Meg Ryan Breaks Silence on Rob and Michele Reiner's Deaths: I Hope 'Some Good May Come, Some Awareness Raised'
- - Meg Ryan Breaks Silence on Rob and Michele Reiner's Deaths: I Hope 'Some Good May Come, Some Awareness Raised'
Benjamin VanHooseDecember 18, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Meg Ryan and Rob Reiner on April 11, 2019 -
Meg Ryan broke her silence on the deaths of When Harry Met Sally director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele
"Thank you, Rob and Michele, for the way you believe in true love, in fairy tales and in laughter," wrote the actress
When Harry Met Sally costar Billy Crystal also shared a statement honoring the Reiners
Meg Ryan is mourning Rob Reiner.
"Oh how we will miss this man…," the actress, 64, wrote on Instagram Wednesday, Dec. 17, alongside a throwback photo of herself dancing with the When Harry Met Sally director.
"Thank you, Rob and Michele, for the way you believe in true love, in fairy tales, and in laughter," Ryan continued. "Thank you for your faith in the best in people, and for your profound love of our country."
Reiner, 78, and his wife Michele, 70, whom he met during the making of 1989's When Harry Met Sally, were found dead inside their Los Angeles home on Sunday, Dec. 14, and their 32-year-old son Nick was arrested and has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
"I have to believe that their story will not end with this impossible tragedy, that some good may come, some awareness raised…," added Ryan in her post. "I don’t know, but my guess is that they would want that to be hopeful and humane, to be something that brings us all to a greater understanding of one another and to some peace."
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Michele Reiner and Rob Reiner on Feb. 14, 2025
Ryan's costar in the classic rom-com, Billy Crystal paid tribute to the Reiners in a joint statement with other famous close friends shared on Tuesday, Dec. 16.
"... Rob Reiner not only was a great comic actor, he became a master storyteller. There is no other director who has his range," read the statement, from Billy and Janice Crystal, Albert and Kimberly Brooks, Martin Short, Alan and Robin Zweibel, Larry David and Ashley Underwood, Marc Shaiman and Lou Mirabal, Barry and Diana Levinson, and Ambassador James Costos and Michael Smith.
"He charmed audiences. They trusted him. They lined up to see his films," they added. "His comedic touch was beyond compare, his love of getting the music of the dialogue just right, and his sharpening of the edge of a drama was simply elegant. For the actors, he loved them. For the writers he made them better."
They added, "Rob was also a passionate, brave citizen, who not only cared for this country he loved, he did everything he could to make it better and with his loving wife Michele, he had the perfect partner. Strong and determined, Michele and Rob Reiner devoted a great deal of their lives for the betterment of our fellow citizens."
In the statement, the friends said the late couple "were a special force together-dynamic, unselfish and inspiring. We were their friends, and we will miss them forever.“
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