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Molly Qerim provided a snapshot into her life away from ESPN on Thursday, nearly three months after she left the network.

Qerim, who was wearing a crotchet dress, tagged Visit Abu Dhabi and MELT Live, an invitation only event by Steve Harvey Global and OWS Capital. Molly Qerim in Abu Dhabi following her September split from ESPN , as seen in an Instagram Story post on Thursday.

Ex-Yankee takes shot at fans as he inks $51M Mets deal: 'Sure are mad' It appears Qerim, 41, was there for the MELT Padel Tournament, which took place at Fahid Beach Club By Barbossa on Thursday. Qerim — who hosted “First Take” alongside Stephen A. Smith for 10 years and worked at ESPN since 2005 —announced her departure from ESPN on her Instagram Story in September, adding the news “came out earlier than I intended.”reported that she turned down ESPN’s offer for a new contract and would depart the network at the end of 2025.Molly Qerim attends ESPN “First Take” at Clark Atlanta University and Morehouse College on November 8, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.after a few weeks of a tryout with a rotation of in-house hosts, including Amina Smith, MJ Acosta Ruiz and Courtney Cronin. “Molly and I have only met like a handful of times,” Cornette said. “When I was there we met a few times when I was doing radio. Always so kind and so sweet.Cornette, 39, applauded Qerim for making the job look “effortless” across a decade in the host seat. “Listen, she was on that show for 10 years, and it is hard to talk about a lot of different topics with a lot of different personalities for ten years straight,” Cornette said. “And I know that that takes someone with not only a lot of stamina and knowledge, but also someone that has a lot of grace that I know that she’s had. And everyone I know that knows her has told me that she has. last month, Burke Magnus, ESPN’s president of content, explained that prior to Qerim announcing her departure from the Worldwide Leader, both sides had already determined that Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim speak onstage for the “First Take” panel during Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 at Javits Center on June 20, 2025 in New York City.Magnus shared they were in renewal conversations with Qerim, who he felt wanted to “explore other things” — and in the end, “we just weren’t totally aligned.”Martha Stewart’s makeup artist says this beauty set makes a great gift for ‘someone with good taste’ Kim Kardashian wore millions of dollars in diamonds to Paris robbery trial to ‘taunt’ the ‘losers’ who stole her jewels Molly Qerim in Abu Dhabi following her September split from ESPN, as seen in an Instagram Story post on Thursday.Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim speak onstage for the"First Take" panel during Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 at Javits Center on June 20, 2025 in New York City.

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