Anita Wu

“None of this serves Nick’s interests. A trustee is supposed to serve the interests of the beneficiary, not use the beneficiary’s own money to litigate against him.”

Anita Wu · said 2026-08-16 · reported 2026-08-17

Wu argued a trustee should serve the beneficiary rather than litigate against him with his own money.

“The new trustee has taken the position that she can’t even release $50 to his commissary account – money for basic hygiene items like shampoo – unless the court orders otherwise,”

Anita Wu · said 2026-08-16 · reported 2026-08-17

Wu said the new trustee will not release even $50 to Reiner's jail commissary account without a court order.

“There is also something deeply wrong with this picture,”

Anita Wu · said 2026-08-16 · reported 2026-08-17

Wu criticized the trustee's handling of the trust in remarks to Deadline.

“The trustees and their lawyers are spending an extraordinary amount of time preparing hundreds of pages of ever-changing arguments, all to keep money from the very person whose interests they’re legally required to protect – and they’re paying themselves from Nick’s trust to do it,”

Anita Wu · said 2026-08-16 · reported 2026-08-17

Wu told Deadline the trustees and their lawyers are paying themselves from Reiner's trust while withholding funds from him.

“Meanwhile, Nick can’t access any of his own money, even to pay for his criminal defense.”

Anita Wu · said 2026-08-16 · reported 2026-08-17

Wu said Reiner cannot access his own money even for his criminal defense.