addiction, and is compelled by his father to enter rehab. While in rehab, Charlie falls for a girl named Eva.
Being Charlie is partially inspired by Nick’s life, as he was sent to his first rehab center at the age of 15.
“It’s not my life,” he mentioned about Being Charlie. “[But] I went to a lot of these places, so I had a lot of these stories.”
During his addiction ordeal, Nick experienced homelessness. He shared with PEOPLE: “I was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas. I spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun.”
He cycled in and out of shelters due to his refusal to return to rehab.
“That made me who I am now, having to deal with that stuff,” Nick reflected in a 2016 interview.
“I met crazy great people there, so out of my element. Now, I’ve been home for a really long time, and I’ve sort of gotten acclimated back to being in LA and being around my family. But there was a lot of dark years there.”
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