The Truth About Jussie Smollett? (2025)

Directed by

Gagan Rehill

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

R

Rating

5.3 of 10 from 26 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at the 2019 incident where actor Jussie Smollett reported a hate crime in Chicago. It examines the police investigation, media coverage, criminal case, and political fallout through interviews with key people involved.

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What happens

The Truth About Jussie Smollett? is a 2025 documentary film for Netflix, directed by Gagan Rehill and produced by Raw TV. The film revisits the 2019 incident in which actor Jussie Smollett reported being the victim of a hate crime in Chicago and the ensuing police investigation, media coverage, criminal case, and political fallout. The movie was released on Netflix on 22 August 2025, featuring Smollett's first extended on-camera account of the case since 2019. It also includes interviews with Chicago police officials, journalists, lawyers, and the Osundario brothers, whose statements were central to the prosecution's theory. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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