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A sneak peek into an upcoming episode of the Bravo reality TV series\u00a0Real Housewives of Rhode Island\u00a0has created some drama in the Ocean State.<\/p>\n
A local basketball<\/a> coach was accused of covering up an affair with a cast member. She was allegedly paid for her silence with hush money. Speculation surrounding the identity of the coach is running rampant on social media.<\/p>\n Who could it be?<\/p>\n To be up front with readers, I will never claim to be an expert in the \u201cReal Housewives\u201d universe. I\u2019ve seen bits and pieces of various seasons from the background while my wife watches along.<\/p>\n That\u2019s at least given me a basic background on characters in the newest edition of the RH franchise. The latest episode preview brought sports fans into the reality TV realm.<\/p>\n Real Housewives of Rhode Island create basketball drama.<\/p>\n Feuding cast members Rosie DiMare and Kelsey Swanson sparked the drama while tossing relationship shade.<\/p>\n The latter was named Miss Rhode Island in 2017. Her TV Insider\u00a0bio<\/a> describes her current boyfriend as being \u201cone of Rhode Island\u2019s most notable figures.\u201d They met when she was 19 and presumably a student at the University of Rhode Island.<\/p>\n The anonymity of Swanson\u2019s relationship has led to criticism from cast members, DiMare included.<\/p>\n DiMare, meanwhile, is described as being someone \u201cnot afraid to call people out.\u201d She, however, was the one being targeted in the most recent back-and-forth.<\/p>\n Dirty laundry was aired out. An accusation of an affair and coverup was made public. She\u2019s said to have taken hush money from a prominent basketball coach in Rhode Island<\/a> to keep quiet.<\/p>\n The feud dates back to the last episode, which aired a week ago, with the topic of conversation being home size. It snowballed into DiMare accusing Swanson of being involved with married men. She struck back with the allegations of the affair, insinuating that DiMare used hush money to purchase her house.<\/p>\n DiMare has refuted the accusations, saying she \u201cnever had an affair with a basketball coach,\u201d and that she\u2019s never met the unnamed man being referenced.<\/p>\n Who is the coach?<\/p>\n