Within the wake of Rob Reiner‘s alleged dying by the hands of his son, Nick Reiner, rising particulars present the Hollywood icon had lengthy stood by his son throughout his battles with dependancy.

Nick has spoken brazenly about his substance points since his teenage years, recounting a number of rehab stints inspired by his mother and father and durations of homelessness. 

Now, a resurfaced video revealed Rob firmly backing Nick, suggesting his dependancy was fueled by the burdens of rising up within the highlight.

The newly surfaced clip posted on X, taken from an look on “2 Chairs and A Microphone” podcast, started with Nick admitting that opening up about his challenges was robust due to the judgment that adopted.

“It is not arduous to disclose that stuff. It is arduous to disclose that stuff to then get instructed, ‘You are a spoiled white wealthy child,'” the 32-year-old candidly shared.

When the host requested who would make such remarks, Rob butted in, “The world.” He defined, “I do know what it is prefer to be the son of, to have individuals assume sure issues about you, and it’s very troublesome.”

Rob mirrored on how he managed life because the baby of an icon with out turning to medicine, saying the way in which was to dam out the noise. Nevertheless, he admitted that his son struggled with that steadiness.

“It is arduous for him, that is his first time, and there is a number of consideration,” Rob mentioned, noting that Nick was navigating fame tied to each him and his grandfather.

Rob stood agency in defending his son, stressing that outsiders misjudge him with out understanding the fact. “Individuals can say what they need, however they do not know what he is going by way of, what he is experiencing, or why he is accomplished what he does. It is fairly dumb, fairly ignorant,” the movie director slammed. 

The video comes hours after Rob and his spouse had been discovered useless of their dwelling, as sources claimed Nick killed them.

As The Blast reported, the Los Angeles Fireplace Division first responders had been dispatched to a residence round 3:30 p.m., the place a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old lady had been found deceased inside the house.

The our bodies had been later recognized as Rob and Michele Reiner, with a number of sources alleging that Nick was linked to the deaths. Knife wounds had been reported to be seen on the sufferer’s physique.  

Nevertheless, authorities haven’t formally confirmed the reason for dying, and the investigation stays ongoing.

Years earlier than being linked to his mother and father’ tragic deaths, Nick spoke brazenly about his dependancy, recounting durations of homelessness and his mother and father’ insistence on repeated rehab makes an attempt.

In a 2016 interview, he mirrored on getting into therapy at age 15 and the years that adopted. Nick defined that rejecting additional rehab packages left him transferring between shelters.

“If I needed to do it my method and never go to the packages they had been suggesting, then I needed to be homeless,” he mentioned, per Web page Six, including that at 19, he “may have died” residing on the streets.

He described these years as formative, later detailing them in his semi-autobiographical movie Being Charlie.

Rob additionally acknowledged the household failed to acknowledge that rehab wasn’t working for Nick, confessing they listened extra to medical doctors than to their son.

Regardless of ongoing challenges with Nick, the Reiners continued to indicate a united entrance in public. Three months earlier than Rob and Michele’s demise, they attended the premiere of “Spinal Faucet II: The Finish Continues” with their youngsters, Romy, Nick, and Jake.

Web page Six reported that the household posed collectively for images, with Romy matching together with her mom in a modern all-black look, whereas Nick wore a Nike windbreaker paired with brown corduroys.