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Netflix Doc Has People Thinking Jussie Smollett Was Telling The Truth All Along  The Root The Truth About Jussie Smollett? review – this TV show is bold, shocking … and utter nonsense  The Guardian Jussie Smollett confronts hoax allegations in new Netflix documentary  NewsNation ‘They are liars’: Netflix doc weighs ‘The Truth About Jussie Smollett?’  USA Today Netflix’s Jussie Smollett Documentary ‘The Truth About …

Actor, director, and musician Jussie Smollett landed his breakout role on Empire in 2015, playing Jamal Lyon. In 2019, he claimed to be the victim of a hate crime, but police believed it was a hoax, prompting a years-long legal battle. Smollett is the subject of a new Netflix documentary, The Truth About Jussie Smollett, which is now streaming. Jussie …

We all know the truth about Jussie Smollett: In a desperate attempt to further his career, a talented actor and singer blew it up instead by allegedly fabricating an elaborate hoax assault on himself. But what if the attack — and Smollett’s story — has been real and truthful this whole time? That’s the question at the center of Gagan …

Anyone throwing on the cheaply made true-crime documentaries that flood streaming services know that these films trade in sensation rather than investigation. Whether they’re injecting a hit of schadenfreude around a public disaster or rubbernecking its leering gaze at a gross tabloid story, these movies are about reliving scandal, not understanding it. These movies rely on something I call Doccam’s …

It was one of the wildest news stories of 2019: The attack of Empire star Jussie Smollett late one night in Chicago, an assault he claimed was perpetrated by two white men, even after the Chicago police department accused him of hiring two Black men to fake the incident. In 2021, Smollett was found guilty of felony disorderly conduct, all …

In January 2019, news outlets across the world reported that the actor Jussie Smollett had been the victim of a particularly vile and disturbing hate crime. Smollett – who was, at the time, best known for his leading role in Fox’s music drama Empire – had been set upon in the early hours of the morning in his Chicago neighbourhood …

Six years after he claimed he was the victim of a hate crime, actor Jussie Smollett continues to push back against Chicago officials’ narrative that it was all a “hoax.” In “The Truth About Jussie Smollett?,” a Netflix documentary that debuts Thursday, Smollett, the former “Empire” star, revisits the legal battle surrounding the alleged attack, which police and city officials …

Fox has enlisted a new group of celebrities to compete in the fourth season of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test. Season 4 of the competition is set to premiere on Thursday, September 25 at 9 p.m. ET on Fox with the recruits enlisting to endure some of the harshest and grueling challenges ever. More from Deadline The recruits include Real Housewives of …

More than six years after leaving Fox’s Empire amid an uproar over an allegedly staged attack, Jussie Smollett is returning to the network. Smollett will be part of the network’s competition show Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test in the fall. The actor and singer is one of 18 celebrities taking on a series of challenges that mirror those of military …

It’s time to put a new batch of celebs to the test! Fox’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test is coming back with another season of celebrities attempting some of the brutal challenges that are used in the real-life Special Forces selection process. Jumping off bridges and pulling yourself onto a helicopter is just another day out there. Entertainment Weekly is …