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Netflix Orders a Jussie Smollett Documentary — Will It Answer the Biggest Lingering Questions About the Case?
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, JUL 22 – The documentary includes new evidence and interviews with key figures, inviting viewers to decide the truth about Smollett's 2019 hate crime hoax case.
- Netflix will release a 90-minute documentary titled The Truth About Jussie Smollett? on August 22, 2025, which examines the 2019 Chicago hate crime hoax case and includes Smollett’s first televised interview about the matter.
- The case began when Smollett, a star on Fox's Empire, reported being attacked by two men and later was accused and convicted of staging the event and filing false police reports.
- The documentary features Smollett's first televised interview since the controversy, alongside interviews with police, lawyers, journalists, and investigators claiming new evidence.
- Smollett claims the film features previously unseen video evidence that he says supports his account and disputes the widespread belief that the incident was staged.
- In 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court reversed Smollett’s 2021 conviction on procedural grounds, and in 2025, he reached a settlement with the city of Chicago while continuing to assert his innocence.
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The streaming giant Netflix shows an intense affinity towards understanding the complex incident involving Jussie Smollett, the actor renowned for his role in ‘Empire’. To uncover this, Netflix plans to debut a documentary named ‘The Truth About Jussie Smollett?’ on the 22nd of August. Smollett held a notable position in the spotlight for his work in the popular Fox series, ‘Empire’. However, in 2019, his name made headlines for a strikingly dif…
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Jussie Smollett Claims Netflix Doc Footage Will Show Attack Wasn't Staged: 'It'll Make Sense When Ya'll Watch It'
The actor discussed the documentary while touring West and South side organizations to which he’s donated, telling Block Club the film will clear the hate crime hoax controversy that’s followed him since 2019.
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