starters. so he's -- you would expect him to be very good on the stand. and, of course, the jury is going to have high expectations of him also because they know he's an actor as well. but i think the biggest problem that smollett has is in his story, because, remember, when this incident was first reported, it was reported as a hate crime, directed against him, and that he wasn't able to identify who had attacked him. okay. then suddenly after the charges are dropped and a new investigation starts, we find out that the attackers were in fact two individuals that he paid $3500 to and we have a check showing that. io ola and bola, two friends of his and one he's sexually involved with. how could it be he would not have recognized them, even though they had hoods over their heads, i'm sure he knows what they're eyes look like, especially the guy he's having a romantic relationship with, and