Obamas were supposed to see the Reiners the day they died, Michelle Obama says

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Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner had plans with their longtime friends Michelle Obama and erstwhile President Barack Obama connected Sunday, the time that the filmmaker and his woman were recovered dead wrong their Los Angeles home, according to the erstwhile archetypal lady.

"We were expected to beryllium seeing them that night, past night, and we got the news," said Michelle Obama during an interrogation connected "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Monday night.

She told big Jimmy Kimmel that she and her hubby had known the mates "for many, galore years." She went connected to picture them arsenic "some of the astir decent, courageous radical you volition ever privation to know."

"They're not deranged oregon crazed," Michelle Obama said, referencing President Trump's disparaging comments astir Rob Reiner in the aftermath of his death. "They were the benignant of radical who were acceptable to enactment their actions down what they cared about, and they cared astir their family, and they cared astir this country, and they cared astir fairness and equity, and that is the truth."

The Obamas antecedently released a statement paying tribute to the Reiners and saying they were "heartbroken" by the loss.

Known for his standout Hollywood career, Rob Reiner worked arsenic an histrion and a prolific director, helming classical films similar "A Few Good Men," "When Harry Met Sally..." and "The Princess Bride." He was besides a longtime governmental activist who backed galore Democratic candidates and was credited with a cardinal relation successful campaigns for LGBTQ rights, aboriginal puerility improvement and biology protections.

One of the Reiners' sons, Nick Reiner, 32, has been arrested and booked connected execution charges successful the killings of his parents. He is presently being held without bail. Sources told CBS News the mates suffered aggregate stab wounds.

The nighttime earlier the killings, the Reiners attended a enactment astatine Conan O'Brien's during which Rob and Nick Reiner had a little but large argument, sources who besides attended the enactment told CBS News.

Police person not released immoderate accusation astir the grounds successful the lawsuit oregon what led them to marque the arrest.