Ten years before being tragically murdered, Rob Reiner expressed regret over the handling of Nick's addiction issues. As we've been following, Rob and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their Brentwood, California home on Sunday by their daughter Romy. Early sources exclusively informed Perez Hilton that a close family member was responsible for their deaths, and it was later reported that Rob and Michele's 32-year-old son Nick allegedly slit their throats after a heated argument. Related: Zooey Deschanel's 'Heart Is Broken' Over Death Of New Girl Dad Rob Reiner Since the shocking news emerged and Nick was arrested and charged with murder, the conversation surrounding his past struggles with drug addiction has come back into the forefront. In a joint 2015 interview for BUILD Series, Rob and Nick spoke about Being Charlie, a semi-autobiographical story written by Nick and directed by Rob, which they said working on helped them grow closer together. Rob said at the time: "I mean, you know, we got into issues [but] ... the whole process for me, it did make me understand him a lot more and I think it made me a better father, hopefully it did." Nick added: "It really clicked for me, because we didn't bond a lot as a kid. He really liked baseball, I like basketball and he could watch that with my brother, baseball. But when I saw him do that [directing], it was something that I'm interested in, I was like, 'Wow, like he really knows a lot.' And it made me feel closer to him." Being Charlie centers around a young adult who resents his parents for their harsh treatment throughout his battle with substance abuse and for sending him off to rehab - which closely resembles Nick's experience. In a 2016 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Rob told the outlet: "When Nick would tell us that it wasn't working for him, we wouldn't listen. We were desperate and because the people had diplomas on their wall, we listened to them when we should have been listening to our son." Michele added at the time: "We were so influenced by these people. They would tell us he's a liar, that he was trying to manipulate us. And we believed them." What a difficult family dynamic. The same year, Nick spoke to People about his experience with drug addiction and rehab, which his parents first sent him to when he was 15 years old. Throughout the next seven years, Nick would go back an additional 16 times, until he finally refused, which resulted in "dark" times for him - including experiencing homelessness: "If I wanted to do it my way and not go to the programs they were suggesting, then I had to be homeless. I was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas. I spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun." However, at the time, he felt those experiences were all valuable lessons: "That made me who I am now, having to deal with that stuff. I met crazy great people there, so out of my element ... Now, I've been home for a really long time, and I've sort of gotten acclimated back to being in Los Angeles and being around my family. But there was a lot of dark years there." So tough. In his interview with BUILD Series, Rob reflected on that difficult period: "The whole idea of tough love and you have to be a certain way, it's not my nature, it's not the way I am built." Elsewhere in the interview, he expressed regret over the way he handled Nick's issues: "If your kid is going through rough times, [as] the parent, your main job is to keep your child safe. So I would do anything. At the end of the day, I know my child better than an expert does and I probably should have trusted my own instinct and that's one of the things I did learn about the whole experience." Every detail we learn just makes this whole nightmare situation more heartbreaking. As of now, we don't know what caused the argument that led to Rob and Michele's murders, but we're holding their family close in our hearts. Rest in peace. If you or someone you know is experiencing substance abuse, help is available. Consider checking out the resources SAMHSA provides at https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/national-helpline or check out StartYourRecovery.org [Images via Michele Singer Reiner/Instagram & FayesVision/WENN] The post Rob Reiner Recalled Feeling 'Desperate' To Treat Nick's Addictions 10 Years Ago -- Then Regretted How He Handled It appeared first on Perez Hilton.