Stephen A. Smith reminds Molly Qerim First Take’s theatrics are for entertainment: ‘Pay attention, Molly’
"It’s not whether or not it’s normal. It’s whether or not it’s entertaining and it works."
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Molly Qerim baffled by Stephen A. Smith saying she eats too much cake
"I’m not talking about how you look, you look great!"
Molly Qerim was eager for First Take’s DK Metcalf poop segment to end: ‘Really feeling like one of the guys’
"I feel embarrassed to ask."
Stephen A. Smith pronounced Molly Qerim’s name wrong: ‘It’s okay, we’ve only worked together for like, seven years.’
"I just wanted to make sure the quarterback's not offended. Because we've only been working together for this many years and you still don't know how to say my last name."
Stephen A. Smith & Molly Qerim won’t pile on former ESPN colleague Jon Gruden: “We’re not a part of cancel culture”
"You’ll never hear me say that Jon Gruden is a bad person. I don’t know that"
Stephen A. Smith’s First Take return came on a boat, and Molly Qerim got seasick
"Hold on, is anybody else getting a little rocky right now?"
First Take’s ’92 Dream Team segment never aired after heated exchange between Ryan Clark and Chris Russo
The lost Dream Team segment meant Chris Russo and Ryan Clark never spoke on air following their heated exchange over Michael Thomas.
First Take clarifies Chris “Mad Dog” Russo’s use of Randy Gregory during Deshaun Watson discussion
"Christopher mentioned past examples with NFL players and included defensive end Randy Gregory. That’s not the name he meant to say."
Stephen A. Smith, Molly Qerim offer proactive apologies over shooting-related terms used during First Take
"We never, ever want to be insensitive to the tragedies that have happened."
Molly Qerim slams Deshaun Watson’s guaranteed contract as a “slap in the face to all women”
"That’s a SLAP IN THE FACE to all women everywhere…they protected him so he gets all his money."
Stephen A. Smith brings up Israel-Palestine on “no politics” ESPN, Molly Qerim quickly rushes to commercial break
"I would remind you that, throughout this world, one of the things that exists is the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. I don't see folks outside the Jewish community talking about that too often."
ESPN calls LaVar Ball comment to Molly Qerim “completely inappropriate,” but will that mean they’ll no longer enable him? Doubtful.
"LaVar, can I switch gears with you because I have a question here?" "You can switch gears with me any time."
First Take might actually be worse when the cameras are off
This is ROUGH.
