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Michelle Obama said she and Barack Obama were supposed to see Rob and Michele Reiner on the evening of December 14, 2025—the day the couple were found dead at their Brentwood home. She shared the news during a December 15 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, describing the Reiners as longtime friends. Reports do not specify where or how the planned meeting was to take place.
What Michelle Obama said
“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,” Michelle Obama said on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on December 15. Her phrase “that night — last night” referred to the evening of December 14. Us Weekly and E! News reported her remarks.
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Obama remembered the Reiners as “some of the most decent, courageous people,” and said they cared about their family, the country, fairness, and equity.
What is known about the planned meeting
Her statement establishes that the Obamas expected to see the Reiners that evening. It does not establish that the plan was a dinner or another specific kind of gathering. The reports do not give a location, exact time, or further arrangements, so those details should not be treated as confirmed.
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Barack Obama’s response
Barack Obama separately said that he and Michelle were heartbroken by the couple’s deaths. In a statement reproduced by E! News, he praised Rob Reiner’s work in film and television and described Rob and Michele as people who lived lives of purpose.
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