Earlier than Alan Jackson grew to become Nick Reiner’s lawyer, the high-profile Texan lawyer spoke publicly about his admiration for Rob Reiner’s work.
Jackson, who’s representing Nick, 32, after he was arrested and booked on homicide prices following the dying of his mother and father, Rob and Michele Reiner, praised Rob’s directorial and producing work on A Few Good Males throughout a July interview for Vainness Truthful.
Whereas discussing his skilled inspirations with the outlet, Jackson, who confirmed on Tuesday, December 16, that he would defend Nick amid two prices of first-degree homicide, mentioned the 1992 movie served as a motivation for his profession pursuits.
“I’ve seen it so many occasions and it offers me such a lift,” Jackson informed the outlet on the time.
A Few Good Males stars Tom Cruise, Demi Moore, Jack Nicholson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Kevin Bacon and different acclaimed Hollywood actors. It follows the story of a army lawyer who’s defending two U.S. Marines charged with killing one other Marine.
Along with directing the Academy Award-nominated movie, Rob additionally served as a producer.
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Jackson’s July interview got here within the aftermath of the authorized victory he noticed whereas representing Karen Learn, who was acquitted of homicide and manslaughter prices in relation to the dying of her Boston police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe in 2022. (Learn was convicted of drunk driving however acquitted of the opposite prices in a June trial.)
Us Weekly reported on Tuesday that Jackson arrived at a Los Angeles courtroom for Nick’s arraignment that day. Nick was arrested on Sunday, December 14, in relation to his mother and father’ deaths and stays behind bars with out bond.
Nick didn’t seem on the arraignment on account of him not being “medically cleared” to attend. Jackson addressed the media exterior courtroom, telling reporters that Nick might seem for a listening to on Wednesday, December 17.
Rob Reiner and his spouse, Michele Singer Reiner, had been discovered useless of their house on December 14, 2025. TMZ reported on the time that the Los Angeles Hearth Division had been known as to the scene within the afternoon to manage “medical help.” It was later reported {that a} 78-year-old man and 68-year-old lady had been […]
Jackson famous that he didn’t have any official charging doc from prosecutors, nor was one filed with the courtroom.
Based on a report by NBC Information, printed on Tuesday, Nick attended a celebration hosted by Conan O’Brien along with his mother and father on Saturday, December 13. The outlet claimed that at one level within the night, Nick allegedly interrupted a dialog that concerned Saturday Night time Stay alum Invoice Hader.
When Hader, 47, allegedly informed Nick that the dialog was non-public, NBC Information acknowledged that Nick appeared to face nonetheless and stare earlier than “storming off.”
Us has reached out to Hader’s rep for remark.
Rob and Michele Singer Reiner made quite a few public appearances — and plans with a number of celeb pals — within the days main as much as their murders. Us Weekly confirmed on Monday, December 15 that Rob, 78, and Michele, 68, died from “obvious stab wounds,” in line with the Los Angeles police. Their surprising deaths got here as a […]
An insider additionally informed Us solely that Nick was allegedly appearing “creepily” on the gathering. At one other level through the night time, Nick allegedly requested friends “in the event that they had been well-known” earlier than leaving the get together altogether.
Us reported on Sunday that Rob and Michele, who married in 1989, had been discovered useless after struggling stab wounds inside their Brentwood house. The couple shared three kids: Nick, son Jake, 34, and daughter Romy, 28. Rob was additionally father to daughter Tracy Reiner, whom he shared along with his late ex, Penny Marshall.
