Defendant's contention that the prosecutor improperly compelled defendant to testify on cross-examination that the People's witnesses were lying is without merit. Since defendant's direct testimony specifically brought into issue complainant's credibility by asserting that her decision both to smoke crack and have sex with defendant was consensual, the prosecutor was entitled to cross-examine defendant regarding that issue (People v Pittman,
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