On Wednesday morning, “First Take”, Stephen A. Smith, shot down the rumor of him dating co-host Molly Qerim, who shared co-hosting duties since 2015.
Guest analyst Chris “Mad Dog” Russo jokes on Smith and Qerim who showed up wearing all-white outfits, he said,
“Who said ‘I do’ first between the two of you.”
Qerim then responded sarcastically, Who said ‘I don’t’ first?
Following the joke, Smith addressed the rumors, first he said to Qerim,
“You look nice yourself, as always. But I have to step on out and say there’s nothing going on. America has been lying for years.”
The alleged rumor between Smith and Qerim have dated back to the latter’s divorce from Jalen Rose in late-2021, Qerim’s divorce from her ex-husband of three years, Rose, a former ESPN personality and NBA player.
Rose announced the divorced earlier in a note on his Instagram Story. He also addressed on the Smith-Qerim rumors relationship in an interview with GQ in April 2022, and admitted the speculation “bothered” him.
Smith, on the other hand, have shared with Awful Announcing on how the public apparently knows his taste in women,
“Here’s the upside to all of that: they know my taste. So therefore they know that it’s a compliment to her. And obviously she has great taste as well, so I guess that’s America’s way of saying we both really look good. That’s why you do that. Because they lie all the time, they don’t know what the hell they’re talking about. But it does mean that First Take not only is the No. 1 show because of our content, but we look the part.”
