Jamie Lee Curtis Says She's 'Much Closer' to Jake and Romy Reiner After Parents' Deaths

Jamie Lee Curtis is giving fans a rare glimpse into how the Reiner family is holding up. In a Friday interview with Extra, the actress said she’s“much closer”to Jake and Romy Reiner following the deaths of their parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, in late December 2025. Curtis, 67, described the two families as one family and said that shared loss has a way of strengthening bonds, recalling a moment when she sat shoulder-to-shoulder with Jake during an interview.

The Reiners have been navigating an incredibly difficult year. Jake has spoken publicly about grief, telling fans in August that it feels like“eight months”and“eight years at the same time, and it also feels like eight minutes.”In an April Substack essay, he revealed that Romy called him with the news of both parents’deaths. Meanwhile, their brother Nick was arrested in connection with the killings, has pleaded not guilty, and awaits trial.

Curtis and her husband Christopher Guest called Rob and Michele“dear friends”in a statement at the time of their deaths, and this latest update shows just how deep that connection goes. Have you ever had a friendship that became family? Tell us in the comments.