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Nick Reiner, the son of legendary director and actor Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, reportedly stormed off after a tiff with comedian Bill Hader at Conan O'Brien's Christmas Party Saturday (December 13) night, hours before an incident in which he's accused of fatally stabbing his parents the following day, a source confirmed to NBC News.
Nick, 32, is alleged to have interrupted Hader, who told him he was having a private conversation, which resulted in him standing still and staring before "storming off." The Reiners allegedly got into a "very loud argument" with their son, which led to them leaving O'Brien's party.
A source had previously told PEOPLE that Nick Reiner was acting erratically at the party.
“Nick was freaking everyone out, acting crazy, kept asking people if they were famous,” an insider told PEOPLE.
Rob and Michele Reiner were reportedly found with their throats slit by their daughter, Romy, who told police that a "dangerous" relative should be the suspect in their deaths, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to TMZ on Monday. Romy reportedly suggested that the incident stemmed from a heated argument.
Nick had publicly acknowledged his issues with drug addition and homelessness in the past. Rob and Michele Reiner were reported to also have stab wounds to multiple other parts of their bodies, sources with knowledge of the situation confirmed to the New York Post.
Reiner, the son of producer, writer and actor Carl Reiner and actress and singer Estelle Reiner, initially gained national prominence playing Mike 'Meathead' Stivic on All in the Family and is credit with numerous acting roles during a career that spanned seven decades. The New York City native made his directorial debut with the heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984) -- having released a sequel earlier this year -- which was followed up by The Sure Thing (1985), Stand By Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally...(1989), Misery (1990) and A Few Good Men (1992).