joined by culture correspondent jaboukie young-white, everybody!and applause ) jaboukie, you have been following the story from the start. now that it looks like it might have been staged are you surprised? >> i'm disappointed. as a gay person, i'm used to speaking on gay issues. as a black person i'm used to speaking on black issues. but i'm not used to them intercepting. someone's like, as a gay person, do you think i can pull off these shoes? or if rule paul robbed a bank, that would be the only other time. >> trevor: you're looking at this as a gay person and a black person. >> and i'm also part of a third community that's been devastated by this, the actor community, trevor. because of just y, everyone will think actors are liars because that's our job, which is true, but on top of that i look like him. >> trevor: i don't think so. >> to white people, i do. ( laughter ) and hopefully, to whoever is casting the jussie smollett lifetime movie. ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) because this story was made for lifetime, you know? we're still pi