Man Linked to Reality TV Star Bethenny Frankel Found Dead

The Associated Press
8/11/2018
Updated:
8/11/2018

Authorities are investigating the suspected overdose death at Trump Tower of a man romantically linked to reality TV personality Bethenny Frankel.

A spokeswoman for the New York City medical examiner’s office has identified the man as Dennis Shields.

The 51-year-old Shields had been known for being the on-again, off-again boyfriend of Frankel, who gained fame as a star of “The Real Housewives of New York City.”

Bethenny Frankel poses at the Entertainment Weekly and People 2018 Upfronts Celebration in New York. (Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)
Bethenny Frankel poses at the Entertainment Weekly and People 2018 Upfronts Celebration in New York. (Christopher Smith/Invision/AP)

Police responding to a 911 call say they discovered the body shortly after 9 a.m. on Friday at the high-rise on Fifth Avenue.

An emergency medical service team pronounced Shields dead at the scene.

Frankel went to high school with Shield’s estranged wife.