Truth about what drove Rob Reiner's son to SNAP… as motive and grisly details of his campaign of terror emerge: 'Ticking time bomb' https://t.co/vjVKAhvqjI
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Nick Reiner was a ‘ticking time bomb’ whose drug use spiraled out of control after his parents threatened to kick him out of their home, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal.
The troubled 32-year-old, who was arrested Sunday night following the brutal stabbing deaths of his famous filmmaker father Rob Reiner, 78, and mother Michelle, 68, had been living in his parents’ guesthouse in Brentwood, Los Angeles, for the past five years – where his behavior had become increasingly erratic and frightening, insiders claimed.
‘Nick had been living in their guesthouse, the same one he destroyed more than once, but it had been like a revolving door all his adult life,’ a source close to Reiner told the Daily Mail on Monday.
‘He would do meth and not sleep for days and then have outbursts, breaking things, punching walls.
‘He was a ticking time bomb. His drug use was getting worse and his parents wanted him out,’ claimed the friend.
According to the source, Nick, who was one of three children, frequently laughed off the destruction he caused during drug-fueled episodes.
‘He used to brag how he could get away with anything and took money from his parents for drugs and prostitutes.
‘He would talk about this stuff in meetings, but then stopped going because he said it was too cultish,’ the source claimed. ‘He laughed about destroying his parents guesthouse more than once. He was so nonchalant about it.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15386083/Nick-Reiner-truth-breaking-point-parents.html