Shackled Nick Reiner utters first words since parents’ killing

Nick Reiner was captured in a courtroom sketch on Wednesday after a judge ordered no photographs of him to be taken.

The 32-year-old wore an anti-suicide vest and appeared blank-faced during the hearing.

He did not enter a plea, and only uttered three words to the judge when asked if his arraignment should be continued/

‘Yes, your honor,’ he said.

Nick’s attorney, Alan Jackson, asked the judge for a continuance, saying he ‘needed more time’ to prepare his case.

Jackson also objected to photos and video being taken of Nick at Wednesday’s hearing.

He told the judge, ‘There is an issue of ID.’

Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell told reporters on Tuesday that the coroner is still working to determine Rob and Michele Reiner’s time of death.

‘We are waiting on the coroner to be able and to try and determine as best they can time of death,’ he said.

The couple was found dead from stab wounds inside their Brentwood mansion on Sunday.

They got into a fight with their son Nick at a party the night before. Nick has since been accused of murdering his parents.

Rob Reiner’s surprising connection to Donald Trump came back into the light after the 79-year-old president claimed him murder was a result of the director’s ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome.’

The festive gathering of Hollywood celebrities turned sour when legendary director Rob Reiner’s 32-year-old son was asked to leave after badgering numerous guests with a series of inane queries.

‘What’s your name? What’s your last name? Are you famous?’ Nick quizzed partygoers, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Nick was introduced to Bill Hader by his father and he proceeded to interrupt the SNL comedian. He then allegedly became irate when Hader responded that he was ‘in the middle of a private conversation’.

Being Charlie producer Johnson Chan issued a statement to CNN describing the film’s father-son writer-director duo as a ‘loving family.’

Nick Reiner and Rob Reiner worked on the film that was inspired by the younger Reiner’s struggle with addiction.

‘Everyone was so involved with making Being Charlie that it became more like a family affair than a film project,’ Chan said in the statement.

‘We were all so hopeful, looking forward to Nick getting better and overcoming his struggle.’

‘My deepest hope now is that everyone can focus on the well-being of Jake and Romy.’

Rob and Michelle Reiner were found murdered in their $13.5 million Los Angeles mansion on Sunday.

Reiner purchased the home, located in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood, from producer Norman Lear in 1991 for $4.75 million, the Los Angeles Times reported.

The home is only a short distance from other infamous Brentwood homes including where Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

It is also near the home where Marilyn Monroe overdosed.

Other nearby landmarks include Sharon Tate’s Benedict Canyon estate, Phil Hartman’s suburban home in Encino and Sal Mineo’s apartment in West Hollywood.

Pictured: Rob Reiner’s mansion

Meg Ryan has paid an emotional tribute to her When Harry Met Sally director Rob Reiner days after his murder.

Hollywood icon Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele, 70, were both found dead with their throats slit in their Los Angeles mansion on Sunday.

Their troubled son Nick was arrested in connection with the murders later that day. He has since been charged with two counts of first-degree murder – if convicted, the 32-year-old could face life in prison without the possibility of parole or the death penalty.

While speaking to reporters outside the courthouse on Tuesday, Alan Jackson declined to say how he came to represent Nick Reiner and who would pay his fees.

‘I can’t comment,’ Jackson said.

After a brief court appearance on Wednesday, Jackson addressed the media and asked people not to ‘rush to judgement’ about the case.

For five nights, Barry Markowitz said he lived alongside the Reiners as they went about their lives as usual, which included sharing meals, watching movies and basketball games, playing with the dogs and spending evenings together.

While Nick Reiner faces a possible life sentence if convicted for the murder of his famous parents, Hollywood legend Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer, he could also be stripped of any potential inheritance.

Nick, 32, was formally charged with two counts of first degree murder on Tuesday. He is accused of violently killing the iconic director, 78, and his wife, 70, in their home.

The late filmmaker’s net worth is estimated at a whopping $200 million by Celebrity Net Worth. But if Nick is included in his parents’ will, he might not see a penny of the inheritance if convicted due to California’s Slayer Rule, codified in Probate Code Section 250.

John Fawcett, the owner of the nearby Sinclair gas station, has described seeing Nick walking across the forecourt late on Saturday night – hours before he allegedly knifed his parents to death.

Rob Reiner and his son, Nick, discussed how traditional rehab did not work in a 2015 interview with the Los Angeles Times promoting their film, Being Charlie.

‘The program works for some people, but it can’t work for everybody,’ Rob said.

‘When Nick would tell us that it wasn’t working for him, we wouldn’t listen. We were desperate, and because the people had diplomas on their wall, we listened to them when we should have been listening to our son.’

Nick’s mother, Michele, added, ‘we were so influenced by these people. They would tell us he’s a liar, that he was trying to manipulate us. And we believed them.’

Nick said it was not rehab that got him sober at the time, but a practical realization.

‘I got sick of it. I got sick of doing that. I come from a nice family, I’m not supposed to be out there on the streets and in homeless shelters doing all these things,’ he said.