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Shirilla was sentenced to life in prison for intentionally causing the 2022 crash that killed Russo and their friend. The Crash subject Mackenzie Shirilla's texts to boyfriend reveal toxic relationship before deadly car crash Shirilla was sentenced to life in prison for intentionally causing the 2022 crash that killed Russo and their friend. By Marina Watts Marina Watts Marina Watts is a news writer for with seven years experience covering entertainment, pop culture and celebrity news. Her previous work appears in PEOPLE, Bustle and Newsweek. EW's editorial guidelines May 27, 2026 3:27 p.m.

Shirilla was sentenced to life in prison for intentionally causing the 2022 crash that killed Russo and their friend.

The Crash subject Mackenzie Shirilla's texts to boyfriend reveal toxic relationship before deadly car crash

Shirilla was sentenced to life in prison for intentionally causing the 2022 crash that killed Russo and their friend.

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- Text messages between Mackenzie Shirilla and Dominic Russo reveal a toxic relationship before Shirilla intentionally caused a car crash that killed Russo and their friend.

- The former couple allegedly made violent threats against each other.

- The crash and criminal investigation are featured in the Netflix documentary *The Crash*.

Newly revealed text messages between Mackenzie Shirilla and former boyfriend Dominic Russo indicate a toxic, volatile relationship leading up to the 2022 car crash that killed Russo and a friend.

The details of the car crash and Shirilla's subsequent criminal trial are the subject of the Netflix documentary *The Crash*.

On July 31, 2022, then 17-year-old Shirilla drove her 2018 Toyota Camry into a brick wall in Strongsville, Ohio, at nearly 100 mph. Passengers Russo and their friend Davion Flanagan died at the scene, while Shirilla sustained several injuries and was taken to the hospital. Shirilla was found guilty of murder in August 2023 and was sentenced to two concurrent life sentences with the possibility of parole after 15 years when a judge concluded that she intentionally caused the fatal crash.

According to text messages obtained by PEOPLE from the Strongsville Police Department in Ohio this month, Shirilla and Russo had a mercurial relationship. They began dating in 2018 and were on-again, off-again throughout their four-year relationship. The obtained text messages were exchanged from January 2020 to July 30, 2022, the day before Russo died.

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In January 2020, Shirilla asked Russo for a ride to school one morning. When Russo said no, Shirilla became angry. "I'm so f---ing mad," she said in one text, followed by other messages: "I'm gonna kill someone" and "I'm mad as f--- rn [right now]."

Later that same day, she and Russo engaged in an argument. "I F---ING HATE MYSELF IM UGLY AND YOU J[UST] ADD ON TO IT AND MAKE ME FEEL EVEN UGLYER," Shirilla wrote in a text followed by, "YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE IM WORTHLESS I DO SO MUCH S--- FOR YOU."

Russo reassured Shirilla that she didn't "have to do anything for me and id probably be happy."

"Now I'm at your f---ing house breaking down on your floor," Shirilla texted back. "Like you cause pain to me for no reason and then you wonder why I'm so stressed. I'm trying so hard to please you but it's never enough."

Dominic Russo and Mackenzie Shirilla in 'The Crash'.

In another exchange, Russo and Shirilla discussed taking a break. "Kenzie i think we should take a break again itll be good for both of us," Russo wrote in March 2020. "We havent been getting along and u need to make some friends," he added in another text, along with, "I think it will be good for both of us." Shirilla responded, "No NO NO."

Shirilla acknowledged the toxic nature of their relationship in an exchange from September 2021.

"Like I did break up with you but then you bought me a purse and yes it did fix the problems for a couple days but they just came back worse," she said. Months later, in January 2022, Russo wrote to Shirilla, "U cant go a day without threatening to breakup w me."

Mackenzie Shirilla in 'The Crash'.

One exchange dated August 2021 showed Shirilla allegedly threatening Russo following a disagreement. "Thsts my bad but u did threaten to stab me in the eye," he wrote, and she responded, "Yeah idc [I don't care]."

In a message a few minutes later, Russo repeated the allegation, saying she "threaten[ed] to stab my eye or pour water on me."

"Maybe if u just had my back u wouldn't be threatened," Shirilla wrote back. The exchange concluded with Russo telling her, "Just dont threaten to kill me then I'll probably dip to palm bay."

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Russo made other accusations against Shirilla, in March 2022, claiming that she grew violent with him following an argument. "[You] didnt let me out the car and then hit me and pulled the s--- out of my hair then tried to throw a rock at me and threaten to call the cops on me and key my car," he wrote to Shirilla, who later that same day asked him to stop texting her.

Russo said he wouldn't "unless u show me that cops will never be involved, u wont try to ruin my life, key my car, or f--- up my house or somethin Or throw a rock at me."

Shirilla responded, "If you didn't take a video or a photo of me freaking out I would not have thrown the rock or anything. I pulled your hair because you were trying to open my mothers car door and make it hit a f---ing stop sign."

In another interaction that March, the former couple blamed one another for having a "temper" and "anger issues."

"If im being totally honest its your temper thats the main problem u cant act on me hotheaded and then expect me not to react like if u controlled your temper we wouldnt be in any of this," Russo texted Shirilla, who replied, "Obviously I have anger issues I've been working on in my whole entire life I need somebody that's going to be there for me and D escalate my situation‘s when I'm going through a manic episode and you never do that you choose to escalate the situation all the time."

Mackenzie Shirilla and Dominic Russo in 'The Crash'.

In another exchange that month, Shirilla accused Russo of cheating on her.

"You can't even prove to me that you're not a cheater because you know deep down that it's still in you and always will be," she wrote. In response, Russo said he was sorry but noted that he was "changing."

"You are not sorry you are trying to manipulate me and lie to my face you know you do not care," Shirilla responded, adding in other messages, "Anything that comes out of your mouth is a guarantee lie" and "Like you are a straight liar a pathological manipulator."

Weeks before the car crash in July, Russo sent Shirilla a text message imploring her once more to take a break.

"Kenzie u know i love u but i dont think we should be together at this point there isnt very much time on earth," the message said, according to *TMZ*.

Perhaps the most haunting exchange between Russo and Shirilla happened two weeks before Russo's death, when Shirilla accused Russo of trying to kill her in a car crash.

"The fact that my boyfriend of four years just tried to end my life by steering me off of the highway that's how I know you're not in love and you never were somebody who loves me would never do this to me," she wrote.

Russo denied her allegations. "I'm already nervous driving in the rain as it is and the fact that you would even try to steer me off of the road and make my car spin out," Shrillia later replied, adding, "I absolutely cannot believe you just tried to end my life."

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- *The View *cohost Sara Haines broke down in tears on the show's *Behind the Table *podcast.

- Haines recalled a sweet moment with her father, pausing to grab a tissue to dab her eyes.

- The cohost's mother and father previously appeared on the podcast with Haines.

*The View** *cohost Sara Haines paused the latest episode of the show's companion podcast after breaking down in tears over an emotional memory of her father.

During a discussion on *Behind the Table* with *View* producer Brian Teta about the talk show's Wednesday edition (which featured an interview with Mindy Kaling about living a healthy life so she can provide for her family), Haines cried as she recounted a bit of advice her dad gave to her about living in the moment.

Haines and Teta broke down a phenomenon called "destination addiction, a preoccupation with the idea that happiness is in the next place, the next job, with the next partner" in life.**

"That hit me hard, because I thought, I'm well aware that we're living the good old days," Haines, 48, said. "My dad said that to my sister. It's about 10 years ago, she was making a move, she was really upset, she lived closer to my parents, and she was leaving. My dad got a little choked up when he said, 'You're doing exactly what you're supposed to be doing.'"

Haines' voice cracked as she began crying over what that quote meant to her with regard to her own family, which includes husband Max Shifrin and their three children.

"There's tissues on the side," Teta said, as Haines continued, "She said, 'I don't want to leave you guys,' and he said, 'Susan, you're making your good old days.' And I thought, how can they be good without my mom and dad? But what he was saying is, you're in that chapter, this is it."

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Haines added that the quote "sat with me" and grounds her in moments of struggle.

"I'm always like, wait, if I'm in the good old days, whenever I feel a tension or a lack of appreciation or I'm looking forward, which happens, it's normal, all day long, every day, you stop and you look around and you say, this normal will change," said Haines. "And that's the promise of life is temporary for better and worse. The highs will be followed by lows, the lows will be followed by highs. That is a promise."

Haines' father also made headlines in early 2025, when she called her father "hot" four times live on *The View*.

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"My friends, my whole life talked about my hot dad and [our *View* producer] Brian thinks it's weird," Haines said, before the camera cut to a shot of Teta. "No, because I'm not blind," Haines continued. "I'm not attracted to him, he's just hot. I can see him."

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The TV personality's parents have also appeared with her on the *Behind the Table *podcast,

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- Sepideh Moafi addresses online speculation of an offscreen "beef" between her and *The Pitt* costar Noah Wyle.

- Fans speculated that the heated tension between Moafi's Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi and Wyle's Dr. Robby during season 2 was a form of "retribution" for their supposed offscreen rift.

- "We're really great colleagues. Noah and I have always had a great working relationship," she told *Variety* in a recent interview.

Sepideh Moafi has no fuel to add to the online speculation of an offscreen "beef" between her and *The Pitt** *costar Noah Wyle.

"That's completely false that there's a personal sort of beef or rivalry between us, at least not that I'm aware of," Moafi told *Variety** *in an interview published Wednesday about unsubstantiated claims that she and Wyle had been entangled in a behind-the-scenes feud. Their characters on the HBO medical drama, Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi (Moafi) and Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (Wyle), had a tension-filled dynamic throughout season 2.

"You can check with Noah, but I don't know about this," Moafi said.

Dr. Al-Hashimi made her debut in season 2 as an attending who arrives at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center from the VA Hospital, where she previously worked with Dr. Mel King (Taylor Dearden) and Dr. Samira Mohan (Supriya Ganesh). She and Robby bump heads throughout her first day on the job, especially after Robby discovers that she has a condition that causes her to have brief seizures.

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In the season finale, the physicians fight over how Dr. Al-Hashimi's condition affects her ability to lead the emergency room, and it serves as another reason Robby feels he can't leave the ED for his motorcycle "spirit quest," as Dr. Abbott (Shawn Hatosy) not-so-affectionately refers to it.

Moafi said that the story was one she had to "fight" for.

"People with disabilities, people with health conditions, are not disposable, and let's just be clear about that," she told *Variety*. "They are not f---ing disposable, and the idea of you did this, and so now you're gone is outrageous and cruel."

Fans speculated that Dr. Al-Hashimi's arc during the season was a form of "retribution" for the supposed offscreen rift between Moafi and Wyle.

"Absolutely not," the *Generation Q: The L Word *alum said. "I do not have that power. We're really great colleagues. Noah and I have always had a great working relationship, which is why it actually felt safe to do the darker, dirtier work in episode 15, particularly because, between setups, we were shooting the s--- and laughing."

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Rumors shut down, Moafi is more interested in looking to the future, specifically her return for season 3 and what it will entail for her character.

"At the moment, I am [returning]. I'm not sure to what capacity," she admitted, laughing. "I'm positive, I think? Nothing is clear to me as to what's happening with the story, how many episodes, all that, but I am coming back."

In an interview with ** following the season 2 finale in April, creator R. Scott Gemmill shared that there was no official synopsis for *The Pitt* season 3 at the time, but he knew that the installment will be about Robby trying to pull himself out of the darkness.

"I think the season 3 mantra is 'Physician, heal thyself.' I'm hoping that Robby is smart enough and courageous enough to take the advice that he's always giving to others," Gemmill added.

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Gemmill also teased "more story to be told" regarding Dr. Al-Hashimi's medical condition, place in the ED, and rocky relationship with Robby. He said that what interested him about the plotline is "what happens when you're faced with an affliction that may cause you to lose the one thing and prevent you from doing the one thing that you really have spent your whole life working towards, and what does that mean and how does that affect your identity?"

After introducing a storyline focused on ICE in season 2, Gemmill said the creative team will continue incorporating real-world events and reflecting changes in U.S. healthcare policy.

"There's a lot of changes to Medicare and Medicaid, and those are going to have real repercussions on the emergency department and everyone who works there and uses it," he said. "We're going to explore that this year, for sure."

As for the returning cast, in addition to Wyle and Moafi, Gemmill told *TVLine* that he sees Patrick Ball's Dr. Frank Langdon and Dearden's Mel returning for season 3 along with main cast members Isa Briones (Dr. Trinity Santos), Fiona Dourif (Dr. Cassie McKay), and Gerran Howell (Dr. Dennis Whitaker).

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Additionally, Gemmill said Laëtitia Hollard will return as Emma, the fresh-faced nurse who chose one hell of a day to start in the ER, and that Victoria Javadi (Shabana Azeez) will explore emergency psychiatry, which was teased in the season 2 finale.

Joining the main cast, meanwhile, is Ayesha Harris, whose no-nonsense Dr. Parker Ellis we've seen as part of the ED's night shift, a.k.a. "the Nightcrawlers."

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- The actress prefers to stick to her single life.

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Jimmy Kimmel wants to know if *Office Romance* star Jennifer Lopez is ready for some TV romance.

Ahead of the upcoming release of her new Netflix film, the rom-com queen joined *Jimmy Kimmel Live* on Wednesday night, and the host brought up the fact that Lopez is now single.

"I am," she said to cheers from the audience. "I should have done it sooner. I've been doing it all wrong."

Being a company man, Kimmel then asked Lopez if she'd consider stepping in as ABC's next Bachelorette.

"No," she instantly replied. "Are you crazy? I'm not doing anything to ruin how I feel right now. It's fantastic, I love it."

When Kimmel countered that it has to be tough for her to meet someone, she said, "I'll meet somebody somewhere one day, if they're good enough."

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Lopez has been married four times, and after a highly-publicized reunion with former beau Ben Affleck, the duo officially divorced in early 2025. Coincidentally, Kimmel has his own past relationship with Affleck.

The internet is currently shipping Lopez and her *Office Romance* costar, Brett Goldstein, who hasn't been shy in talking about what a fan he is of Lopez. And she returned the favor by recently naming him as her best onscreen kiss.

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Andrew McCutchen DFA'd by Rangers after 37 games

Andrew McCutchen DFA&x27;d by Rangers after 37 games Sean LeahyWed, May 27, 2026 at 8:36 PM UTC 0 Andrew McCutchen’s time with the Texas Rangers has come to an end after the team designated him for assignment on Wednesday. The 39yearold McCutchen signed with the Rangers in early March and ended up making the team out of spring training. However, he struggled through 37 games, and now the team has decided to move on. In 37 games, McCutchen batted .192 with one home run, five RBI and 22 strikeouts in 73 atbats.

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Andrew McCutchen’s time with the Texas Rangers has come to an end after the team designated him for assignment on Wednesday.

The 39-year-old McCutchen signed with the Rangers in early March and ended up making the team out of spring training. However, he struggled through 37 games, and now the team has decided to move on.

In 37 games, McCutchen batted .192 with one home run, five RBI and 22 strikeouts in 73 at-bats. He played 23 games as the team's designated hitter and spent time in the outfield as well.

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Moving on from McCutchen is a reflection of the Rangers' offense struggling through the first two months of the season. As of Wednesday, only the Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants and New York Mets have scored fewer runs than the Rangers (211), and only the San Diego Padres and Chicago White Sox have recorded fewer hits (413).

The Rangers sit third in the AL West with a 25-29 record, 1.5 games behind the division-leading Athletics.

It’s unclear if this is the end of McCutchen’s time in MLB. He has played 2,299 career games with 333 home runs and 1,157 RBI while playing for six franchises. He is a four-time Silver Slugger Award winner, 2012 Gold Glove winner and recipient of the 2015 Roberto Clemente Award.

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Super Bowl champion Jerome Bettis has message for Jaxson Dart, Abdul Carter after Trump rally controversy

Super Bowl champion Jerome Bettis has message for Jaxson Dart, Abdul Carter after Trump rally controversy Ryan CanfieldWed, May 27, 2026 at 9:47 AM UTC 111 Super Bowl champion and Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis weighed in on the rampant Jaxson Dart and Abdul Carter discourse. Dart introduced President Donald Trump before his speech in Suffern, New York, on Friday, and New York Giants teammate Abdul Carter took issue with it. Bettis said that they don’t have to agree on their political opinions but have to find a way to work together. "You don&x27;t have to agree.

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Super Bowl champion and Pittsburgh Steelers legend Jerome Bettis weighed in on the rampant Jaxson Dart and Abdul Carter discourse.

Dart introduced President Donald Trump before his speech in Suffern, New York, on Friday, and New York Giants teammate Abdul Carter took issue with it. Bettis said that they don’t have to agree on their political opinions but have to find a way to work together.

"You don't have to agree. And that's the one thing. I mean, you don't agree with your teammate, but you got to find a way to work with them and I think that's what happens," Bettis told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.

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Bettis said Dart and Carter need to find common ground.

"I think politics, it's always there. It's never really in the forefront in terms of sports or a locker room. So, I don't think that's ever an issue. But what you have to do is find common ground. I think that's what team sports is all about," Bettis said.

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"People coming from different walks of life are all coming together for one common goal. And in order for you to all support that goal, you have to find common ground with each other."

It appeared Carter and Dart found some common ground as they appeared to squash any potential rift when Carter posted to X in a since-deleted tweet that they were "good."

"Me and JD6 are good! We spoke earlier as Men," Carter wrote. "Y'all can keep y'all narratives."

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(Left) New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) practices before the game against the Minnesota Vikings at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Dec. 21, 2025. (Right) Abdul Carter (51) of the New York Giants looks on from the field prior to an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Oct. 9, 2025.

Dart, 23, set the stage for Trump’s speech with a chant before welcoming the president onto the stage.

"Big Blue Nation, it’s a pleasure to be here. I got to start this off with a ‘Go Big Blue,’" Dart said, and then led the chant for a few moments before proceeding to introduce Trump.

"What an honor, what a privilege it is to be here, and without further ado, I’m grateful, I’m honored, I'm pleasured to introduce the 45th and 47th president of the United States America, President Donald J. Trump."

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Trump and Dart then shook hands on the stage before the 23-year-old departed.

Carter began the firestorm by reposting a video of Dart introducing Trump on X and captioning the tweet, "Thought this s--- was AI, what we doing man." He has since deleted the tweet.

Bettis played from 1993-2005, and he said politics were not an issue during his time in the NFL. He did note that political climate has changed drastically in the last 20 years since his retirement.

"No, it never did (cause an issue). But you have to understand that the landscape of politics right now is very divisive. And so I think it was much different 20 years ago than it is now. Now everyone's picking sides and this and that and now you hate the other guy's side. And that was never the case in politics 20 years ago. Hey, you respected the guys decision and his politics was his politics and now it's a much different dynamic that politics weighs on people nowadays," Bettis said.

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Bettis will be playing in the American Century Tournament from July 10-12 at Edgewood Golf Course in Lake Tahoe.

The tournament has raised more than $8 million for regional and national charities. American Century Investments donates 40% of its profits to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research and activates fundraising at the tournament to drive direct donations to Stowers each year.

Bettis has been a longtime competitor in the tournament since retiring in 2006. He said it has been "incredible" to see the event grow over the years.

The Pro Football Hall of Famer said he is still trying to round in the form for the tournament. Bettis said he is trying a new swing and is wondering how it will hold up.

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Bettis said his favorite part of the tournament is interacting with the athletes and having fun with the guys.

"I think the favorite part is really getting to chop it up with the athletes because obviously being retired, you don't get the chance to do that anymore. And so, when you do get a chance to kind of rib guys and have fun with guys like that locker room experience again, it's really fun and exhilarating," Bettis said.

The tournament will be broadcast on NBC and Peacock.

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Pierre Deny, &x27;Emily in Paris&x27; actor, dies at 69 after ALS battle Edward Segarra, USA TODAYWed, May 27, 2026 at 8:56 PM UTC 0 French actor Pierre Deny, who appeared on the Netflix series "Emily in Paris," has died, according to reports. He was 69. Deny, who played Louis de Léon on the romantic comedy series starring Lily Collins, died on Monday, May 25, following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS), the actor&x27;s daughters told French news agency AFP, according to TF1 and Le Parisien.

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French actor Pierre Deny, who appeared on the Netflix series "Emily in Paris," has died, according to reports. He was 69.

Deny, who played Louis de Léon on the romantic comedy series starring Lily Collins, died on Monday, May 25, following a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (also known as ALS), the actor's daughters told French news agency AFP, according to TF1 and Le Parisien.

"It is with deep emotion that we announce the death of Pierre Deny on Monday following a rapid ALS," Deny's children said in a statement translated from French, per the outlets.

USA TODAY has reached out to representatives for Netflix for comment.

Pierre Deny attends Day 4 of the 21st Festival of TV Fiction in La Rochelle, France, on Sept. 14, 2019.

ALS, commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease, is a rare degenerative condition that can impact the brain and spinal cord. Other stars who've battled ALS include "Grey's Anatomy" actor Eric Dane, "SpongeBob SquarePants" creator Stephen Hillenburg, R&B icon Roberta Flack and world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking.

According to the National Institutes of Health, the disease progressively degrades and then kills nerve cells in the affected area(s). Over time, the muscle weakening will continue to spread throughout the body, eventually causing difficulties with breathing, chewing, swallowing and speaking.

What is ALS? What to know about the rare disease

Early symptoms can include tripping, slurred or "thick" speech, difficulty swallowing, weight loss, decreased muscle tone, shortness of breath, increased or decreased reflexes and uncontrollable periods of laughing or crying, per the ALS Society of Canada.

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On "Emily in Paris," Deny's character Louis de Léon was the CEO of JVMA, a European conglomerate specializing in luxury goods. He was also father of Mindy's love interest and former boarding school classmate Nicolas de Léon (Paul Forman).

A theater veteran, Deny appeared in over 100 films and television series throughout his career, including "Une Femme d'Honneur" ("A Woman of Honor"), "Tomorrow is Ours," "The Third Wave," "Times Have Been Better" and most recently, "Camping Paradise."

Deny performed in a trio of episodes on "Emily in Paris," which follows the globe-trotting adventures of aspiring marketing executive Emily Cooper. His last appearance was on the second episode of Season 4 in 2024, according to IMDb.

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Netflix announced in January that the Darren Star-created show was greenlit for its sixth − and final − season. The show's production, which is still underway, will visit Greece and Monaco before returning to Paris for its farewell, the streamer shared in a May 21 press release.

"Making 'Emily in Paris' with this extraordinary cast and crew has been the trip of a lifetime," Star said in a statement. "We can't wait to share this last chapter with you. Thank you for letting us be a part of your lives, inspiring your dreams of travel and your love of Paris. We will always have 'Emily in Paris!'"

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