Stephen A. Smith just loves stirring the pot. The “Speakeasy” podcast, featuring Emmanuel Acho, Kieran Hickey-Semple and LeSean McCoy, had some jokes for Smith after he stoked the fire following the surprise exit of popular “First Take” host Molly Qerim. “The tone is crazy! Can we be honest here, bro? Her leaving, ‘Hey, like she’s resigning.’ Honestly cool. Let people wonder,” Hickey-Semple said on the show after they played the clip of Smith addressing Qerim’s departure. “Your tone and then you saying, ‘You know, the details are none of y’all business, I don’t even know.’ What? You’re just making it so much worse.” Molly Qerim shockingly announced her departure from ESPN. Getty Images for Jalen Rose Lead The fellas had harsh words for how Stephen A. Smith handled Molly Qerims departure from First Take! pic.twitter.com/HDHdRzKoDC — Speakeasy (@speakeasytlkshw) September 17, 2025 Potential candidates to replace Molly Qerim on ‘First Take’ after shock ESPN exit “Here’s my thing, though. Don’t tell us the details, then tell us you’re not going to tell us the details,” Acho said before rattling off reasons they were laughing at Smith. “He said she abruptly resigned. That’s a detail. And then you’re going to say, ‘But
