The Truth About Jussie Smollett? (2025)
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 5.3 of 10 from 26 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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