Jussie Smollett claimed he was the victim of a racist and homophobic attack, but was put on trial for allegedly filing a false police report, with the drama now a Netflix show

Smollett is the subject of a new Netflix documentary, The Truth About Jussie Smollett, which is now streaming. Jussie Smollett has become one of Hollywood’s most polarizing figures.

Smollett previously starred on the music drama Empire from 2015 to 2019. He left the show after claiming that two men assaulted him, spouted racial and homophobic slurs, and tossed a noose around his neck in downtown Chicago, while he was filming the television show.