RHONY: What Occurred To Bethenny Frankel's Ex Dennis Shields?

On August 10, 2018, Dennis Shields was discovered lifeless in his Trump Tower house. His reason for demise has since been dominated as “undetermined” The New York Publish studies that Shields had requested his assistant to manage Narcan — an antidote used to reverse opioid overdose — however fell unconscious earlier than the treatment kicked in. After failing to revive him, Shields’s assistant referred to as first responders who ultimately declared him lifeless on the scene. 

Nonetheless, regardless of the circumstances surrounding Shields’ demise, an official trigger was by no means launched. A number of weeks after his passing, The New York Metropolis Medical Examiner’s Workplace revealed that it was unable to carry out an post-mortem on the late banker because of non secular causes. “An OCME post-mortem was not carried out on this case because of a non secular objection, upheld by legislation in such cases the place no criminality is suspected,” Chief Medical Examiner Barbara Sampson instructed Folks in a press release. “All we will say is that we didn’t full the post-mortem so we can’t definitively say what the reason for demise is,” a spokesperson added.

Shields’ demise was an enormous blow to his household and associates, together with his ex-wife Jill. “We’re all heartbroken. Dennis was, and can at all times be, the love of my life,” Shields’ spouse Jill Shields stated in a press release to Folks. “His spirit lives on in our kids. Please respect our household’s privateness at the moment.”