(CNN) — Organizers of the Los Angeles 2028 (LA28) Summer Olympics have promised that there will be affordable tickets for the Games that start in less than three years time.
On Monday, LA28 announced fans would be able to register for tickets from January 14, 2026 and that at least one million would be priced at $28, according to Reuters.
“Every sport starts at $28 and that’s not just lip service to a couple tickets in the corner of some venue, but a meaningful number of tickets,” said Allison Katz-Mayfield, LA28’s senior vice president of Games delivery revenue, per Reuters.
“We’re looking at at least a million tickets at $28 and we’ve got about a third of our tickets under $100.”
After fans register on January 14, they will enter into a random ticket draw and hope to receive a time slot in which to purchase tickets later in 2026.
Global soccer governing body FIFA launched its third phase of ticket sales last week, with fans discovering the cheapest seat for the final would cost them more than $4,000.
Amid the backlash, FIFA said five million ticket requests were made in the first 24 hours of the third phase being launched and confirmed it would reinvest the revenue it generates “to fuel the growth of football.”
FIFA, though, had also promised it would be an affordable World Cup for fans, so many Olympic enthusiasts might wait to see a confirmed list of prices for LA28 before getting too excited.
CNN Sports has reached out to LA28 for comment about when a confirmed list of prices will be made available but has not yet received a reply.
Los Angeles has already hosted two Olympics, in 1932 and 1984, with venues for the latest edition laid out across the sprawling city.
The next Summer Olympics will begin on July 14, 2028 with the opening ceremony and will run until July 30, 2028. The Paralympic Games will begin on August 15, 2028 and close on August 27, 2028.
Dozens of California National Guard troops under President Trump’s command apparently slipped out of Los Angeles under cover of darkness early Sunday morning, ahead of an appellate court’s order to be gone by noon Monday.
Administration officials would not immediately confirm whether the troops had decamped. But video taken outside the Roybal Federal Building downtown just after midnight on Sunday and reviewed by The Times shows a large tactical truck and four white passenger vans leaving the facility, which has been patrolled by armed soldiers since June.
About 300 California troops remain under federal control, some 100 of whom were still active in Los Angeles as of last week, court records show.
“There were more than usual, and all of them left — there was not a single one that stayed,” said protester Rosa Martinez, who has demonstrated outside the federal building for months and was there Sunday.
Troops were spotted briefly later that day, but had not been seen again as of Monday afternoon, Martinez said.
The development that forced the troops to leave was part of a sprawling legal fight for control of federalized soldiers nationwide that remains ongoing.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued the order late Friday but softened an even more stringent edict from a lower court judge last week that would have forced the president to relinquish command of the state’s forces. Trump federalized thousands of California National Guard troops in June to quell unrest over immigration enforcement in Los Angeles.
“For the first time in six months, there will be no military deployed on the streets of Los Angeles,” California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said in a statement. “While this decision is not final, it is a gratifying and hard-fought step in the right direction.”
The ruling Friday came from the same three-judge panel that handed the president one of his most sweeping second-term victories this summer, after it found that the California deployment could go forward under an obscure and virtually untested subsection of the law.
That precedent set a “great level of deference” as the standard of review for deployments that have since mushroomed across the country, circumscribing debate even in courts where it is not legally binding.
But the so-called Newsom standard — California Gov. Gavin Newsom was the lead plaintiff on the lawsuit — has drawn intense scrutiny and increasingly public rebuke in recent weeks, even as the Trump administration argues it affords the administration new and greater powers.
In October, the 7th Circuit — the appellate court that covers Illinois — found the president’s claims had “insufficient evidence,” upholding a block on a troop deployment in and around Chicago.
“Even applying great deference to the administration’s view of the facts … there is insufficient evidence that protest activity in Illinois has significantly impeded the ability of federal officers to execute federal immigration laws,” the panel wrote.
That ruling is now under review at the Supreme Court.
In November, the 9th Circuit vacated its earlier decision allowing Trump’s Oregon federalization to go forward amid claims the Justice Department misrepresented important facts in its filings. That case is under review by a larger panel of the appellate division, with a decision expected early next year.
Despite mounting pressure, Justice Department lawyers have doubled down on their claims of near-total power, arguing that federalized troops remain under the president’s command in perpetuity, and that courts have no role in reviewing their deployment.
When Judge Mark J. Bennett asked the Department of Justice whether federalized troops could “stay called up forever” under the government’s reading of the statute at a hearing in October, the answer was an unequivocal yes.
“There’s not a word in the statute that talks about how long they can remain in federal service,” Deputy Assistant Atty. Gen. Eric McArthur said.
For now, the fate of 300 federalized California soldiers remains in limbo, though troops are currently barred by court orders from deployment in California and Oregon.
Times staff writers David Zahniser and Kevin Rector contributed to this report.
Nick Reiner, a son of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele, has been arrested, according to online jail records from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department. He was booked on $4 million bail.
The sheriff’s department records said Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested for a felony but didn’t provide a specific charge. News of the arrest comes after Rob and Michele Reiner were found dead Sunday at their home in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood.
Multiple sources told CBS News that the couple’s daughter Romy Reiner was the one who found them.
The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement Sunday that the Robbery Homicide Division responded to the home but did not provide further details on the investigation other than to say it was an “apparent homicide.”
Rob Reiner, Michele Singer Reiner, Romy Reiner and Nick Reiner at the Los Angeles premiere of “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” on Sept. 9, 2025.
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Rob Reiner was 78 and Michele Singer Reiner was 68. They married in 1989 and had three children.
Rob Reiner was known for his work on such movies as “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally…” and “This is Spinal Tap.” He rose to fame with his role in the iconic 1970s CBS sitcom “All in the Family.”
The couple’s deaths sent shockwaves across the country with reactions pouring in from Hollywood stars and politicians.
Former President Barack Obama said he and former first lady Michelle Obama said they were heartbroken by the deaths.
“Rob’s achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen,” the former president said on social media. “But beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of people—and a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action. Together, he and his wife lived lives defined by purpose. They will be remembered for the values they championed and the countless people they inspired. We send our deepest condolences to all who loved them.”
Actor and television host Jerry O’Connell, who was one of the young co-stars in Reiner’s 1986 movie “Stand By Me,” described Reiner’s death as “surreal” in an interview on “CBS Mornings” Monday.
“Rob was like a father to me,” O’Connell said. “Everything I have is because of Rob Reiner. … It’s just a sad, shocking day.”
This is a breaking news story. Check back for updates.
Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds and a family member is being questioned by investigators, the official said.The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m. and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old woman dead inside. Reiner turned 78 in March.Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division were investigating an “apparent homicide” at Reiner’s home, said Capt. Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department.Los Angeles authorities have not confirmed the identities of the people found dead at the residence in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the city’s west side that’s home to many celebrities.Reiner was long one of the most prolific directors in Hollywood, and his work included some of the most memorable movies of the 1980s and ’90s, including “This is Spinal Tap,” “A Few Good Men,” “When Harry Met Sally” and “The Princess Bride.”His role as Meathead in Norman Lear’s 1970s TV classic “All in the Family,” alongside Carol O’Connor’s Archie Bunker, catapulted him to fame and won him two Emmy Awards.Relatives of Lear, the legendary producer who died in 2023, said they were bereft by the news.“Norman often referred to Rob as a son, and their close relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world,” said a Lear family statement. “Norman would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place, and they pursued that through their art, their activism, their philanthropy, and their love for family and friends.”Messages to Reiner’s representatives were not immediately returned Sunday night.Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called Reiner’s death a devastating loss for the city.“Rob Reiner’s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice,” Bass said in a statement. “An acclaimed actor, director, producer, writer, and engaged political activist, he always used his gifts in service of others.”The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner was married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989. The two met while he was directing “When Harry Met Sally” and have three children together.Reiner was previously married to actor-director Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981. He adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner. Carl Reiner died in 2020 at age 98 and Marshall died in 2018.Killings are rare in the Brentwood neighborhood. The scene is about a mile from the home where O.J. Simpson’s wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were killed in 1994.Balsamo reported from Washington. Associated Press Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed.
LOS ANGELES —
Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.
The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds and a family member is being questioned by investigators, the official said.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m. and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old woman dead inside. Reiner turned 78 in March.
Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division were investigating an “apparent homicide” at Reiner’s home, said Capt. Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Los Angeles authorities have not confirmed the identities of the people found dead at the residence in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the city’s west side that’s home to many celebrities.
Reiner was long one of the most prolific directors in Hollywood, and his work included some of the most memorable movies of the 1980s and ’90s, including “This is Spinal Tap,” “A Few Good Men,” “When Harry Met Sally” and “The Princess Bride.”
His role as Meathead in Norman Lear’s 1970s TV classic “All in the Family,” alongside Carol O’Connor’s Archie Bunker, catapulted him to fame and won him two Emmy Awards.
“Norman often referred to Rob as a son, and their close relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world,” said a Lear family statement. “Norman would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place, and they pursued that through their art, their activism, their philanthropy, and their love for family and friends.”
Messages to Reiner’s representatives were not immediately returned Sunday night.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called Reiner’s death a devastating loss for the city.
“Rob Reiner’s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice,” Bass said in a statement. “An acclaimed actor, director, producer, writer, and engaged political activist, he always used his gifts in service of others.”
The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner was married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989. The two met while he was directing “When Harry Met Sally” and have three children together.
Reiner was previously married to actor-director Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981. He adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner. Carl Reiner died in 2020 at age 98 and Marshall died in 2018.
Killings are rare in the Brentwood neighborhood. The scene is about a mile from the home where O.J. Simpson’s wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were killed in 1994.
Balsamo reported from Washington. Associated Press Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed.
Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds and a family member is being questioned by investigators, the official said.The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m. and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old woman dead inside. Reiner turned 78 in March.Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division were investigating an “apparent homicide” at Reiner’s home, said Capt. Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department.Los Angeles authorities have not confirmed the identities of the people found dead at the residence in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the city’s west side that’s home to many celebrities.Reiner was long one of the most prolific directors in Hollywood, and his work included some of the most memorable movies of the 1980s and ’90s, including “This is Spinal Tap,” “A Few Good Men,” “When Harry Met Sally” and “The Princess Bride.”His role as Meathead in Norman Lear’s 1970s TV classic “All in the Family,” alongside Carol O’Connor’s Archie Bunker, catapulted him to fame and won him two Emmy Awards.Relatives of Lear, the legendary producer who died in 2023, said they were bereft by the news.“Norman often referred to Rob as a son, and their close relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world,” said a Lear family statement. “Norman would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place, and they pursued that through their art, their activism, their philanthropy, and their love for family and friends.”Messages to Reiner’s representatives were not immediately returned Sunday night.Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called Reiner’s death a devastating loss for the city.“Rob Reiner’s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice,” Bass said in a statement. “An acclaimed actor, director, producer, writer, and engaged political activist, he always used his gifts in service of others.”The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner was married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989. The two met while he was directing “When Harry Met Sally” and have three children together.Reiner was previously married to actor-director Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981. He adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner. Carl Reiner died in 2020 at age 98 and Marshall died in 2018.Killings are rare in the Brentwood neighborhood. The scene is about a mile from the home where O.J. Simpson’s wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were killed in 1994.Balsamo reported from Washington. Associated Press Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed.
LOS ANGELES —
Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.
The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds and a family member is being questioned by investigators, the official said.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m. and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old woman dead inside. Reiner turned 78 in March.
Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division were investigating an “apparent homicide” at Reiner’s home, said Capt. Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Los Angeles authorities have not confirmed the identities of the people found dead at the residence in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the city’s west side that’s home to many celebrities.
Reiner was long one of the most prolific directors in Hollywood, and his work included some of the most memorable movies of the 1980s and ’90s, including “This is Spinal Tap,” “A Few Good Men,” “When Harry Met Sally” and “The Princess Bride.”
His role as Meathead in Norman Lear’s 1970s TV classic “All in the Family,” alongside Carol O’Connor’s Archie Bunker, catapulted him to fame and won him two Emmy Awards.
“Norman often referred to Rob as a son, and their close relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world,” said a Lear family statement. “Norman would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place, and they pursued that through their art, their activism, their philanthropy, and their love for family and friends.”
Messages to Reiner’s representatives were not immediately returned Sunday night.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called Reiner’s death a devastating loss for the city.
“Rob Reiner’s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice,” Bass said in a statement. “An acclaimed actor, director, producer, writer, and engaged political activist, he always used his gifts in service of others.”
The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner was married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989. The two met while he was directing “When Harry Met Sally” and have three children together.
Reiner was previously married to actor-director Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981. He adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner. Carl Reiner died in 2020 at age 98 and Marshall died in 2018.
Killings are rare in the Brentwood neighborhood. The scene is about a mile from the home where O.J. Simpson’s wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were killed in 1994.
Balsamo reported from Washington. Associated Press Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed.
Rob Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who went on to become one, himself, as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation with movies such as “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally …” and “This Is Spinal Tap,” has died. He was 78.
Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer, were found dead Sunday at their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles. A law enforcement official briefed on the investigation confirmed that Reiner and Singer were the victims. The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Rob Reiner and Sally Struthers speak onstage at the 75th Emmy Awards on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024 at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Phil McCarten/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Authorities were investigating an “apparent homicide,” said Capt. Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department. The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m.
Reiner grew up thinking his father, Carl Reiner, didn’t understand him or find him funny. But the younger Reiner would in many ways follow in his father’s footsteps, working both in front and behind the camera, in comedies that stretched from broad sketch work to accomplished dramedies.
“My father thought, ‘Oh, my God, this poor kid is worried about being in the shadow of a famous father,’” Reiner said, recalling the temptation to change his name to “60 Minutes” in October. “And he says, ‘What do you want to change your name to?’ And I said, ‘Carl.’ I just wanted to be like him.”
After starting out as a writer for “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,” Reiner’s breakthrough came when he was, at age 23, cast in Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” as Archie Bunker’s liberal son-in-law, Michael “Meathead” Stivic. But by the 1980s, Reiner began as a feature film director, churning out some of the most beloved films of that, or any, era. His first film, the largely improvised 1984 cult classic “This Is Spinal Tap,” remains the urtext mockumentary.
After the 1985 John Cusack summer comedy, “The Sure Thing,” Reiner made “Stand By Me” (1986), “The Princess Bride” (1987) and “When Harry Met Sally …” (1989), a four-year stretch that resulted in a trio of American classics, all of them among the most often quoted movies of the 20th century.
A legacy on and off screen
For the next four decades, Reiner, a warm and gregarious presence on screen and an outspoken liberal advocate off it, remained a constant fixture in Hollywood. The production company he co-founded, Castle Rock Entertainment, launched an enviable string of hits, including “Seinfeld” and “The Shawshank Redemption.” By the turn of the century, its success rate had fallen considerably, but Reiner revived it earlier this decade. This fall, Reiner and Castle Rock released the long-in-coming sequel “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.”
All the while, Reiner was one of the film industry’s most passionate Democrat activists, regularly hosting fundraisers and campaigning for liberal issues. He was co-founder of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which challenged in court California’s ban on same-sex marriage, Proposition 8. He also chaired the campaign for Prop 10, a California initiative to fund early childhood development services with a tax on tobacco products. Reiner was also a critic of President Donald Trump.
That ran in the family, too. Reiner’s father opposed the Communist hunt of McCarthyism in the 1950s and his mother, Estelle Reiner, a singer and actor, protested the Vietnam War.
“If you’re a nepo baby, doors will open,” Reiner told the Guardian in 2024. “But you have to deliver. If you don’t deliver, the door will close just as fast as it opened.”
‘All in the Family’ to ‘Stand By Me’
Robert Reiner was born in the Bronx on March 6, 1947. As a young man, he quickly set out to follow his father into entertainment. He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles film school and, in the 1960s, began appearing in small parts in various television shows.
But when Lear saw Reiner as a key cast member in “All in the Family,” it came as a surprise to the elder Reiner.
“Norman says to my dad, ‘You know, this kid is really funny.’ And I think my dad said, ‘What? That kid? That kid? He’s sullen. He sits quiet. He doesn’t, you know, he’s not funny.’ He didn’t think I was anyway,” Reiner told “60 Minutes.”
On “All in the Family,” Reiner served as a pivotal foil to Carroll O’Connor’s bigoted, conservative Archie Bunker. Reiner was five times nominated for an Emmy for his performance on the show, winning in 1974 and 1978. In Lear, Reiner also found a mentor. He called him “a second father.”
“It wasn’t just that he hired me for ‘All in the Family,’” Reiner told “American Masters” in 2005. “It was that I saw, in how he conducted his life, that there was room to be an activist as well. That you could use your celebrity, your good fortune, to help make some change.”
Lear also helped launch Reiner as a filmmaker. He put $7.5 million of his own money to help finance “Stand By Me,” Reiner’s adaptation of the Stephen King novella “The Body.” The movie, about four boys who go looking for the dead body of a missing boy, became a coming-of-age classic, made breakthroughs of its young cast (particularly River Phoenix) and even earned the praise of King.
With his stock rising, Reiner devoted himself to adapting William Goldman’s 1973’s “The Princess Bride,” a book Reiner had loved since his father gave him a copy as a gift. Everyone from François Truffaut to Robert Redford had considered adapting Goldman’s book, but it ultimately fell to Reiner (from Goldman’s own script) to capture the unique comic tone of “The Princess Bride.” But only once he had Goldman’s blessing.
“At the door he greeted me and he said, ‘This is my baby. I want this on my tombstone. This is my favorite thing I’ve ever written in my life. What are you going to do with it?’” Reiner recalled in a Television Academy interview. “And we sat down with him and started going through what I thought should be done with the film.”
Though only a modest success in theaters, the movie — starring Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant and Robin Wright — would grow in stature over the years, leading to countless impressions of Inigo Montoya’s vow of revenge and the risky nature of land wars in Asia.
‘When Harry Met Sally …”
Reiner was married to Penny Marshall, the actor and filmmaker, for 10 years beginning in 1971. Like Reiner, Marshall experienced sitcom fame, with “Laverne & Shirley,” but found a more lasting legacy behind the camera.
After their divorce, Reiner, at a lunch with Nora Ephron, suggested a comedy about dating. In writing what became “When Harry Met Sally …” Ephron and Reiner charted a relationship between a man and a woman (played in the film by Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan) over the course of 12 years.
Along the way, the movie’s ending changed, as did some of the film’s indelible moments. The famous line, “I’ll have what she’s having,” said after witnessing Ryan’s fake orgasm at Katz’s Delicatessen, was a suggestion by Crystal — delivered by none other than Reiner’s mother, Estelle.
The movie’s happy ending also had some real-life basis. Reiner met Singer, a photographer, on the set of “When Harry Met Sally …” In 1989, they were wed. They had three children together: Nick, Jake and Romy.
Reiner’s subsequent films included another King adaptation, “Misery” (1990) and a pair of Aaron Sorkin-penned dramas: the military courtroom tale “A Few Good Men” (1992) and 1995’s “The American President.”
By the late ’90s, Reiner’s films (1996’s “Ghosts of Mississippi,” 2007’s “The Bucket List”) no longer had the same success rate. But he remained a frequent actor, often memorably enlivening films like “Sleepless in Seattle” (1993) and “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013). In 2023, he directed the documentary “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life.”
In an interview earlier this year with Seth Rogen, Reiner suggested everything in his career boiled down to one thing.
“All I’ve ever done is say, ‘Is this something that is an extension of me?’ For ‘Stand by Me,’ I didn’t know if it was going to be successful or not. All I thought was, ‘I like this because I know what it feels like.’”
Director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead Sunday in their Los Angeles home, sources told CBS News, in what police called an apparent homicide.
Rob Reiner was 78 and Michele Singer Reiner was 68.
“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time,” his family said in a statement obtained by Variety.
Firefighters were called to a Brentwood home Sunday afternoon, where they found two bodies. Authorities did not immediately explain the circumstances surrounding their deaths. The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement that the Robbery Homicide Division responded to the home, but did not provide further details on the investigation other than to say it was an “apparent homicide.”
In a news conference Sunday night, police would not confirm the identities of the deceased.
Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Allen Hamilton said the LAPD was “not seeking anyone as a suspect, or as a person of interest or in any other manner, and we will not be doing that until we conduct our investigation and move forward.” Hamilton also noted LAPD has not identified a suspect “at this time.”
“No one has been detained … No one is being interviewed,” he said.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement Sunday night, “This is a devastating loss for our city and our country. Rob Reiner’s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice. An acclaimed actor, director, producer, writer, and engaged political activist, he always used his gifts in service of others.”
Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner on March 22, 2025.
Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement that he and his partner, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, were “heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.”
“Rob was the big-hearted genius behind so many of the classic stories we love, with projects as wide-ranging as ‘The Princess Bride’ to ‘A Few Good Men.’ His boundless empathy made his stories timeless, teaching generations how to see goodness and righteousness in others — and encouraging us to dream bigger,” he said.
The famed director is known for movies such as “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally…,” “A Few Good Men,” “Stand By Me” and “This is Spinal Tap.” A sequel, “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,” was released this fall. His wife was a photographer who took the photo of President Trump used on the cover of his book “The Art of the Deal,” according to Variety.
The couple married in 1989 and has three children. Reiner was previously married to the late director Penny Marshall, and is the adoptive father of her daughter.
The son of legendary comedian and actor Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner rose to fame playing Archie Bunker’s son-in-law, Michael Stivic, better known as “Meathead” on CBS’ “All in the Family.” Reiner won two Emmy Awards for the role.
“When Harry Met Sally…” famously featured a brief appearance from Rob Reiner’s mother, Estelle,” who delivered the iconic line “I’ll have what she’s having.” It was also during the filming of “When Harry Met Sally…” that Rob Reiner met his wife, Michele. In a 2016 interview with AV Club, he said meeting her was what made him change the ending of the movie to have Harry and Sally end up together.
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead Sunday inside their Brentwood home, in what the Los Angeles Police Department says is “an apparent homicide.”
According to a spokesperson from the Los Angeles Fire Department, a call requesting medical aid at the residence was placed at 3:30 p.m. local time. When crews reached the scene, they discovered a woman, aged 68, and a male, aged 78. Police, including detectives from LAPD’s robbery-homicide division, were subsequently called to the scene.
A spokesperson for the family confirmed to the LA Times that the deceased were Rob and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner. “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner,” a statement sent by the representative reads. “We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.”
In a brief statement, an LAPD spokesperson told Vanity Fair “At this time, no further details are available as this is an ongoing RHD investigation, into an apparent homicide.”
Reiner, the son of late actor Carl Reiner, rose to fame as Michael “Meathead” Stivic on 1970s sitcom All in the Family. He was later nominated for an Academy Award as a producer of 1993 best picture contender A Few Good Men. He directed films including When Harry Met Sally…, The Princess Bride, and 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the sequel to which, Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, was released earlier this year.
You may not be too familiar with LA County Assessor Jeffrey Prang. You’ve probably never heard of the office of the LA County Assessor, or you might only have a vague notion of what it does.
But with a career in city politics spanning nearly thirty years, he’s among the longest-serving openly gay elected officials in the United States, and for his work serving the people of Los Angeles and championing the rights of the city’s LGBTQ people, the Stonewall Democratic Club is honoring him at their 50th Anniversary Celebration and Awards Night Nov 15 at Beaches Tropicana in West Hollywood.
Prang moved to Los Angeles from his native Michigan after college in 1991, specifically seeking an opportunity to serve in politics as an openly gay man. In 1997, he was elected to the West Hollywood City Council, where he served for 18 years, including four stints as mayor.
“I was active in politics, but in Michigan at the time I left, you couldn’t really be out and involved in politics… My life was so compartmentalized. I had my straight friends, my gay friends, my political friends, and I couldn’t really mix and match those things,” he says.
“One of the things that was really impactful was as you drove down Santa Monica Boulevard and saw those rainbow flags placed there by the government in the median island. That really said, this is a place where you can be yourself. You don’t have to be afraid.”
One thing that’s changed over Prang’s time in office is West Hollywood’s uniqueness as a place of safety for the queer community.
“It used to be, you could only be out and gay and politically involved if you were from Silver Lake or from West Hollywood. The thought of being able to do that in Downey or Monterey Park or Pomona was foreign. But now we have LGBTQ centers, gay pride celebrations, and LGBT elected officials in all those jurisdictions, something that we wouldn’t have thought possible 40 years ago,” he says.
Prang’s jump to county politics is emblematic of that shift. In 2014, amid a scandal that brought down the previous county assessor, Prang threw his name in contention for the job, having worked in the assessor’s office already for the previous two years. He beat out eleven contenders in the election, won reelection in 2018 and 2022, and is seeking a fourth term next year.
To put those victories in perspective, at the time of his first election, Prang represented more people than any other openly gay elected official in the world.
Beyond his office, Prang has lent his experience with ballot box success to helping get more LGBT people elected through his work with the Stonewall Democrats and with a new organization he co-founded last year called the LA County LGBTQ Elected Officials Association (LACLEO).
LACLEO counts more than fifty members, including officials from all parts of the county, municipal and state legislators, and members of school boards, water boards, and city clerks.
“I assembled this group to collectively use our elected strength and influence to help impact policy in Sacramento and in Washington, DC, to take advantage of these elected leaders who have a bigger voice in government than the average person, and to train them and educate them to be better advocates on behalf of the issues that are important for us,” Prang says.
“I do believe as a senior high-level official I need to play a role and have an important voice in supporting our community,” he says.
Ok, but what is the LA County assessor, anyway?
“Nobody knows what the assessor is. 99% of people think I’m the guy who collects taxes,” Prang says.
The assessor makes sure that all properties in the county are properly recorded and fairly assessed so that taxes can be levied correctly. It’s a wonky job, but one that has a big impact on how the city raises money for programs.
And that wonkiness suits Prang just fine. While the job may seem unglamorous, he gleefully boasts about his work overhauling the office’s technology to improve customer service and efficiency, which he says is proving to be a role model for other county offices.
“I inherited this 1970s-era mainframe green screen DOS-based legacy system. And believe it or not, that’s the standard technology for most large government agencies. That’s why the DMV sucks. That’s why the tax collection system sucks. But I spent $130 million over almost 10 years to rebuild our system to a digitized cloud-based system,” Prang says.
“I think the fact that my program was so successful did give some impetus to the board funding the tax collector and the auditor-controller to update their system, which is 40 years behind where they need to be.”
More tangible impacts for everyday Angelenos include his outreach to promote tax savings programs for homeowners, seniors, and nonprofits, and a new college training program that gives students a pipeline to good jobs in the county.
As attacks on the queer community intensify from the federal government, Prang says the Stonewall Democrats are an important locus of organization and resistance, and he encourages anyone to get involved.
“It is still an important and relevant organization that provides opportunities for LGBTQ people to get involved, to have an impact on our government and our civic life. If you just wanna come and volunteer and donate your time, it provides that, if you really want to do more and have a bigger voice and move into areas of leadership, it provides an opportunity for that as well,” he says.
Los Angeles City Council moved to dramatically expand the city’s adaptive reuse policy citywide, clearing the way for empty office and commercial buildings across the city to be converted into housing.
The City Council voted unanimously to adopt a pair of ordinances that extend adaptive reuse regulations beyond Downtown for the first time in more than two decades.
The action repeals the city’s existing Adaptive Reuse Incentive Areas Specific Plan, which had limited conversions largely to parts of Downtown, Chinatown, Lincoln Heights, Hollywood and Koreatown. It also updates the 1999 Adaptive Reuse Ordinance (ARO) that helped spur more than 12,000 new homes in downtown alone.
According to a City Planning Department fact sheet, the updated regulations are intended to make it easier to convert older or underused commercial buildings, many left partly empty after the pandemic, into much-needed housing.
The revision expands eligibility for adaptive reuse citywide and introduces new incentives and streamlined approvals designed to make conversions easier.
The updated ordinance broadens the types and ages of buildings that qualify, allows more projects to be approved by right, adds incentive for developments that include affordable housing, and establishes design standards to improve ground-floor uses and the public realm. It will apply citywide outside the Downtown Community Plan area, which is governed by its own adaptive reuse regulations under the new zoning code.
City officials said the expansion is part of the Citywide Housing Incentive Program, a package of six strategies aimed at boosting housing production and helping Los Angeles meet its state-mandated housing goals. The adaptive reuse update is the first of those strategies moving forward.
Viewpoint senior Olly O’Connor was the big winner among the local cross country teams and runners that competed Saturday in the CIF State Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno.
O’Connor, a UCLA signee, won the individual title in Division 5 with a time of 14 minutes, 2.7 seconds.
O’Connor was among the 20 teams and 14 individual runners from the Daily News area that competed in the state meet Saturday.
Jack Richter of Viewpoint finished in fifth (15:23.8) to go along with O’Connor as they led Viewpoint to a third-place team finish in Division 5.
The reigning state champion Oaks Christian boys team had three runners finish in the top 12 in Division 4, with CIF-SS individual champion Vin Krueger leading the way in third place (15:10.5).
Oaks Christian freshman Sterling White finished in ninth (15:20.6) and Arize Nwosu finished in 12th (15:22.4) to give the Lions a sixth-place finish in the team results in Division 4.
Harvard Westlake’s Charles Abemayor finished in fifth (15:14.1) in Division 4 and the Wolverines had four runners finish in the top 60 to give them a fifth-place finish in the team results.
Westlake finished fourth in girls Division 2, with freshman twin sisters Sabina and Anais Cruz leading the way. Sabina finished in ninth (17:39.8) and Anais finished in 22nd (17:59.5) to go along with Rae Rae Cartagena in 39th place (18:19.4) to clinch the top-five finish for the team.
Both of Oak Park’s teams finished in the top five in Division 3. The boys team finished in third place with three runners finishing inside the top 50. The girls team finished in fifth, and their lead runner was Kathleen Lambe, who finished in 12th place (17:59.6).
The West Ranch boys team finished in fourth place behind Oak Park in Division 3. Foothill League individual champion Braulio Castillo finished in seventh (15:12.4) to lead the way for the Wildcats.
Adrian Cantu of Saugus finished in fifth place (14:54.1) in Division 2. The Hart boys team had five runners finish in the top 65 of Division 2 to give them a fourth-place finish in the team results.
Jenna Murray of Moorpark finished in 19th (18:10.9) and Cecilia Vasquez of Simi Valley finished in 21st (18:13.7) in Division 3. Campbell Hall freshman Sofia Joh, a CIF-SS individual champion, finished in 21st (18:41.3) in Division 5.
Jia Rhee finished in 16th (18:08.1) and Elle Kirman finished in 17th (18:16.2) to lead Harvard-Westlake to a seventh-place finish in girls Division 4.
Oaks Christian finished in ninth in girls Division 4 with two runners finishing inside the top 40.
The local LA City Section boys teams had a nice showing in the talented Division 1 race. Granada Hills Charter’s Joaquin Ortega-Tomaselli finished in 57th (15:44.5) and Taft’s Hunter Bennett finished in 68th (15:50.8). Chaminade finished in seventh in boys Division 4 with three runners finishing in the top 55.
A Southern California couple became the first residents to return to a rebuilt home in the Eaton Fire burn zone outside Los Angeles. That home is designed to resist any future fires. Jonathan Vigliotti looks at how new robot technology is being used to prevent wildfires in the first place.
A makers market celebrating the rich cultures of Southern California’s Indigenous communities is coming to The Broad in Los Angeles.
The free event, happening 10 a.m.-5 p.m., will be held at the museum’s East West Bank Plaza on Dec. 13 and will feature live DJs and handcrafted goods by local and out-of-town Indigenous crafters. Free tickets to this event include same-day access to the “Robert Therrien: This is a Story” exhibit on the museum’s third floor. The “Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirror Room—The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away” is not included with admission and must be booked separately.
The LA NDN Flea is modeled after flea markets found on many reservations. The biannual event features everything from recycled clothing to handcrafted jewelry, original art, and more. A complete vendor list will be announced soon, according to the Broad’s website.
There will also be nonprofit organizations and resource groups providing community support and information. Visitors can also pick up a free, limited-run poster featuring robust, vibrant artwork by Broad collection artist Jeffrey Gibson, of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians and Cherokee.
Visitors will also get a chance to connect with local Indigenous groups and dance to curated DJ sets by deesco (Teme-Augama Anishnabai). The event will also feature food vendors serving the best of Indigenous cuisines and engaging family-friendly activities, such as a custom board game designed and developed by artist, musician, researcher, and educator Lazaro Arvizu Jr. (Gabrielino/Tongva).
After the event, there will also be a separate ticketed live comedy show, dubbed Sage-Based Wisdom LIVE, featuring Native hosts Jana Schmieding (Lakota) and Brian Bahe (Tohono O’odham, Hopi, Navajo). The comedy show will feature deep knowledge through storytelling, one-liners, and ad-libs, aiming to bring smiles, chuckles, and belly laughs to the audience. The event will also include a performance by Xiuhtezcatl, the quick-witted 21-year-old rapper with Mexica roots.
For more information and tickets to the comedy show, visit thebroad.org.
R&B singer Ray J was arrested early Thanksgiving morning, according to jail records and a police spokesman.
The 44-year-old artist — whose legal name is Willie Norwood — was arrested on suspicion of making criminal threats, according to Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Mike Bland.
Jail records show Norwood was arrested around 4 a.m. by officers from LAPD’s Devonshire Division, which patrols parts of the San Fernando Valley including Chatsworth and Northridge.
Bland could not provide details on the incident or say exactly where Norwood was arrested. He was released on $50,000 bond a few hours after his arrest, according to jail records.
The younger brother of actress and singer Brandy, Norwood is best known for the tracks “One Wish” and “Sexy Can I.” He was sued for defamation in October by his ex-girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, over comments he made in a TMZ documentary.
Donald Glover is opening up about a recent health scare that forced him to cancel his tour last year. At the time, he described it as an “ailment,” but Glover said Saturday night at a performance that a doctor told him he’d had a stroke.
Glover, who performs under the moniker Childish Gambino, shared the information on stage at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival in Los Angeles. His remarks were shared widely on social media.
“You guys voted for a ‘where have I been monologue,’” Glover, 42, said. “I had a really bad pain in my head in Louisiana and I did the show anyway. I couldn’t really see well, so when we went to Houston, I went to the hospital and the doctor was like, ‘You had a stroke.’”
Glover said he felt like he was letting everyone down, lamenting that he still hasn’t been to Ireland. He also revealed that “they found a hole” in his heart and he had to have two surgeries.
“They say everybody has two lives and the second life starts when you realize you have one,” Glover said. “You got one life, guys, and I gotta be honest, the life I’ve lived with you guys has been such a blessing.”
CBS News has reached out to Glover’s representatives for additional comment.
During a recent interview with the Daily Mail, the 46-year-old “Breaking Bad” star shared that he and his family have left Los Angeles and are now living in Paris.
“Paris is awesome,” he told the outlet, explaining that he and his wife, Lauren, have “always dreamt of doing a year abroad” and that the two of them “just always wanted to be around a completely different culture.”
While it has always been their dream to live outside the U.S., it wasn’t until the wildfires in Los Angeles in early 2025 that they put steps in motion to make their dream a reality.
Paul shared that he and his family left Los Angeles and moved to Paris.(Greg Doherty/Getty Images for American Express)
“When the fires happened in LA, we just knew that we were done with LA, so we sold our house in LA and moved to Paris,” he said.
The actor put his three-bedroom home in LA’s Los Feliz neighborhood on the market in July for $9.9 million.
Homes in Pacific Palisades and Altadena were lost while both the Palisades Fire and Eaton Fire burned through their respective areas in January.
Many Hollywood stars, including “Top Gun: Maverick” actor Miles Teller, Paris Hilton, Mandy Moore, Billy Crystal and others were among the thousands of people who lost their homes in the fires.
Billy Crystal is one of many celebrities who lost their homes in the LA fires.(Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for FIREAID)
“You’ll be hearing from a number of people who were tragically affected by these fires, and I was one of them,” Crystal said on stage at the LA FireAid Benefit Concert in January. “These were the clothes I wore when I fled my house with my wife, Janice, like so many of us did, on Jan. 7. This was all I had. Wore it for a week, plus an N-95 mask.
“I stepped onto the grounds and fell to my knees and I wailed,” the first time he was allowed back onto the property of the home he lived in for 46 years. He concluded his speech with an uplifting message, telling everyone, “We will laugh again. We are going to listen to music again and we will be OK.”
Paul is not the only actor to leave Hollywood for a life abroad. Richard Gere shared last year that he and his family moved to Spain, his wife Alejandra Silva’s native country.
“It’s time for my wife to be around her family and friends and culture,” Gere told Fox News Digital in November 2024. “And [it’s] good for our kids. I think it’s great to be living, not just visiting, but living in another culture.”
Richard Gere is now living in Spain.(Daniele Venturelli/WireImage/Getty Images)
Gere further opened up about his decision to move to Spain in an interview with Vanity Fair Spain in April 2024, saying it would be “a great adventure” because he had “never lived full time outside the United States.”
Silva says they will go back and forth between Spain and the U.S.(Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)
He added that it would be good for his wife to be around her friends and family, noting, “She was very generous in giving me six years living in my world, so I think it’s fair that I give her at least six others living in hers.
Eddie Murphy is being celebrated with a life achievement award from the American Film Institute, AFI’s board of trustees said Friday. The award will be handed out at a gala tribute in Los Angeles, at the Dolby Theatre, on April 18.
“Eddie Murphy is an American icon,” said Kathleen Kennedy, who chairs the institute’s board of trustees. “A trailblazing force in the art forms of film, television and stand-up comedy, his versatility knows no bounds.”
Murphy, 64, has been a force in entertainment for nearly 50 years, as a teenage stand-up phenomenon, on television as a part of the “Saturday Night Live” cast, and in film where he’s ruled the box office in multiple decades, with hits like “Beverly Hills Cop,” “Coming to America,” “The Nutty Professor” and the “Shrek” movies. In 2007, he was nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar for “Dreamgirls,” which had already earned him a Screen Actors Guild award and a Golden Globe, but he didn’t win the Academy Award.
In a new documentary about his life and career, “Being Eddie,” which is currently streaming on Netflix, Murphy reflected that he was more annoyed about having to put on a tux and go to the event than he was about losing.
“It’s always wonderful to win stuff, but if I don’t win, I don’t give a (expletive),” he said. “I’m still Eddie in the morning.”
In 2023, Murphy got the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes, where he kept his remarks to a speedy two minutes. He told The Associated Press in 2021 that he has a different perspective on things than he did during the height of his fame.
“You take everything for granted when you’re young, how successful I was,” Murphy said. “Now I take nothing for granted and appreciate everything.”
AFI’s gala tributes are often starry affairs. Last year at Francis Ford Coppola’s dinner, Steven Spielberg, Robert De Niro and Harrison Ford were among those who turned out to toast Coppola.
Murphy is the 51st recipient of the AFI life achievement award, which was first handed out in 1973 to John Ford. Other recent honorees include Nicole Kidman, Julie Andrews and Denzel Washington.
A cargo ship caught fire at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro on Friday, forcing the crew to evacuate the ship, according to officials, who described the incident as a major emergency.
All 23 crew members were safely evacuated from the ship, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. No injuries were reported.
The fire was observed on several levels of the ship. Hazardous materials were identified in the involved bays, and hazmat crews are monitoring air quality, the department said.
“First responders are actively responding to a fire on a container ship at the Port of Los Angeles,” Mayor Karen Bass wrote on X. “LAFD continues fire-suppression efforts and is monitoring air quality. “
A blaze erupted aboard a container ship holding hazardous materials Friday night in the Port of Los Angeles, prompting the response of more than 100 firefighters. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) says that as of 8:34 p.m. PT, all crew members are accounted for, with no injuries reported.
Newsweek reached out to the Port of Los Angeles via phone on Friday for comment and left a message.
Why It Matters
The fire at the Los Angeles port highlights ongoing risks in maritime shipping, particularly where hazardous materials and complex, multilevel cargo vessels are involved.
The event underscores the dangers firefighters face and raises questions about safety protocol for both ship crews and first responders at one of the nation’s busiest ports. The potential for environmental hazards and operational disruption makes this a matter of urgency for local officials and the maritime industry.
What To Know
A fire broke out aboard the container ship 1 Henry Hudson, docked at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro. According to the LAFD, the alarm was raised about 7:13 p.m., when smoke and flames were reported in several cargo bays. The crew reported the blaze at 6:38 p.m., LAFD says.
More than 100 firefighters responded, including marine units, and hazardous materials were identified within the affected areas of the vessel, based on the ship’s manifest.
“Fire can be seen outside the ship in several bays at this time. Hazardous materials have been identified in involved bays, per the ship’s manifest,” the LAFD said in an 8 p.m. update.
All firefighting personnel operated in encapsulated suits and utilized self-contained breathing apparatuses due to the added risk of toxic exposure, the department added.
At 7:58 p.m., an explosion rocked the mid-deck, resulting in power and lighting failures and impacting crane operations.
“Progress on fire containment is slow, but the ship’s height in the water is being monitored and has been noted stable (despite the large amount of water used for fire suppression),” LAFD said in an update.
” LAFD HazMat companies are monitoring air quality as suppression efforts continue on the ship’s sub-levels,” the fire department also noted.
This is a developing story that will be updated with additional information.
The Los Angeles Clippers and Charlotte Hornets have similarities — and that’s not a good thing.
Both hold 4-11 records and will be trying to snap losing skids when they meet Saturday afternoon in Charlotte.
‘We got to be better,’ Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said.
The Hornets have been off since losing 127-118 on Wednesday at Indiana, a setback that gave them a season-worst four-game losing streak.
The Clippers have dropped three straight, including Thursday night’s 129-101 pounding from the Orlando Magic.
Los Angeles, which only has one win in November, will be on the fifth stop in a seven-game road trip when it faces the Hornets.
Lue said the team had made progress defensively, but he called the lack of execution at that end of the court against the Magic a step backward. It marked the third time this season the Clippers have allowed 129 points or more.
‘It starts with our guards getting into the ball,’ Lue said. ‘If we are doing that, then our low man is late, It’s everything just tied together. Just having less breakdowns (would help).’
Defense has been the Hornets’ biggest problem, giving up more than 120 points in eight of their 15 games.
Aside from the losing, there has been a consistent element with the Clippers. Veteran guard James Harden has been the team’s leading scorer in each of the past six games. He also has topped the teams in assists in 11 games.
Charlotte rookies have been in the starting lineup and have been key producers.
Kon Knueppel became the first NBA player to reach 50 baskets from 3-point range in the first 15 games of a career — no other player had done so in fewer than 18 games. He drained five treys as part of a 28-point outing against the Pacers and is averaging 18.3 points per game on 40.3% 3-point shooting.
‘It’s great for a young player to have that type of success early on,’ Hornets coach Charles Lee said. ‘He’s humble enough to understand that a lot of it is him, and a lot of it is his teammates, too. That combination is putting him in a good spot, and he’s converting and showing us what kind of player he can be.’
Knueppel has led the Hornets in scoring in the past two games.
Lee said rookie center Ryan Kalkbrenner has given Charlotte boosts as he continues to adapt to the NBA.
‘It has been a joy to watch him,’ Lee said. ‘A lot of that’s Ryan, a lot of that’s the coaching he had before he got here, and the foundation he came in with.’
Tre Mann could be ready to return for the Hornets after the guard missed Wednesday’s game with an ankle injury.
The Clippers are still waiting on Kawhi Leonard’s availability, but it doesn’t sound like it will be on this road trip. He last played Nov. 3, when he suffered an ankle injury.
‘I don’t know how long it’s going to be, but he has definitely gotten better,’ Lue said.
