By On Sunday night, filmmaker/actor Rob Reiner was found dead in his Brentwood home alongside his wife, Michele Singer.
In the hours since, many in Hollywood and around the world have spoken in tribute to Reiner, who delivered many acclaimed films in his time, including “A Few Good Men,” “Misery,” “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally”, and more.
One person who also weighed in was U.S. President Donald Trump in a posting on Truth Social. Reiner was a noted supporter of Democratic causes, and Trump’s negative-skewing posting has sparked condemnation from members of both left and right parties and Hollywood.
In his posting, Trump said:
“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.
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!”
At a White House briefing this afternoon, Trump was asked if he stood by those comments following several Republicans criticising them. Trump responded: “Well, I wasn’t a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned. … I thought he was very bad for our country.”
The deaths of Reiner and Singer are being investigated as a homicide, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The couple was reported to have been stabbed to death, with their 32-year-old son Nick Reiner booked on suspicion of murder this morning.
Michele Reiner was the photographer behind the cover image of Trump’s 1987 book “The Art of the Deal”.
Source: The Guardian
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