Barack and Michelle Obama were planning to meet with Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, on the night they were killed, Michelle revealed on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” “We’ve known them for many, many years, and we were supposed to be seeing them that night — last night. And we got the news,” she said. “And let me just say this: unlike some people, Rob and Michele Reiner are some of the most decent, courageous people you ever want to know,” she continued. “They are not — they’re not deranged or crazed,” she added. Footage below: Michelle Obama revealed to Jimmy Kimmel that she and Barack Obama were scheduled to visit Rob Reiner and his wife the very night they were murdered. Michelle added that she was very close to them and knew them extremely well. pic.twitter.com/hsbr4nWcTO — Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra) December 16, 2025 The Hollywood director and his wife were discovered stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home on Sunday. Nick Reiner, their younger son, was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents. Son Of Rob Reiner Arrested On Suspicion Of Murdering Parents Fox News has more: Earlier Tuesday, former President Barack Obama released a statement expressing his condolences on the couple’s deaths. Obama wrote that he and Michelle are "heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele." "Rob’s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen," he said. "But beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of people — and a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action. Together, he and his wife lived lives defined by purpose. They will be remembered for the values they championed and the countless people they inspired. We send our deepest condolences to all who loved them." Michelle Obama's comments appeared to reference President Trump's remarks about Reiner. "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned," Trump said. "He became like a deranged person - Trump Derangement Syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner. At all. In any way, shape, or form. I thought he was very bad for our country," he continued. Check it out: ? JUST IN: President Trump responds to people criticizing his post about Rob Reiner's death, where Trump mentions Reiner's "TDS" "I wasn't a fan of his at all. He was a DERANGED person, as far as Trump is concerned." "He knew it was false - that I was a friend of Russia,… https://t.co/vl0sr0BWJn pic.twitter.com/qWVEY1kuUd — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 15, 2025 “A very sad thing happened last night in Hollywood. Rob Reiner, a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star, has passed away, together with his wife, Michele, reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS,” Trump said on Truth Social. “He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before. May Rob and Michele rest in peace!” he added. Axios shared further: Reiner directed American classics such as "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally..." and "Stand by Me." His wife, Michele Singer Reiner, was a photographer, producer and, like her husband, an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. The Associated Press reported that she shot the famous cover image for Trump's bestseller, "The Art of the Deal" — a connection the president did not mention in his Truth Social post about her and her husband's deaths.