Just one week after the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, the legendary actor’s family has come together.
TMZ reports that they gathered at Rob’s sister Annie’s house, with his younger brother Lucas seen arriving.
“It’s unclear if this is an informal celebration or simply a family gathering to discuss the obviously unique circumstances surrounding the couple’s deaths,” the outlet wrote.
Rob Reiner’s Closest Friends Are Standing By His Children
After this tragedy, in which Rob’s son Nick has been arrested and charged with killing his parents, the actor’s friends are showing support for his other children.
PEOPLE reported that Billy Crystal and Albert Brooks are among the people who have been there for his kids.
“Rob and Michele were beloved in Hollywood and their friends like Billy Crystal and Albert Brooks are truly like family and fiercely protective,” a source told the outlet, who added that Jake and Romy “will never be alone as they try to face this.”
“They are being incredibly strong and have a huge support system they can lean on,” they continued.
And with that, the source also provided some additional insight into how the Jake and Romy are dealing with this horrible tragedy.
“It’s of course been a huge shock to the system. This nightmare came out of nowhere for them, but they’ve been surrounded with support since the second they found out,” they said to PEOPLE.
Rob and Michele Reiner âTried So Hardâ To Help Nick Reiner
An Insider who spoke with PEOPLE, detailed the extent that Rob and Michele went to try and help their son with his substance abuse struggles. Specifically, they âtried so hard already for yearsâ to help Nick, but he âdidnât take the support seriously.â
Another insider told the outlet, âAt the end of the day, Nick didnât take the help seriously. This was true for years and years. His issues were far, far out of his parentsâ control.â
âNick lied a lot. He was unreliable, but he was also convincing and intelligent,â the insider added. âHis family was empathetic to how much his struggles contributed to his behavior. They never lost hope in him, even when he was scaring them or making their lives harder.â
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