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.

“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.

“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.

“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.