Christopher Guest, who co-wrote and starred in Rob Reiner’s classic rock mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, has paid tribute to the director after he and his wife were found dead in their home.
In a joint statement, Guest and his wife, Jamie Lee Curtis, said they were “numb and sad and shocked” by the violent deaths of their “dear friends Rob and Michele Singer Reiner.” The grisly discovery of the couple’s bodies in their Los Angeles home on Sunday has sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry.
“Our ONLY focus and care right now is for their children and immediate families, and we will offer all support possible to help them,” Guest and Curtis said in a statement shared via Variety. “There will be plenty of time later to discuss the creative lives we shared and the great political and social impact they both had on the entertainment industry, early childhood development, the fight for gay marriage, and their global care for a world in crisis. We have lost great friends. Please give us time to grieve.”
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