Things Get WEIRD at ESPN as Hosts Target Molly Qerim

First Take co-host Molly Qerim deserves to be treated so much better than she has been over the years by her male ESPN colleagues. Rick Strom breaks it down. Give us your thoughts in the comments below!
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[@jewely9757]

It’s called sexual harassment. If they behave this way on camera, what do they do when it’s off? Cringy.

[@hughtrotman2212]

After what you said I think she might sue ESPN.

[@danp980]

Sad culture, mentality level from people that accept and glorify this behavior

[@dannyjr831]

What the F is going on at ESPN?

[@unchainedmind]

This is what happens when you put juvenile , middle-aged men in charge and give them a platform.

[@johna1427]

This would get you written up and/or fired at any other reputable workplace

[@SrixandoBavel]

the key word is "reputable"

[@JillRhoads]

There is so much passive aggression towards her as a woman, it was even difficult to watch. This is old school women degrading.

[@greggmartin5830]

I thought Max Kellerman made the show. Molly certainly deserves better treatment from Steven A Smith; but what would anyone expect from Smith. He's a narcissist.

[@sancofasmoov5739]

This just proves TYT does not actually watch any sports and is going out of its way to bash other media outlets. Molly has been working at ESPN since 2006 and you could only make a 5 minute montage of her coworkers mostly cracking jokes about how much she eats. So when can we expect the video about all the times Cenk said things that made Ana uncomfortable?

[@chrisglover9700]

TYT and their networks don't respect women

[@bryantsfx10]

This is some weird creeper stuff sniffing her shoe? vibrating on air? come on man

[@jaymewithhawaii]

Because when men are insecure, and a woman challenges him, the easy way out is to give negative comment on our appearance, as if beauty is our only value 😢

[@bigbertha8]

Stephen A is trying so hard to get with her

[@Freethinker_746]

I think he has and finished.

[@jcrumley3121]

​@@Freethinker_746 Poor Molly getting dpd by old Stevie and Shannon lol her screaming ohhhh myy God my wittle puus it feels sooo good 😂😂😂😂

[@patrickstreetet3085]

I've never been around a woman so I got to freak out every time a woman is on stage with me and not act normal, this was actually really creepy.

[@rblood8076]

espn sucks.

[@galedribble9535]

If Molly thinks it went too far then it went too far. I’ll defer to her Only thing I’ll say was over the top was when Terrell Davis wanted her to be center But I just have to say…remember when they all went after Lavar Ball for getting a lil flirty with her on air? Now they got dudes sniffing her shoes live on air 🤦‍♂️

[@ct5625]

Do people want to start taking bets on how long it's gonna be before she leaves and files a suit for SA/harassment from colleagues? Remember what went on at Fox News, and none of that was on camera. I mean, if this is what these pigs are like when the cameras are rolling, imagine what it's like when they're not. Does she have to have an armed guard to protect her?

[@AsanKaliqAllah]

It's playful banter. I see nothing wrong.

[@bobbullethalf]

These guys have gotten to comfortable on set.

[@joeb.dolphinslovechannelke2075]

She interrupts TOO MUCH..and banter between her and Rocket A Smith is CORNY

[@Zulu-Lemon]

Espn is a trash network

[@whosays1977]

Stephen A also ruins General Hospital every time he's on, and on their 50th anniversary special, he was making comments about wanting an Emmy. 🤢🤮

[@mash2481]

That “toe expert” line cracked me the hell up!

[@Yo_Kelz]

No wonder Stephen A is so good at talking sports, he has ZERO game smh

[@ianraguse6455]

They are dating 😂

[@Mandrahale]

My tribe is creepy when a beautiful woman is in front of them. It starts with parenting (or lack of parenting). Most can’t give a compliment or act civilly around them. We have not evolved.

[@HereToStayYah]

I remember when she used to interrupt Stephen A and Max everyday and everyone wanted to get rid of her. Imagine how bad you have to be to be that hot and everyone still wants you replaced

[@TomCruiseOT9]

Yup. People thought it was some kind of Amber Heard me too shtt going on and they couldn’t get rid of her. 😂

[@jakemccoy]

5 at best without all that makeup

[@elynum]

@@jakemccoy what's your rating since you like to rate women so. jeez men acting creepy brings out creepy comments.

[@jakemccoy]

@@elynumzero logic

[@elynum]

@@jakemccoy stop badmouthing yourself I think you can use logic

[@KW0074L]

Disney might be looking at a HUGE lawsuit for harassment

[@JoseFigueroa-ws8qh]

She should sue.

[@vwilson6152]

These men are literally on live TV inviting a lawsuit.

[@dessie-beensolid4]

😂

[@Braktooth]

I don't watch First Take. Thanks for reminding me why not.

[@mash2481]

Lol!! No one was sexually assaulted. Just verbal jabs. She gave them back. It’s what makes the show fun to watch. Must be a slow news day…

[@jgbcreations9368]

Well it is Friday. That's when most news channels post their lesser stuff.

[@SaccoMabowles]

Dudes who should be investigated for sex assault don't see the issue.

[@chicagochampion3130]

Molly is annoying a lot of the time, but I don't like seeing her or any woman treated disrespectful on national television.

[@JillRhoads]

Well said!

[@hughtrotman2212]

Wait a minute has sports in the world come to a halt? Because these guys are talking more about Molly than they are about sports.

[@timothykozlowski2945]

The host knows absolutely nothing about sports. Probably can't throw a football more than 5 yards.

[@spinyvegeta1]

3rd graders who've never seen a pretty girl b4

[@aftonair]

Gross and demeaning.

[@jeanprieto720]

These guys need to have respect for this lady ! She is just doing her job just like they are supposed to do theirs ! They should be ashamed of themselves 🤬

[@steveslaughter4600]

That is a hostile environment. She have sign a sexual harassment waiver or something. SMH

[@hovan2yourjunk]

I love how Mad Dog is smart enough to zip it…

[@ECG3485]

Molly deserves way better than Stephen A's daily BS 🤦‍♂️

[@machomusprime50]

You clearly never watched the show 😂😂

[@ECG3485]

@@machomusprime50 Of course I've watched it when Max Kellerman was on the panel, I miss Max's insights😂

[@raymondrochajr9621]

I wouldn't know. I don't watch first take! It sucks!

[@YallNotWhite_YourPINK]

Your the type of fossil to sniff her seat when she gets up or pay for OF 😂​@@ECG3485

[@Beacon8911]

The show would be so much better if they cut her mic off, always interrupting with the dumbest shit.

[@macaddict75]

Creepy af.

[@jelorer]

I dont see much here other than the weird football dudes. They've spent years of time together. its just banter.

[@saintABE]

Def to far and if this was any other type of work place they would be fired.

[@matthewgenyas4454]

Why every company but espn have Hr??

[@tinojimenez8544]

Creepy AF.

[@lukesmith3618]

Well Molly knows ESPN can never fire her without a huge severance package or she’ll go scored earth with a harassment lawsuit

[@id10t98]

Football is such a joke of a sport. A typical play lasts about 5-6 seconds, then they get to rest for a minimum of 35 seconds or even minutes at a time if it's commercial time, they either run or pass the ball left, right or up the middle and only about half the people on the OFFENSE are even allowed to catch or run with the ball. Imagine if you told Steph Curry, "You're a guard and cannot catch or run with, or shoot the ball." These clowns show the mindset of the people that play and watch it.

[@timothymcdonald7228]

Stephen love to belittle her to make himself feel like a big man....she's a class act

[@Yo_Kelz]

Yeeeaaah im done watching ESPN.

[@armonwilliams4735]

Stephen A. Smith is apparently (in the words of the late-great Charlie Murphy) a habitual line-stepper! 😒🤨🙄

[@mitchbrown6652]

I don't really like Molly on first take. But the first 30 seconds of this from NFL network is really pathetic, and I feel sorry for her having to deal with that. Its so inappropriate.

[@labenbrittenum6934]

in the old days that was known as playful fun although everybody involved might not think so but now it sexual assault and in 10 years it'll be called 3rd degree forceable rape

[@theeric]

Molly has been on ESPN for a number of years now & I'm sure she knew the environment of the boys club of sports. She knows that she's the eye candy & the BS that goes with it. If there were problems, we would know by now. Btw, the guy sniffing her shoe revealed himself 😂

[@lizcollinson2692]

Not acceptable. Eye Candy maybe a part of her job but that's for viewing not for harassing Fox News demonstrated that. All the misogyny regarding her clothes, her cooking, the fact that she eats ... Disgusting.

[@shaynejohnson7899]

ESPN and Disney are so woke they allow casual harassment on live tv. Everyone is welcome

[@JustXavier]

Molly should have a permanent seat of honor in HR’s office. She should have them on speed dial.

[@Davek111]

You can bet she's working with her agent & lawyer to build the evidence and case for a settlement down the road. Right now I think she's trying to build her career... which in the end will help the size of the money in her suite.

[@JustXavier]

@@Davek111 I hope you’re right man. Because what I just saw was painful. 😣

[@heidithesausage]

If she complains, she will be seen as the problem, not them. It could end her career. HR are not good guys, she's better off going straight to a Human rights lawyer.

[@JustXavier]

@@heidithesausage Don’t I know it!!! Luckily, they did this mess on camera, so that should help.

[@heidithesausage]

@@JustXavier LOL, their policy is a bit like hear no evil see no evil speak no evil

[@JohnCarterIsMyName]

Why do sports shows need a host?

[@Mr.CEO888]

She is getting ready for her sexual harassment lawsuit.

[@TheBlackParty]

Molly gives and then gets. But the shoe sniffing is weird.

[@dannye2759]

The queen of dealing with these jackasses

[@gunnnascott]

Damn this is weird. 🤨

[@codydonovan7356]

What do you expect when you put 1 hot chick in a room with a bunch of ex pro sport players

[@TheSacrificedTV]

👀👀👀 Creeps 😮

[@matti3658]

Molly is fkn perfect.... but you gotta be a pro with her dummies, yer at work!

[@ELPRES1DENTE45]

It's pretty cringe, but it's ultimately up to her and after that, the network.

[@karinagomez1558]

You obviously don’t watch the show. Molly is the biggest ball buster in the show. She calls guys out in their outfits daily. This is all friendly banter. Coworkers roasting each other. I’m a TYT fan but y’all reached on this one. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@timothykozlowski2945]

This host can't brag about Joe Biden and doesn't understand that people kid around with each other all the time.

[@everythingisconnected7932]

On air sexism. This is out of control.

[@kbuckner5214]

She eats it up

[@MR-qz4ny]

Oh boy 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️These guys come off mad cringe lol

[@josephdonnelly2663]

Sniff the pump!

[@Lannis31]

Dude WTF....

[@marcusthomas6998]

ESPN trash,if it wasn't for football, they need to be off the air.

[@flax4343]

The O-N-L-Y reason she's there is for eye candy. She's not there for "X's & O's" chatter. Nobody gives a crap what she thinks. Please, DON'T kid yourselves...and save your fake offense at the truth. So, as such, it only makes sense that commentary based upon her "role" on the show is gonna pop up on occasion. Again, save your fake outrage.

[@johnsalmon119]

What an embarrassment.

[@B1onicelbow420]

Molly instigates that shit too she is always thirst trapping!!! Even married Jalen rose when he was at ESPN she is also a terrible mediator she blurts out her opinions right in the middle of ppls conversations! She is riding Stephen a smiths coattails she’s standing on 3rd thinking she hit a triple. She’s not good at all

[@55giantsfan22]

So awkward seeing all the clips together

[@ccdogpark]

Alexa says she is 5'6" but she looks closer to 5'2" to me.

[@jimmysmith9506]

Na she's fairly tall, not much shorter than Stephen a

[@TelvinKipapa]

D.O. should be suspended for that.

[@TimothyMorigeau]

They need to take sexual harassment training. They’re making her obviously so uncomfortable and she deserves a comfortable work place just like any of them do.

[@mokumboi19]

Yes, they need to show some respect, stop sexualizing her and stop commenting on her appearance. It's overtly unprofessional and pathetic.

[@zerti86]

outside of sports, hosting the food network, GOBBLE GOBBLE GOBBLE? dude wtf is wrong with these people. SAS and shannon sharpe are the most single men out there

[@Californiaisbipolar]

This reminds me of the early 2000’s just cringy and needs to be deplorable. Not looking for people to lose their jobs but reprimanding is needed. Grow up. She’s allowed to be beautiful and dress nice. People don’t go around touching art at museums they shouldn’t feel this “comfortable” they treat Molly is disgusting. These people’s partners should be furious. Eew

[@scottgodkins2017]

Lorrrrrrddddd. Act like you’ve seen a woman before. 🤦🏽‍♂️. Would turn the channel asap. It’s supposed to be sports, right?!? Struggling to even make it through this video…

[@mikecolin3983]

It is definitely cringy over there.

[@jabjam07]

Oh, boy. The sensitive movement continues. They are all having fun so the question is moot. It would’ve been an issue we would have all heard about by now if it wasn’t.

[@jimmysmith9506]

Yea no big deal, but the fact that they are on tv and kids are watching, they should be more professional. They joke around all the time and everyone loves it it's great but should compose themselves better

[@RunForPeace-hk1cu]

Just because they are joking doesn’t mean they aren’t harassing her 😂😂😂

[@doodoobean2621]

There needs to be boundaries. Obviously, the men shouldn't even be putting her in this position, but since they are, she needs to make it clear to them that they're making her feel uncomfortable if that's how she feels. It f***ing sucks that she has to be the one to define those boundaries. It should be well-known as a matter of principle.

[@jerriotglencamp7562]

Uncomfortable work environment. She needs to sue and get her a podcast or write a book about the stuff she took from them.

[@B.Nice777]

This is 🥴

[@Saberlion]

Yea.. the best way to sum this up is... its just weird. Theres no disrespect to Molly, she knows her stuff relatively well. They are all just being very awkward older men 🤨

[@cheahnhawkins9721]

Molly is PERFECT for the show. She can dish it out with the best of them.

[@len452000]

This looks like more than cohosts on a show “dishing it out” on one another.

[@Beacon8911]

Lol really? And just what does she dish out? Every time she opens her mouth, it's to say something everyone else already knew. And then she tries contradicting champions with actual experience. If u say she dishes out stupidity, then I'm with you.

[@Beachboy562]

You noticed these things started happening to Molly once she divorced Jalen Rose the disrespect for her went from 0 to a 💯

[@chrisglover9700]

Actually, in this very clip, you saw it happening when she was on the NFL network. She was never respected in the sports media space.

[@Beachboy562]

@@chrisglover9700 they had respect for her husband Jalen they wouldn’t did that if he was still with her.

[@chrisglover9700]

@Beachboy562 Molly use to get the business when she was with Jalen as well. Go back to FT with Max and SAS.

[@apolloforabetterfuture4814]

Some of it's playful some of it goes too far. This happens in the workplace, it's just awkward that it's happening on live TV.

[@elynum]

it shouldn't happen anywhere

[@scottgodkins2017]

Trash tv. 🤦🏽‍♂️.

[@isiahrowser]

The only thing I didn’t agree with her was the interrupting. The other stuff the guys were saying to her was weird for National TV. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@1VetsVision]

Terrible waste of my time

[@justified_wrath_21]

Damn I kinda feel bad for Molly 🙁

[@marywatkins9438]

I love how Unc stayed out of all that mess, though.

[@waynemcfarlane9175]

i hate turning on a sport show and they talk about who ate what or shoes. With all the stories in sport and they go on and on about shoes and food? Bad sports TV.

[@tailoredfor831]

When people work together for long periods of time, they make jokes that a STRANGER CAN'T make

[@bigcat47]

Whas the longest youve ever been at a job 😂

[@lolalalia4119]

That is flawed logic. These are co-workers REQUIRED to behave like the best of friends for the ratings. Regardless, it is obvious that the "jokes", unwanted sexual advances, sniffing of shoes, and insulting her weight causes her discomfort. Did you not see how uncomfortable she was? Would you want 3 older men insulting you on live TV and belittling your personhood?

[@AntiFreezePeach]

My boss says raunchy things lol.

[@lolalalia4119]

@@AntiFreezePeach your boss is committing sexual harassment

[@TomCruiseOT9]

I stopped watching when Max left. I just remember everyone wanting Molly to leave. We’d beg for her to be replaced with any other woman and they still called us sexist. She was so annoying to listen to

[@timothykozlowski2945]

Max was basically fired

[@TomCruiseOT9]

@@timothykozlowski2945 He should have sued. Said it was because he was Jewish or something.

[@timothykozlowski2945]

@@TomCruiseOT9 Disney isn't exactly a well run business.

[@johnkruzel8463]

Watch the show she always compliments or talks shit about the mens outfits so then they come back and compliment her or joke with what she got on or is doing its real easy to make people look bad when you cut select lines

[@johnkruzel8463]

​@@danp980some of this footage is from like 7 years ago they went very far and barely collected a 5 min video all of this video isn't directed at Molly...watch the show and decide for yourself if they are harassing her cause if anything they avoid talking about her because the shows not about her

[@johnkruzel8463]

​@@danp980yea let tyt tell you when to be outraged

[@danp980]

@@johnkruzel8463 I wasn’t there for “J6" . Saw it on YT. But it’s fu**ed up crap. Were you there? What happen to Mr. Garisson is Intolerable. It happens all over America. YT has a collective consensus to express thoughts feeling, information, education and many things for certain situations in an open forum like YT. Such in this case of police brutality. Where some find extremely offensive and voice their opinions. Awareness, outrage, information. Free Speech.

[@Dj.Hylanda]

She ain't complaining 🤷🏿‍♂️ 🤣🤣🤣

[@TomManning-cs4el]

It's called rape

[@scottgodkins2017]

Come on bud. You think she would complain on camera? Probably looking for a gig that’s a step up though.

[@Dj.Hylanda]

@@scottgodkins2017 For her job title there is no step up... ESPN is still on top of the pile unfortunately 🤣🤣🤣

[@Godishim1]

That Rex Ryan clip is wild 💀 Ryan Clark was like wtf… then the “she ate my cake” yo Stephen A HAS NO SHAME… and “can she cook?.. I know she can eat” my lawddd 😂

[@mash2481]

Molly is so beautiful. Hard to take my eyes off her. Bravo, Jalen, bravo!