Nick Reiner, reportedly grappling with his mental state within the confines of his jail cell, where he's been ever since his arrest for the alleged murder of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner Singer, has become a subject of concern. As Harvey Levin, the 75-year-old executive producer of TMZ, shared with Fox & Friends on January 19th, Nick's inability to fully grasp the repercussions of his actions and the reason behind his incarceration is a matter of grave concern.
"He's almost childlike in jail," Levin remarked, emphasizing that Nick is currently not competent enough to stand trial. "He knows what he did," Levin added, "but he simply cannot comprehend his current predicament. And I know it sounds crazy, but he's truly out of his head right now."
Nick has been formally charged with two counts of first-degree murder with a special circumstance of multiple murders. His initial arraignment was postponed until February 23rd, and he has yet to enter a plea.
According to previous reports by The National Enquirer, Nick was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder around 2020, which can lead to hallucinations and delusions, as well as mood disorder symptoms such as depression, mania, or hypomania. Although he was on medication, doctors recently made changes to his medication regimen after he complained of weight gain.
Levin suggested that this change in medication may have contributed to Nick's mental state when he committed the "incredibly brutal" murders. "We know people in the medical examiner's office who are traumatized just by the pictures," he claimed. "It has the markings of somebody who was just wild, wildly strong. We have not gotten the confirmation of that, but we've talked to people... If he were just Nick Reiner without something additional, the carnage wouldn't have been the way it was."
On January 7th, Nick's former lawyer, Alan Jackson, reiterated his belief in his former client's innocence. "What we've learned and you can take this to the bank, is that pursuant to the laws of this state, Nick Reiner is not guilty of murder," he said. "Print that. We wish him the very best moving forward."
