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Michelle Obama Says She, Husband 'Were Supposed to Be Seeing' Rob Reiner, Michele on Night of Murder

Michelle Obama expressed condolences and emphasized the personal loss after longtime friends Rob Reiner and Michele Singer were found stabbed to death at their Brentwood home.

  • On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, Michelle Obama said she and former President Barack Obama had planned to see longtime friends Rob Reiner and Michele Singer the night the couple were found stabbed in their Brentwood home.
  • On Monday, Michelle Obama appeared on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' and used the segment to pay her respects hours after President Trump drew bipartisan backlash with social-media remarks about Rob Reiner.
  • Michelle Obama described the Reiners as some of the most decent, courageous people you ever want to know, while Barack Obama called them passionate people ready to act on their beliefs.
  • Nick Reiner, the couple's 32-year-old son, was taken into custody Sunday and is held without bail, with formal first-degree murder charges expected Tuesday from the Los Angeles County District Attorney.
  • Networks will carry 'The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy' at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT Tuesday, streaming on Disney+ and Hulu, which drew bipartisan criticism of President Trump.
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Michelle Obama says she, husband 'were supposed to be seeing' Rob Reiner, Michele on night of murder

Michelle Obama shared that she and her husband, former President Barack Obama, had plans to see their longtime friends Rob Reiner and Michele Singer the night of their untimely and tragic deaths.

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Michelle Obama reveals she was supposed to see Rob Reiner, wife the night they were killed

Former First Lady Michelle Obama appears on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC) Michelle Obama has shared that she and her husband, former President Barack Obama, had plans to see their longtime friends Rob Reiner and Michele Singer the night of their untimely deaths. The couple were found stabbed to death in their Brentwood home on Sunday, sources told ABC News. The former first lady opened up about the pair during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on…

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Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama revealed that she and her husband, former President Barack Obama (2009-2017), were planning to meet filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife the same night the marriage was murdered.

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USA Today broke the news in United States on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
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