Nick also appeared with a different hairstyle, having cut his hair and retained prominent sideburns while shaving the rest of his face.<\/p>\n
At least two women described by Page Six as supporters were in the public gallery, although they did not appear to be immediate family members.<\/p>\n
The hearing followed an appearance on October 7, with the judge granting the defence additional time to prepare its case.<\/p>\n
Judge Ohta said Nick had been \u201cindicted unbeknownst to his counsel\u201d, according to the courtroom report.<\/p>\n
Director Rob Reiner (left) and wife Michele died in their home last year. Photo \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
The judge determined the defence should have more time before the court considered releasing grand jury transcripts and exhibits connected to the indictment.<\/p>\n
The case centres on the deaths of Rob, the acclaimed film-maker behind When Harry Met Sally, starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan, The Princess Bride, Stand by Me and A Few Good Men, and his wife Michele, a photographer.<\/p>\n
Rob was also widely known for playing Michael \u201cMeathead\u201d Stivic in the influential American sitcom All in the Family, which brought him television fame before his successful directing career.<\/p>\n
His films included the celebrated mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, which followed a fictional British rock band. <\/p>\n
Rob returned to the world of the fictional band with Spinal Tap II: The End Continues in 2025, reuniting with members of the original cast.<\/p>\n
The couple were found dead at their home on December 14, 2025, with death certificates recording that both died within minutes of suffering multiple sharp-force injuries.<\/p>\n
Nick was arrested that day and has remained in custody without bail at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n
He was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder, with special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and lying in wait.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors also allege he used a knife during the killings.<\/p>\n
Nick, who has reportedly experienced schizophrenia and struggled with drug addiction, has denied the charges.<\/p>\n
He worked with his father on the 2015 film Being Charlie, which he co-wrote and which drew on experiences of addiction and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n
The film, directed by Rob, follows a troubled young man dealing with substance misuse and his relationship with his family.<\/p>\n
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced in September that prosecutors would not seek the death penalty.<\/p>\n
Nick Reiner\u2019s criminal proceedings are scheduled to resume on January 13, while the court continues considering whether the grand jury transcripts and exhibits in the case should remain sealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nick also appeared with a different hairstyle, having cut his hair and retained prominent sideburns while shaving the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":637572,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4607,3378,16425,1975,1863,1121,37432,1349,15166,3936,2837,156,2209,86767,35698,4223,78,29819,700,116652,6178,4275,111,139,6933,69,3766,116559,17182,187864,92399,312602],"class_list":["post-637571","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-anxious","tag-appeared","tag-appears","tag-at","tag-back","tag-case","tag-chair","tag-court","tag-deaths","tag-director","tag-during","tag-entertainment","tag-father","tag-forth","tag-hearing","tag-hollywood","tag-in","tag-involving","tag-latest","tag-michele","tag-mother","tag-murder","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nick","tag-nz","tag-parents","tag-reiner","tag-reportedly","tag-restless","tag-rocked","tag-visibly"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=637571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/637571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/637572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=637571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=637571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=637571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}