Which journalists first broke the Rob Reiner sexual-misconduct story?

1. What the user appears to be asking and why it matters

The user asks for the identity of the journalists who “first broke” a sexual‑misconduct story about Rob Reiner, which is a narrow request: it seeks the original byline or outlet responsible for publishing an allegation that would start public reporting; establishing that provenance matters for evaluating sourcing, motive and credibility, and for assigning accountability in the public record (no direct source in the provided material addresses that question) ^{[1] [2]}.

2. What the provided reporting actually covers

The sources assembled here focus on the homicide of Rob and Michele Reiner, police responses, the arrest and charging of their son Nick, and reactions from public figures and outlets: The New York Times provided live coverage and named contributing reporters ^[1], CNN carried live updates and follow‑up reporting ^[2], People published reporting based on LAPD records ^[3], NBC reported on the arrest and background ^[4], and the Los Angeles Times covered the court appearance and charges ^[5]. None of those items report sexual‑misconduct allegations against Rob Reiner ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}.

3. The absence of any sexual‑misconduct allegation in these sources

A direct reading of the supplied snippets shows detailed material about wellness checks, past substance‑use struggles of the son, party altercations, and homicide charges, but no mention of an allegation or scandal of sexual misconduct by Rob Reiner nor any journalist who originated such a report ^{[3] [6] [7]}. That absence does not prove such a report never existed elsewhere; it only means the current dataset does not contain it ^{[1] [2]}.

4. Possible reasons for the mismatch between the user’s query and the supplied corpus

There are a few plausible explanations for the discrepancy: the user might be conflating coverage of different public figures with similar profiles, referencing reporting that occurred outside the timeframe or outlets provided, or seeking a preexisting story not included in this dataset; none of those possibilities can be confirmed or disproved from the documents at hand ^{[8] [9]}. Responsible reporting requires acknowledging that this corpus centers on the Reiners’ deaths and legal aftermath rather than earlier alleged misconduct ^{[2] [1]}.

5. How to resolve this and find who “broke” such a story if it exists

To answer the original question rigorously, searching primary archives (LexisNexis, ProQuest, Factiva), the bylines and publication timestamps of major outlets, and forensic searches of social media timelines and press releases would be required; none of the supplied sources provide those timestamps or attributions for a sexual‑misconduct allegation involving Rob Reiner ^{[1] [2]}. If a specific allegation is meant, identifying the exact allegation, approximate date and platform will shorten the forensic task; the current material does not supply those anchors ^{[3] [5]}.

6. Bottom line

Based solely on the reporting provided here, it is not possible to name the journalists who first broke a Rob Reiner sexual‑misconduct story because the supplied sources do not contain or reference any such story; they instead document the homicide, investigation and reactions ^{[1] [2] [3]}. If the intent was to ask who first reported on the Reiner homicides, those initial reports appeared across major outlets including The New York Times, CNN, People, NBC and the Los Angeles Times, each of which published early coverage and named contributors or reporters in the snippets provided ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}.