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While The Real Housewives of Rhode Island‘s explosive first season came to a close Sunday evening, rumors are already flying rampantly about the second season.
One piece of fodder that seems to be getting a lot of attention as of late is that Liz McGraw is going to be departing the show after just one season.
Yesterday, Bravo and Cocktails posted that “Rumor has it… Liz won’t be back on RHORI.”
Reality Blurb reached out to multiple sources, and while no one was able to confirm if Liz would be back or not, one source made it clear it would absolutely be her choice if she ended up not returning.
“Bravo definitely wants her back,” the insider stated.
They noted that Liz was “invited back” for a second season, so if she were to exit, it would indeed be something that she decided on her own.
“It would be her own decision if she walked,” they reiterated.
Amid the rumors of Liz’s possible exit, it was recently reported that her friend Dino Guilmette rejected a plea deal that would let him avoid jail time in his drug case.
Dino is now facing 88 years in prison over eight offenses related to drugs, which include alleged drug conspiracy, possession of a controlled substance, and perjury. Reports detailed that investigators used a wiretap to collect evidence that allegedly showed Dino’s involvement in the smuggling of cocaine.
News outlet WPRI 12 revealed that Dino told the judge that he wants a trial, and he rejected the plea deal that would’ve kept him out of the slammer.
He declined Assistant Attorney General Jim Baum‘s plea offer on Thursday, before Rhode Island Superior Court Magistrate Judge Gina Lopes.
“My client turned down the offer because he absolutely maintains his innocence,” Dino’s lawyer, John Calcagni, shared after court.
While Dino was charged in early 2022, his lawyer pointed the finger at the Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office for the delay.
“The court had absolutely no hand in the delay in this case,” his lawyer shared. “It took a long time for the attorney general’s office, current administration, to extend an offer and that is why this case has dragged on for as long as it has.”
Tim Rondeau, an attorney general spokesperson, claimed the delay was due to motions, hearings, and “requests for continuances by both sides.”
“Once the defense requested an offer earlier this year, this office took the time it needed to evaluate what we believed would be an appropriate resolution,” he said. “As became apparent in court today, the defendant was not interested in accepting the state’s offer, as is his right, and we are ready to proceed accordingly.”
