Kerry Rhodes, the NFL free agent who was “outed” by an alleged ex-lover and is now rumored to wed an unidentified woman in June, attended a Los Angeles Lakers game with reality star Karina Smirnoff.

Rhodes first tweeted about his friendship with Smirnoff on April 15.

"Had a great time at the @Lakers game last night with my long time friend @Karina_Smirnoff," he tweeted with a photo of the pair sitting front row and courtside at the Lakers game.

See the photo of Kerry Rhodes with Karina Smirnoff here

Later that day, Rhodes revealed he was at the rehearsals for DWTS with Smirnoff.

“At the DWTS taping right now cheering on @Karina_Smirnoff and @TheRealJacoby12,” he wrote on Twitter.

Smirnoff was later questioned about her relationship with Rhodes by KateTalesTV.com. The reporters caught up with the season 13 DWTS winner in a parking lot. In the video, Smirnoff would not confirm or deny if she is seeing Rhodes.

Smirnoff took home the mirror ball trophy on Dancing With the Stars season 13 with J. R. Martinez, an army veteran-turned-actor in 2011. A month later, the dancer had called off her engagement to Detroit Tigers pitcher Brad Penny.

Smirnoff finished second in her DWTS debut with partner Mario Lopez during season 2. Her current season 16 current dance partner, Jacoby Jones, is a NFL players for the Baltimore Ravens. His team won this year’s Super Bowl NFL championship.

Watch Smirnoff being questioned about Rhodes in the short video here.

Rhodes' sexuality was questioned when a website published photos of the football player on vacation with a male friend. The pictures of Rhodes that appeared on MediaTakeout on April 10 were described as “suspect."

The following day, Rhodes issued a statement to debunk the claim.
"Photos have been circulating of my former assistant and I that have caused some rumors regarding my sexuality, and I wanted to address the situation," Rhodes told TMZ. "I am not gay. The shots were taken during a past vacation in a casual environment with my entire business team."

After Rhodes denied being gay, the male in the suspicious photos, Russell "Hollywood" Simpson came forward and said that he was dating the NFL player and that they lived together for a year in BallerAlert.com. Last week, the website reported that sources revealed that Rhodes is set to marry a woman in June that he has been dating for ten years.

Rhodes' fiancee has not been identified but sources revealed that she is a model who is "drama free" and is rarely seen with the football player because she prefers to "stay out of the limelight." A second source said she is a "corporate chick from DC" that does not "live off" of Rhodes and does not prefer to be a "baller's wife."

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