United Kingdom, Dec. 15 -- Kathy Bates is "horrified" by the "terrible news" of Rob Reiner's death.

The 78-year-old moviemaker and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead at their home in Los Angeles on Sunday (14.12.25) following an "apparent homicide" and now his Misery star Kathy has shared her devastation.

In a statement given to NBC News, Bates, 77, said: "I'm horrified hearing this terrible news. Absolutely devastated. I loved Rob.

"He was brilliant and kind, a man who made films of every genre to challenge himself as an artist. He also fought courageously for his political beliefs. He changed the course of my life."

Bates won a Best Actress Oscar for her role as Annie Wilkes in Reiner's 1990 adaptation of Stephen Ki...