Rob Reiner’s final on-screen appearance in Larry David’s latest HBO comedy has provoked online criticism. The late director’s surprise cameo in ‘Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America’ was considered Reiner’s ‘last laugh’ against President Donald Trump, according to director Jeff Schaffer.
Controversy Surrounds the Cameo
Social media users quickly criticized the posthumous cameo and its political framing nearly six months after Rob and his wife Michele Reiner were found dead inside their Brentwood home. The sketch was reportedly filmed on November 13, nearly one month before Reiner’s son, Nick Reiner, allegedly killed his parents.
Los Angeles Fire Department officials responded to a Brentwood-area home at around 3:30 p.m. on December 14, where two bodies were discovered. Officials later confirmed the bodies to be of Rob and his wife, Michele. Nick quickly became a person of interest and was taken into custody the night of December 14. He was formally charged two days later with two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders.
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