Who is Mike Heslin’s husband? Scotty Dynamo files wrongful death lawsuit against Las Vegas restaurant following ‘Lioness’ star’s death

American actor Mike Heslin, best known for his roles in Lioness and The Holiday Proposal Plan, died of a heart attack on July 2, 2024, after a weeklong battle in the hospital. He suffered a cardiac episode while celebrating his birthday trip at a Las Vegas restaurant. He was 35.

More than a year later, Heslin’s husband, Scotty Dynamo, has now filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Javier’s at the Aria Hotel, claiming the restaurant's staffers failed to provide emergency care.

He also accused them of allegedly stopping a patron from performing CPR, and allowing an “avoidable tragedy” to happen, according to the court documents obtained by Daily Mail. Dynamo is a French-Canadian actor, DJ, and YouTuber, according to IMDb.

The civil suit was filed on September 18 and claimed that Mike Heslin “exhibited obvious signs of a medical emergency,” but the staffers purportedly did not do anything to help and even “forcefully interfered” with another guest who tried to resuscitate the late actor.

Besides Scotty Dynamo, Mike Heslin’s friends also claimed in the filing that the restaurant had an automated external defibrillator (AED) on its property, but failed to provide that during the medical emergency. Additionally, the plaintiffs have alleged that they were “forcibly removed” from the hotel after the tragedy and were reportedly “threatened with arrest” for trying to provide help.

Heslin and Dynamo’s friends have also claimed they tried to record the incident on their phones as evidence, but the restaurant staff purportedly “demanded” that the videos be deleted.

Dynamo is now suing the restaurant for five counts of wrongful death, loss of consortium, negligence, negligent hiring, retention, training, and supervision, and gross negligence, as per the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

MGM Resorts International, the parent company of Javier’s at the Aria Hotel, denied the accusations in the lawsuit. In a statement issued to Page Six on Monday, the hospitality firm said:

“These claims are not aligned with the facts, and we will respond through the legal process.”

All you need to know about Mike Heslin’s husband, Scotty Dynamo

According to IMDb, Scotty Dynamo’s real name is Nicolas James Wilson. He is an actor and disc jockey from Toronto who is also a popular YouTube content creator with over 6 million views and over 100,000 subscribers.

Dynamo studied drama at the University of Toronto and Armstrong Acting Studios. He was a hockey player in college and the captain of his own varsity rowing team.

Wilson has travelled across North America as a DJ and is a self-proclaimed dance-party expert. He has over 70,000 followers on Instagram. According to Movember, Mike Heslin’s husband was diagnosed with testicular cancer in early 2020.

At the time, the couple documented Scotty’s cancer journey on social media. In June 2021, he went into remission. At the time, he spoke with Movember and shared that he publicly came out as gay in 2015 via a music video on his YouTube channel and MuchMusic.

Dynamo told Movember back then,

“I continue to share my adventures with my partner, Mike, on YouTube to help normalize same-sex relationships and to challenge the world’s pre-conceived notions and stereotypes of gay men and the LGBTQ+ community.”

He also called Mike Heslin his “own personal superhero” for helping him navigate and providing him support and care during his cancer journey. Mike and Nicolas tied the knot in November 2023 and were together until the former’s demise in July 2024.

At the time, Scotty Dynamo mourned his husband’s demise from an “unexpected cardiac event,” and called him his “best friend and soulmate.”

Wilson wrote on Instagram,

“Michael was young, in perfect health, and the doctors have no explanation for what happened. Michael was brilliant, selfless, talented, and a real-life guardian angel. He single-handedly carried me through multiple rounds of cancer."

He continued by saying that Mike Heslin was,

“the first person everyone would call to share good news with, and he was the perfect person to call if they needed a shoulder to lean on or the best advice.”

According to Scotty Dynamo, Heslin was “truly the sweetest, most caring, and loving man on earth, and he brought out the absolute best in everyone who had the pleasure to cross paths with him.”

The caption added,

“[Mike] moved through life with such ease and confidence, and turned everyone around him into a better version of themselves. No matter how difficult things got, we knew that there was nothing we couldn’t overcome with Mike in our corner.”

Scotty Dynamo wrote that Mike Heslin was the “best thing to ever happen to me,” and called him his “world and everything.” Wilson mentioned that feeling his husband’s last breath shattered his heart into a million pieces, and if he had the power to “trade places,” he would do it in an “instant.”

Dynamo wrote,

“I will take it one day at a time like you always told me to, and live every day in your honor… You were the most generous and giving person. It brings me peace to know that, through your wish to be a donor, you have given the gift of life to four different families.”

Mike Heslin and Scotty Dynamo were in the early stages of deciding to start a family and welcome children. The latter stated that if he ever became a dad, he would name him after Mike and try to raise him into “at least half the man you were.”

The post concluded,

“We are 3 weeks away from your birthday and 4 months shy of our 1st wedding anniversary, but I know that you are in a better place and that heaven has gained another angel. Michael, in the words of Shania Twain: I’ll love you forever and for always.”

Michael Edward Heslin was an actor, writer, and producer from Redlands, California. He was known for Happy Halloween (2021), The Influencers (2020), and Now Boarding.

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According to his husband's claims, Mike Heslin's death was “a direct and proximate result of Defendants’ acts and omissions.”

Scotty Dynamo is now seeking compensation in excess of $30,000, funeral expenses, and punitive damages.

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