Dick Van Dyke’s wife, Arlene Silver, emotionally revealed that they “didn’t sleep” the night their pals Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday.
The makeup artist broke down in tears while recalling how the “Mary Poppins” star was keeping up with the news to find out what had happened, she shared via an Instagram video Monday.
“We talked to Rob two weeks ago on the phone,” she said, explaining that Rob, 78, and Michele, 70, had also called Van Dyke for his 100th birthday on Saturday.
“I have so many messages from Dick’s birthday, it’s going to take me weeks to get over all of them, and Michele and Rob’s are in those messages,” Silver, 54, added.
The makeup artist explained that Van Dyke and Rob had known each other for decades. Rob’s late father, Carl Reiner, was the creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” in the early 1960s.
“Dick has known Rob since he was a teenager,” Silver continued. “Rob and Carl were the first people I ever met with Dick.”
“Rob and Michele were always together, like Dick and I,” she said. ” And I always felt part of the Reiner family. They always treated me like part of their family.
“And this is just unbelievable … we feel terrible for his family. His wonderful family.”
Silver shared that she couldn’t imagine how it would be if Carl, who died in June 2020, had been alive to witness the death of his son.
Commenting on how Rob and Michele’s son Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested on suspicion of murdering his parents, she added, “It’s terrible, and you know they did everything for that kid, too.”
“I’ve never met him, but I’ve met his other kids. And they love their kids,” Silver continued, referring to Rob and Michele’s children Romy Reiner, 28, and Jake Reiner, 34.
Silver explained she wanted to continue celebrating her husband’s milestone birthday, but needed to “acknowledge this horrible thing.”
Rob and Michele were last publicly seen at Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party on Saturday night.
At the bash, sources told the Post that Nick, 32, who has a history of drug use, allegedly had a loud argument with Rob and “freaked out.”
The following day, Rob and Michele’s bodies were allegedly discovered by their daughter, and Nick was arrested and charged with their murders.
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