all happened on the eve of a mayoral election. in other words, they are suggesting it's political. brian: exactly. steve: only political stuff i remember from this case was when he told people that the people who beat him up were talking about maga. ainsley: you watched that robin roberts interview now and you are oh my gosh he was crying in that interview. all an act, if he really did. this if he made up all this hoax, he went to the empire set according to tmz yesterday and he -- they have another week and a half of shooting, basically another week of shooting. finish out this episode that they have left. i'm sure they will replace him with somebody else who looks like him. acting he hasn't been proven guilty yet. he looked at the crowd that he acts with and he says i'm so sorry i have put you all through this i'm sorry i haven't answered your calls. you know me i wouldn't do. this you are my family. i swear to god i did not do. this still doubling down. steve: i read that tmz report several cast members