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Rita Wilson shares special memories of Rob and Michele Reiner

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• The actress and singer tells PEOPLE about how "joyful" they were and how they threw "Bad Showbiz" parties

• Rob and Michele were found dead inside their Los Angeles home in December 2025

Rita Wilsonwill always rememberRobandMichele Singer Reinerfondly.

The actress and singer, who collaborated with Rob inSleepless in Seattle,Mixed NutsandThe Story of Us, which he directed, shares memories of the late couple who were found dead inside their Los Angeles home on Dec. 14, 2025.

Wilson, 69, tells PEOPLE that she will always remember how "joyful" they were.

"The kind of thing that Rob and Michele would do [is], they'd say, 'Okay, we're having a 'Bad Showbiz Party.' You have to bring a clip of your worst performance ever. Doesn't matter what it was from or how far back it went; you have to bring that,'" she recalls.

According to theIf These Walls Could Talkstar, everyone would screen their clips.

"You have to put your worst showbiz moment on screen in front of all of these people, but everybody's in the same boat, so you know you're kind of safe," says Wilson.

TheGirlsactress also recalled a time that Rob and Michele made an event out of screeningThe GodfatherandThe Godfather Part II.

"They started [The Godfather] at maybe 3 p.m., and when that finished, they had a full Italian meal brought in," Wilson recalls. "We would have a full Italian meal and then screenThe Godfather II."

According to the "Your Mother" singer, "everything was a celebration" for Rob and Michele.

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"There wasn't anyone more joyful," Wilson says.

Days after Rob and Michele's death in December,Wilson paid tributeto her late friends in an essay forVariety.

While Wilson wrote that Rob's “films will be there to experience over and over again," she noted that "running into Rob and Michele in the neighborhood and having a great laugh, or having dinner where Michele insists on having only one conversation" would no longer be possible.

In the essay, Wilson also referenced the couple's “Bad Showbiz Night” parties, where they invited their guests to bring their “worst showbiz moment and share it with a room full of luminaries, who also braved exposing their own.”

“They did everything right. They loved. They were loved,” she wrote.

Added Wilson, “It's hard to reconcile the goodness they offered to the world with this ending. It doesn't make sense. But how they lived makes all the sense in the world."

Rob and Michele's son Nick Reiner has beencharged with two counts of first-degree murderin connection with the deaths of his parents and has since pleaded not guilty.

On Dec. 17, the L.A. County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed to PEOPLE that the couple died from "multiple sharp force injuries."

For more on Rita Wilson, pick up the new issue ofPEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.

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WWE SmackDown on May 8, 2026, took place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla., and featured a funeral for the Gingerbread Man.

The go-home show for Backlash saw Danhausen search for his tag team partner for his match against The Miz and Kit Wilson. He even went as far as trying to clone himself. Talla Tonga picked up a win over Damian Priest, Ricky Saints pinned Matt Cardona, Royce Keys defeated Tama Tonga, and Fatal Influence got a six-woman tag win over Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair and Rhea Ripley, thanks to an attack from Jade Cargill, B-Fab and Michin.

Here’s the top takeaways from this week’s show:

Jacob Fatu threatens to burn the whole family tree down

Kicking off the show was Jacob Fatu, who delivered his final remarks about Roman Reigns before Backlash. The Usos joined him in the ring, where Jimmy and Jey attempted to warn Fatu one last time.

Jey told Fatu straight up that Reigns is going to "beat that ass" at Backlash, and beyond that, break him down emotionally and physically. Oh, and all of that will happen in front of his family, who will then have to acknowledge Reigns.

Fatu, of course, said none of that would happen. He went on to say that if either of The Usos interferes in the match, he’ll burn the whole family tree down.

It was good to see this lead off the show after Fatu-Reigns segments ended multiple episodes in the lead-up to Backlash. Fatu was intense as always, and his final statement really drove home how serious he is about wanting to beat Reigns without anybody else affecting the match. WWE has the chance to give Fatu a huge moment with a win, but this current creative team doesn’t seem like the group to do it, unfortunately.

Tiffany Stratton defends US title vs. Kiana James

The first match of the night was for the Women’s United States Championship with Tiffany Stratton taking on Kiana James. This match came to be when Stratton overlooked Giulia’s rematch in favor of James, which apparently didn’t sit well with the former champ.

James worked the leg early and often as the match got going. The first sign of Giulia not being on the same page was when James sent Stratton to the outside, but Giulia didn’t cause any damage when the ref wasn’t looking. A moment later, Giulia hopped on the apron to distract Stratton, but kept the ref occupied, which caused James’ rollup pin to be missed. Stratton recovered and hit her moonsault finisher a moment later to keep the title.

While this was a title match, the real story was the rift between Giulia and James. Stratton sold the leg damage, but the match wasn’t long enough to let that have a real effect on how things unfolded. We’ll see if Giulia and James can get back as a solid unit.

Massive foreshadowing for Cody Rhodes?

Cody Rhodes and Gunther look to be a thing at Clash in Italy, although it’s not signed just yet.

Rhodes entered the ring and called out Gunther. Instead, he was joined by Paul Heyman. Rhodes asked him straight up if he was acting as an "advocate" for Gunther, which Heyman denied. Heyman simply delivered the contract to Rhodes, but also dropped a line that could foreshadow what’s to come. Rhodes said that Heyman appears to be running out of options with Brock Lesnar retired, plus Roman Reigns and CM Punk want nothing to do with him. Heyman said from his perspective, he’s not the one running out of options.

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"Sooner or later, they all need the Wise Man," Heyman told Rhodes.

Then Gunther attacked from behind, but this time, Rhodes was able to fight him off. He's easy to find, hard to beat, after all.

So we know Gunther is next for Rhodes now, but the potential teaser of an alliance between Heyman and Rhodes was super interesting. Imagine if WWE finally pulls the trigger on a Rhodes heel turn and he has Heyman by his side? That would be incredible. It all seems very unlikely, but just imagine the possibility for a moment.

Gingerbread Man funeral comes with a surprise

The final segment of this week’s show was the funeral for the Gingerbread Man. Trick Williams entered wearing all black gear and his US title. GBM lay in a casket in the ring, with a choir standing close by.

Williams sang "Why did Gingerbread have to die," with assistance from the choir in the ring. Then aridiculous photo montageof GBM and Williams’ time together, with scenes ranging from GBM's "birth," to a trip to outer space, to a strip club.

Williams asked for a moment of silence, and then a frustrated Sami Zayn made his way to the ring, asking if he was losing his mind that the funeral was allowed to go on.

"Closing out an episode of SmackDown used to mean something," Zayn said. Preach.

Zayn, who didn’t appreciate all of this being a joke directed at him, questioned Williams’ budget for the funeral and criticized the choir for being off-key, which they were. Continuing his rant, Zayn promised to get Williams back tenfold before taking a cheap shot and beating down Williams.

Then GMB sat up in the casket. Turns out it was Lil Yachty inside the costume. Yachty beat down Zayn with the candy cane, and then Williams hit a Trick Shot knee, laying out Zayn.

This was the most ridiculous ending to SmackDown, maybe ever?

Zayn was spot on with the aforementioned quote. However, the surprise of Lil Yachty being inside the costume helped it all make sense, as this whole thing was to set up a surprise attack on Zayn, proving that Williams thinks a few steps ahead. Zayn’s impassioned rant was solid, but the crowd didn’t care. We’ll see what happens at Backlash, but surely there’s no way Williams gives the title back to Zayn, right?

This article originally appeared on Wrestling Junkie:WWE SmackDown: Gingerbread Man funeral, Stratton defends title