Jake Reiner says he hasnt spoken to his brother as he opens up about grief after parents deaths

It has been eight months since beloved Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed and their son Nick Reiner was arrested in their deaths.But for Jake Reiner, the couple’s 35-year-old son, the nightmare feels like “eight years at the same time, and it also feels like eight minutes,” he told KABC-TV of Los Angeles in his first sit-down interview since the family tragedy.

“Every moment that I wake up, I’m reminded of my reality, and you’re living through that every single day,” he said.Jake said he hasn’t spoken to his brother.

Nor has he attended any of his brother’s court hearings, the station reported.“He’s in jail, so, you know, it’s like I physically lost my parents and then Nick was arrested.And it’s like now, it’s just me and Romy,” he said, referring to his 28-year-old sister.Add to GoogleNick Reiner indicted on murder charges in the deaths of his parents01:43Jake opened up to KABC in the interview, which aired Thursday, about navigating grief and how it can manifest into anger.

“I’ll never understand.I don’t care how it’s explained to me.

I don’t care what facts come out.I will never understand why this happened,” he told the station.

“It manifests into rage, into how unfair this was.How I didn’t get a say in what happened.

I didn’t get to stop it from happening.I had no choice in the matter, and I just have to accept the reality of it.

And to me that is just one of the most infuriating parts of all this,” he said.Honoree Rob Reiner poses with his family at the Chaplin Award Gala in New York in April 2014.Michael Loccisano / Getty Images fileRob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 70, were found brutally stabbed in their home in the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles on Dec.

14.Nick was arrested hours later.

Jake was at Los Angeles’ Union Station for a celebration of life event for a friend when his sister called.He didn’t pick up.“She called immediately...