Rob Reiner's Final HBO Cameo Draws Backlash 6 Months After Double-Murder Case
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 5
Rob Reiner's Final HBO Cameo Draws Backlash 6 Months After Double-Murder Case
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 5
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HBO's Fourth of July release of Rob Reiner's final filmed appearance triggered online backlash, with critics saying the cameo's anti-Trump framing clashed with the director's killing nearly six months earlier.
Jeff Schaffer told Variety the sketch was Reiner's "last laugh" at President Donald Trump, but social media users argued that description was insensitive given Reiner and his wife Michele were allegedly murdered by their son.
Nov. 13 footage showed Reiner playing George Washington in Larry David's comedy, warning against unchecked presidential power before an In Memoriam card closed the segment.
Dec. 14 police found Rob and Michele Reiner dead at their Brentwood home; son Nick Reiner was later charged with two counts of first-degree murder, pleaded not guilty, and faces life without parole.