Dennis Shields, Bethenny Frankel's on/off boyfriend, found dead in Trump Tower

Friday, August 10, 2018
MIDTOWN, Manhattan -- A 51-year-old man died in Trump Tower Friday after a possible drug overdose, and sources said the man is Dennis Shields, the on-again-off-again boyfriend of the "Real Housewives of New York" Bethenny Frankel.

The body of the man was found unconscious and unresponsive in a 42nd-floor apartment around 9:30 a.m.
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He was pronounced dead at around 10:15 a.m.

The medical examiner will determine the cause of death, although it appears to be an overdose.
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Frankel, founder of Skinnygirl Cocktails and reality TV star who appeared on "Real Housewives" among other shows, had not commented on the death.
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