The son of Hollywood director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele has been charged with murdering his parents - found dead in LA on Sunday.

Reiner is famed for directing the iconic When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men, among others.

32-year-old Nick Reiner is charged with two counts of first degree murder, with a special circumstance of multiple murders. 

US correspondent Jonathan Kearsley says these charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole, or the death penalty.

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