Michelle Obama said she and Barack Obama were meant to see Rob Reiner and wife Michele on the day that they were tragically killed<\/b>
\nMichelle Obama is opening up about the tragic deaths of Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner.
\u201cWe\u2019ve known them for many, many years, and we were supposed to be seeing them that night \u2014 last night \u2014 and we got the news,\u201d Michelle, 61, said of herself and Barack Obama during a Monday, December 15, appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Michelle also appeared to address President Donald Trump, who earlier Monday mocked Rob\u2019s death, describing him as a \u201cderanged person\u201d who had \u201cTrump derangement syndrome,\u201d referring to the director\u2019s frequent opposition to the Trump administration.
\u201cAnd let me just say this: Unlike some people, Rob and Michele Reiner are some of the most decent, courageous people,\u201d Michelle said on Monday. \u201cThey are not deranged or crazed. What they have always been are passionate people. In a time when there\u2019s not a lot of courage going on, they were the kind of people who were ready to put their actions behind what they cared about. And they cared about their family, and they cared about this country, and they cared about fairness and equity, and that is the truth. I do know them.\u201d
Rob, who was 78, and Michelle, 68, were found dead inside their home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles on Sunday, December 14. The Los Angeles Police Department said the couple were discovered with apparent stab wounds.
On Monday, Us Weekly confirmed that their son, Nick, 32, had been taken into custody and arrested on a murder charge in connection with his parents\u2019 deaths. He is currently being held at the Twin Towers jail in L.A. with no bail.
Rob and Michele shared three children: sons Jake, 34, and Nick, and daughter Romy, 27. Rob also shared an adopted daughter, Tracy, 61, with his first wife, filmmaker Penny Marshall.
\u201cIt is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner,\u201d a family spokesman said in a statement on Sunday. \u201cWe are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.\u201d
Former U.S. President Barack, 64, was among the celebrities and politicians who paid tribute to the Reiners late Sunday night.
\u201cMichelle and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele. Rob\u2019s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen,\u201d Barack wrote via X. \u201cBut beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of people\u2014and a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action. Together, he and his wife lived lives defined by purpose. They will be remembered for the values they championed and the countless people they inspired. We send our deepest condolences to all who loved them.\u201d
A source exclusively told Us on Monday that there was some commotion between Rob, Michele and Nick at Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s holiday party the night before the couple were killed.
Nick allegedly acted \u201ccreepily\u201d at the Saturday, December 13, event. \u201cNick was going up to people at Conan O\u2019Brien\u2019s party asking if they were famous,\u201d a source said, while TMZ reported that Rob and Nick got into an argument which was overheard by other guests.<\/p>\n