Posted on 12/17/2025 2:37:36 PM PST by nickcarraway
"Do I agree on many of his ideas on how that patriotism should be enacted, to celebrate the America that we both love? No. But he doesn’t agree with me either, but he also respects my patriotism," the actor said of the late director.
James Woods is calling out “infuriating and distasteful” comments that have been made about Rob Reiner amid his death.
During a Monday appearance on Fox News’ Jesse Watters Primetime, the actor shared his admiration for the late director, noting that he “literally saved my career” and said he “was a Godsend in my life.”
“Rob literally saved my career and really put me back on track in a way that was so important and rewarding in my life,” Woods said. “And he really fought for me when a studio didn’t want me in a movie. … I went from really being basically out of a job to getting an Academy Award nomination, and I give all the credit to Rob.”
Woods starred in Reiner’s Ghosts of Mississippi, which was nominated for two Oscars, including best supporting actor for Woods. The Casino star acknowledged that they had opposing political beliefs (Woods is a Trump supporter whereas Reiner was a liberal activist), though he said they never let their differences come in between their friendship.
“I judge people by how they treat me and Rob Reiner was a godsend in my life. We got along great; we loved each other … He was always on my side. When people would say to me, ‘Well, what do you think of his politics?’ I would say, ‘I think Rob Reiner is a great patriot,'” Woods added. “Do I agree on many of his ideas on how that patriotism should be enacted, to celebrate the America that we both love? No. But he doesn’t agree with me either, but he also respects my patriotism. We had a different path to the same destination, which was a country we both love.”
The actor spoke out against “infuriating and distasteful” things said about the When Harry Met Sally director, noting, “Because you disagree with people, doesn’t mean that you have to hate people.” He also acknowledged Reiner’s response to Charlie Kirk’s death. (Reiner told Piers Morgan in September “it’s beyond belief what happened to [Kirk]” and “I don’t care what your political beliefs are. That’s not acceptable. That’s not a solution to solving problems.”)
“I knew Charlie Kirk, I supported him,” Woods said. “People said such horrible things, and Rob did not. And when people say horrible things about Rob right now, I find it, quite frankly, infuriating and distasteful. Did I agree with his politics? I did not. Did I love him as I friend, as an artist, as an icon of Hollywood and as a patriot? I most certainly did, and I am just absolutely devastated by this terrible event, especially for his family.”
On Monday, Trump wrote that a “very sad thing happened” to Reiner and his wife, Michele, continuing to write that it was “reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME, sometimes referred to as TDS.”
“He was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness, and with the Golden Age of America upon us, perhaps like never before,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “May Rob and MIchele rest in peace!”
During a press conference in the Oval Office, Trump said that he “wasn’t a fan of [Reiner’s] at all.”
“He was a deranged person, as far as Trump is concerned,” Trump said. “He said — he knew it was false, in fact it’s the exact opposite — that I was a friend of Russia, controlled by Russia: the Russia hoax, he was one of the people behind it. I think he hurt himself career-wise; he became like a deranged person, Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
Reiner’s son, Nick Reiner, was arrested and booked on suspicion of murder, and is being held without bail. On Tuesday, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell confirmed during a press conference that the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office “has formally filed charges against Mr. Reiner for the murder of his parents.”
“This case is heartbreaking and deeply personal, not only for the Reiner family and their loved ones, but for our entire city,” LA Police Chief McDonnell said. “We extend our deepest condolences to all of those who are affected by this tragedy.”
and he was more concerned with his Trump hatred than helping his own son he knew his son was dangerous..heck everyone at that party knew he was nuts, but they left with him anyway and went home..only to be murdered in their bed
With his and his wife’s throats slit.
I didn’t know Rob Reiner had a son, much less that the kid was muslim.
Who knew.
Nick Reiner is a big 6’3”.
Lots of older people at that party, women.
One shove, one punch...
Mr. Woods, you might want to think about that.
Agreed.
As Rob Reiner said about Charlie Kirk’s death, nobody deserves to be murdered no matter where you are politically.
Amen to that.
F*** Rob Reiner.
I’m reading notes from all the usual Jowhorenalism outlets regarding their all-but sainted Rob Reiner. Described as an advocate for “civil rights,” for “human rights,” for “marriage equality,” and more, you should keep in mind that yes, Reiner WAS an advocate, direct supporter of or gave, by his explicit support and approval of Dementiacratic “representatives” or tacit approval by his silence the following:
Everything LGBTQPMF (how DARE the alt-sexuality “community” refuse to acknowledge the stunning and brave MAP - aka “Pedophiles”- and Furry members of their disorder)
The gradual exclusion of ALL right-thinking people in “blue states” where gerrymandering has produced legislatures bereft of any representation other than Democrat.
The chemical and surgical sterilization and surgical mutilation of CHILDREN
Grooming and recruiting children into LGBTQPF “lifestyles” by Teachers’ Unions and implementation of gender and sexuality curricula in K-12 (and pre-K)
“Othering” of political opponents to the point of producing patsies more than willing to assassinate people who think differently. Calling said opponents “fascists, nazis, Hitler” being leftist dog whistles to call in the assasins.
The disarmament of all citizens NOT politically-connected to the Democrats, or their special police (the 3-letter agency enforcers), the abolition of armed police responses except to protect and serve THEIR cadre of elect leadership.
No Voter ID, Abolish Electoral College, National “Popular Vote” elections, Packing the Supreme Court to guarantee overriding constitutional limitations on government.
Healthcare for all including illegal aliens. Opening our borders, supporting illegal alien healthcare, housing, schooling (primary through secondary) through confiscatory taxation of working people who don’t have the advantages of income and investment protections of someone at his income level
Sanctuary Cities. Abolishing ICE and all immigration laws and limits
Green New Deal, Windmills, No Nukes, Solar, brownouts, blackouts, limitations on travel (especially air travel) and “non-renewable” petroleum-based energy consumption by all other than “the elitists,” the ruling class.
“Reparations” given to people generations removed from slavery, stolen from people generations from anyone who ever owned a slave.
DEI/Affirmative action. Code words for “fewer white people” in government or as recipients of government “largesse”. Melanin-based favoritism, not Merit-based.
Weaponizing Alphabet agencies against We The People (those NOT of the DNC tribe) and weaponizing illegal aliens and muslims to disrupt our communities, economy and lifestyles.
And more, so much more, more than our founders EVER considered right and proper for government to support much less do.
America has been at war with the forces of “democracy” for 200 years; we beat them down once in 1865 and our forefathers mistakenly allowed them to rise again from the ashes of a good war to prosecute a war of infiltration, sedition and state by state political coups.
Rob Reiner was elitist, leftist (Marxist) scum a leader of an Army of insurrection against our Constitutional Republic
His death should not be mourned by patriots.
Mourning the death of a commanding general of an army of evil is never a good idea.
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I’m reading notes from all the usual Jowhorenalism outlets regarding their all-but sainted Rob Reiner. Described as an advocate for “civil rights,” for “human rights,” for “marriage equality,” and more, you should keep in mind that yes, Reiner WAS an advocate, direct supporter of or gave, by his explicit support and approval of Dementiacratic “representatives” or tacit approval by his silence the following:
Everything LGBTQPMF (how DARE the alt-sexuality “community” refuse to acknowledge the stunning and brave MAP - Minor Attracted Persons, aka “Pedophiles”- and Furry members of their disorder)
The gradual exclusion of ALL right-thinking people in “blue states” where gerrymandering has produced legislatures bereft of any representation other than Democrat.
The chemical and surgical sterilization and surgical mutilation of CHILDREN
Grooming and recruiting children into LGBTQPF “lifestyles” by Teachers’ Unions and implementation of gender and sexuality curricula in K-12 (and pre-K)
“Othering” of political opponents to the point of producing patsies more than willing to assassinate people who think and speak truth to power differently. Calling said opponents “fascists, nazis, Hitler” being leftist dog whistles to call in the assasins.
The disarmament of all citizens NOT politically-connected to the Democrats, or their special police (the 3-letter agency enforcers), the abolition of armed police responses except to protect and serve THEIR cadre of elect leadership.
No Voter ID, Abolish Electoral College, National “Popular Vote” elections, Packing the Supreme Court to guarantee overriding constitutional limitations on government.
Healthcare for all including illegal aliens. Opening our borders, supporting illegal alien healthcare, housing, schooling (primary through secondary) through confiscatory taxation of working people who don’t have the advantages of income and investment protections of someone at his income level
Sanctuary Cities. Abolishing ICE and all immigration laws and limits
Green New Deal, Windmills, No Nukes, Solar, brownouts, blackouts, limitations on travel (especially air travel) and “non-renewable” petroleum-based energy consumption by all other than “the elitists,” the ruling class.
“Reparations” given to people generations removed from slavery, stolen from people generations from anyone who ever owned a slave.
DEI/Affirmative action. Code words for “fewer white people” in government or as recipients of government “largesse”. Melanin-based favoritism, not Merit-based.
Weaponizing Alphabet agencies against We The People (those NOT of the DNC tribe) and weaponizing illegal aliens and muslims to disrupt our communities, economy and lifestyles.
And more, so much more, more than our founders EVER considered right and proper for government to support much less do.
America has been at war with the forces of “democracy” for 200 years; we beat them down once in 1865 and our forefathers mistakenly allowed them to rise again from the ashes of a good war to prosecute a war of infiltration, sedition and state by state political coups.
Rob Reiner was elitist, leftist (Marxist) scum a leader of an Army of insurrection against our Constitutional Republic
His death should not be mourned by patriots.
Mourning the death of a commanding general of an army of evil is never a good idea.
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I’m reading the Jowhorenalism outlets praising their all-but sainted Rob Reiner. Described as an advocate for “civil rights,” “human rights,” “marriage equality.”
Yes, Reiner WAS an advocate, direct supporter of or gave, by explicit support and approval of Dementiacratic “representatives” or tacit approval by his silence the following:
Everything LGBTQPMF (acknowledging the stunning and brave MAP - Minor Attracted Persons and Furry members of their disorder)
The gradual exclusion of ALL right-thinking people in “blue states” with gerrymandered legislatures bereft of any representation other than Democrat.
The chemical and surgical sterilization and surgical mutilation of CHILDREN
Grooming and recruiting children into LGBTQPMF “lifestyles” by Teachers’ Unions and implementation of gender and sexuality curricula in pre-K-12
“Othering” opponents - calling us “fascists, nazis, Hitler” - as dog whistles to call in patsies to assassinate people who think and speak truth to power differently.
The disarmament of all citizens NOT politically-connected to the Party or their special police (the 3-letter agency enforcers), the abolition of armed police responses except to protect and serve THEIR cadre of elect leadership.
No Voter ID, Abolish Electoral College, National “Popular Vote,” packing the Supreme Court to guarantee overriding constitutional limitations on government.
Healthcare for all including illegal aliens. Opening our borders, supporting illegal alien healthcare, housing, schooling (primary through secondary) by confiscatory taxation of working people who don’t have the advantages of income and investment protections of someone at his income level
Sanctuary Cities. Abolishing ICE and all immigration laws and limits
Green New Deal, Windmills, No Nukes, Solar, brownouts, blackouts, limitations on travel and petroleum-based energy consumption by all other than “the elitists,” or the ruling class.
“Reparations” given to people generations removed from slavery, stolen from people generations from anyone who ever owned one.
DEI/Affirmative action. Melanin-based favoritism, not Merit-based. Code for “fewer white people” in government or as recipients of government “largesse”.
Weaponizing Alphabet agencies against those NOT of the DNC tribe and weaponizing illegal aliens and muslims to disrupt our communities, economy and lifestyles.
And so much more, more than our founders EVER considered right and proper for government to support much less do.
America has been at war with the forces of “democracy” for 200 years; we beat them down once in 1865 and our forefathers mistakenly allowed them to rise again from the ashes to prosecute a war of infiltration, sedition and state by state political coups.
Rob Reiner was elitist, leftist scum, leader of an Army of insurrection against our Constitutional Republic
His death should not be mourned by patriots.
Mourning the death of a commanding general of an army of evil is never praiseworthy.
I didn’t have a problem with what Trump said; but in my world, decency would dictate that it could have waited until after the two were buried. There are family friends and relations who are not guilty of anything, but they are grieving - including Woods, whom many people here used to claim to respect.
I despised Rob Reiner, I believe he was an absolute prick, but even I as much as I hated him, wished for him to have his throat slit in his own bed by his own messed up son. Its a shame all around, and it shows that he was more obsessed about hating Trump than wanting to get help for his obviously disturbed son. I mean honestly who would bring someone like THAT to a party, I would have left him home, put a lock on his door so he cant leave the guest house, but apparently they allowed him to roam around and do whatever he wanted, so while they slept, it was easy for him to just stab them both. Its a sad ending thats for sure
Nick laughed about being in rehab for drugs...17 or 18 times.
Reiner tried to put Trump in jail, and he promoted the Russia Collusion hoax [hanging out with Brennan, Benedict Obama and Clapper].
Do you have a source for that?
“Well, what do you think of his politics?’ I would say, ‘I think Rob Reiner is a great patriot,’” Woods added. “
As far as I got.
No.. it was a direct quote. Woods gave a 10 minute interview to Jesse Waters.
Oh, just wait until the slimy Alan Jackson gets his hands on the case. Nick Reiner will gave been diagnosed with all kinds of mental and learning disabilities and every cop who investigates the case will be “dirty”,
The comments were certainly cringe worthy but the more i learn about what a POS reiner was and how he was working with the obama team to push the treasonous Russia hoax, the less i give a s### and the more i say good riddance to dead commies. The only sadness i have is that he did not find Jesus before his death.
I know a family on our block with a schizophrenic son. He’s in his mid 30s. They have had him committed as often as our system allows. Cops have been in standoffs with him a few times.
The mom is worn out. But she told me once that she and her husband feel a responsibility to always take him back. In her thinking “she brought him into the world, so it’s her responsibility”. She said that if she refused him and turned him loose on the streets, she would be to blame if he hurt someone.
I was floored and had no response. It’s tragic and hard o impossible to deal with.
I can’t imagine being a parent dealing with this.
don’t forget to look up the ‘roast’ of reiner by that faggot Al Franken who ‘jokes’ about really sick stuff in the riener family.
All just ‘jokes’ of course. And the audience thinks it’s hilarious. Hollywood is completely demonic.
"...“I knew Charlie Kirk, I supported him,” Woods said. “People said such horrible things, and Rob did not. And when people say horrible things about Rob right now, I find it, quite frankly, infuriating and distasteful. Did I agree with his politics? I did not..."
That said, I wouldn't have been the least surprised to find out that you had been right. That is their mode of operation. He made sure to repeat it at least three times in his article.
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