News has focused on the report that son Nick Liner was arrested in connection with the deaths of Hollywood auteur Rob Liner and his wife Michelle Singer Liner.
According to a report by the Daily Mail on the 15th (local time), Nick Liner is 32 this year and is the youngest of three children born to director Rob Liner and Michelle Liner. He was arrested on Sunday night local time and was charged Monday morning with felony murder, and is reported to be held at the Los Angeles County Jail.
Foreign media, citing police records, reported that Nick Liner was being held with a substantial bail amount set, and investigators are treating the parents' deaths as a homicide and investigating. However, the exact circumstances and motive of the crime have not been officially revealed.
Nick Liner worked as a screenwriter in the film industry and co-wrote the 2015 film Being Charlie with his father. The work is a semi-autobiographical film about a young man addicted to drugs and his family, and foreign media said the work closely reflected Nick Liner's own life.
He has publicly confessed in past interviews that his drug addiction began in his teens. According to foreign media, Nick Liner first received rehab treatment around age 15, and he revealed that repeated cycles of rehab and relapse afterward greatly strained his relationship with his family.
In a 2016 BUILD series interview he said, "I didn't form a strong bond with my father when I was young," but added, "I felt closer to my father making films together." He also said, "When I was living on the streets, it wouldn't have been surprising if I died," and "I never want to return to that life."
Rob Liner and Michelle Liner also confessed in past media interviews that they felt regret and self-blame in dealing with their son's addiction. According to foreign media, the couple said, "We relied only on experts' words and did not properly listen to our son's story," and spoke frankly about their family pain.
Nick Liner has an older brother, Jake Liner, and a younger sister, Romy Liner, and Romy and half sister Tracy Liner work as actresses. Older brother Jake reportedly worked as a journalist and is now also working on screenwriting.
Rob Liner is the son of legendary comedian Carl Liner and gained fame as an actor through All in the Family. He is a leading Hollywood director who went on to direct many classics such as Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, and A Few Good Men.
Foreign media are reporting the incident as "one of the most tragic family stories in Hollywood," expressing shock. Investigators are keeping all possibilities open as the probe continues, and additional information will be released through official announcements.<
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