{"id":2208730,"date":"2025-12-22T16:25:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2208730"},"modified":"2025-12-22T16:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:25:52","slug":"jerry-oconnell-cries-over-rob-reiners-murder-in-emotional-cbs-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jerry-oconnell-cries-over-rob-reiners-murder-in-emotional-cbs-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Jerry O&#8217;Connell cries over Rob Reiner&#8217;s murder in emotional CBS special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jerry O\u2019Connell cried over <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/14\/celebrity-news\/two-found-dead-at-director-rob-reiners-home-confirmed-by-los-angeles-police\/\">Rob and Michele Reiner\u2019s murders<\/a> in an emotional CBS News special that aired over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connell was a preteen when the \u201cStand By Me\u201d director <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/15\/celebrity-news\/rob-reiner-made-chilling-comment-about-loving-all-his-children-even-the-bad-ones-shortly-before-he-was-stabbed-to-death\/\">cast him in the 1986 coming-of-age drama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything I have in my life is because I was in \u2018Stand By Me.\u2019 Everything,\u201d the actor, 51, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbs.com\/shows\/video\/adtuVB5y_qGSv_PlOoYm1Gx5n4gAkFEe\/?p=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">explained on \u201cRob Reiner: Scenes From a Life,\u201d<\/a> which aired Sunday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Jerry O\u2019Connell cried over Rob and Michele Reiner\u2019s murders in an emotional CBS News special that aired over the weekend. <span class=\"credit\">CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>O\u2019Connell (second from left) was a preteen when the \u201cStand By Me\u201d director cast him in the 1986 coming-of-age drama. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/courtesy Ever<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>O\u2019Connell got emotional recalling Rob going above and beyond for him after the film hit theaters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRob Reiner heard I was in LA, and he took me out to lunch, man,\u201d he said through tears. \u201cHe didn\u2019t have to do that, you know what I\u2019m saying? It was months after the movie came out. He was a busy man. And he took a 12-year-old me out to lunch just to be like, \u2018Thanks so much, what a great movie.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connell covered his eyes with his hands as he emphasized how much that lunch meant to him. \u201cIt\u2019s just stuff that kids need to hear, you know?\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cEverything I have in my life is because I was in \u2018Stand By Me.\u2019 Everything,\u201d the actor, 51, explained on \u201cRob Reiner: Scenes From a Life,\u201d which aired Sunday. <span class=\"credit\">CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>O\u2019Connell got emotional recalling Rob going over and beyond for him well after the film hit theaters. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Columbia Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe Princess Bride\u201d star Mandy Patinkin also broke down over Rob and Michele\u2019s murders. When he found out that the 1987 film\u2019s director and his wife had been stabbed to death, the only word that came to mind was \u201cinconceivable,\u201d a word famously uttered throughout the fantasy rom-com.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI heard this news at about 11-something [last] Sunday night. I was in bed. I was in shock. I didn\u2019t sleep at all. I just kept wailing and crying. I didn\u2019t know what to do. I didn\u2019t know how to process it. I still don\u2019t know how to process it, and I\u2019m not looking for how to process it,\u201d Patinkin, 73, said.<\/p>\n<p>He recalled Rob inviting him and the rest of the cast to LA to see the first cut of the movie.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cRob Reiner heard I was in LA, and he took me out to lunch, man,\u201d he said through tears. \u201cHe didn\u2019t have to do that, you know what I\u2019m saying? It was months after the movie came out. He was a busy man.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>O\u2019Connell covered his eyes with his hands as he emphasized how much that lunch meant to him. \u201cIt\u2019s just stuff that kids need to hear, you know?\u201d he stressed. <span class=\"credit\">CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re sitting there in this screening room, and the film was over, and I said, \u2018I never dreamed I would get to be in something like this.\u2019 I didn\u2019t even have time to dream, and he made that dream for me,\u201d the actor shared as his voice cracked.<\/p>\n<p>He credited Rob with trying to make him \u201cthe best human being\u201d possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne time, he said to me, \u2018I just wish you could get out of your own way.\u2019 And I haven\u2019t been able to achieve that to this day, but I won\u2019t quit trying,\u201d Patinkin said. \u201cHe cared about my nature. He showed it to me over and over again.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cThe Princess Bride\u201d star Mandy Patinkin also broke down over Rob and Michele killings, calling them \u201cinconceivable.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cMisery\u201d star Kathy Bates shed tears as well as she praised the late Hollywood legend for making her acting dreams \u201ccome true.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">CBS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kathy Bates, who won an Academy Award for her role in Rob\u2019s 1990 horror film, \u201cMisery,\u201d also shed tears as she praised the late Hollywood legend for making her acting dreams \u201ccome true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She remembered his \u201cwarmth,\u201d \u201cexcitement\u201d and \u201cconfidence,\u201d adding that she recently found out how he proudly kept shouting, \u201cShe <em>was<\/em> the best!\u201d after she won the 1991 Oscar for best lead actress.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHearing that was so wonderful because I wanted to be the best for him,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>On Dec. 17, Rob, who was 78, and Michele, who was 70,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/17\/celebrity-news\/rob-reiners-daughter-romy-didnt-know-mom-michele-was-dead-in-home-when-she-found-actors-body\/\">were found stabbed to death<\/a>\u00a0in their Brentwood home.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Last Sunday afternoon, Rob, who was 78, and Michele, who was 70,\u00a0were found stabbed to death\u00a0in their home. <span class=\"credit\">@michelereiner\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Their troubled son, Nick Reiner (back), was subsequently arrested and\u00a0charged with two counts of first-degree murder\u00a0with a special circumstance of multiple murders. <span class=\"credit\">@michelereiner\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The LA County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office has confirmed that the couple\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/17\/celebrity-news\/rob-and-michele-reiners-official-causes-of-death-revealed\/\">died from \u201cmultiple sharp force injuries,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0ruling that the manner was homicide.<\/p>\n<p>Their troubled son, Nick Reiner \u2014 who was reportedly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/19\/celebrity-news\/nick-reiner-diagnosed-with-schizophrenia-weeks-before-murders-medication-made-him-erratic-and-dangerous\/\">diagnosed with schizophrenia<\/a> before the killings and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/15\/celebrity-news\/inside-rob-reiners-son-nicks-drug-addiction-battle-years-before-parents-fatal-stabbing\/\">has a long history of drug addiction<\/a> \u2014 was subsequently <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/15\/celebrity-news\/see-the-dramatic-moment-rob-reiners-son-nick-was-arrested-for-parents-murder\/\">arrested<\/a> and\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/16\/celebrity-news\/rob-reiners-son-nick-officially-charged-with-2-counts-of-first-degree-murder-in-stabbing-death-of-parents\/\">charged with two counts of first-degree murder<\/a>\u00a0with a special circumstance of multiple murders.<\/p>\n<p>Nick \u2014 who is currently <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/20\/celebrity-news\/rob-reiners-son-nick-locked-away-in-solitary-confinement-remains-on-suicide-watch-after-grisly-murders-report\/\">locked away in solitary confinement<\/a> at Twin Towers Correctional Facility \u2014 is facing a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/19\/celebrity-news\/why-nick-reiner-will-likely-plead-not-guilty-to-parents-rob-and-micheles-murders\/\">is reportedly expected to plead not guilty by reason of insanity<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you or someone you care about is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call SAMHSA\u2019s National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jerry O\u2019Connell cried over Rob and Michele Reiner\u2019s murders in an emotional CBS News special that aired over the weekend. 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