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"Stop talking about it": Special Forces: World's Toughest Test fans react to Jussie Smollett bringing up his hate crime controversy
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test season 4 returned with a new episode on October 2, 2025.
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"This feels like a reset": Special Forces: World's Toughest Test star Jussie Smollett on comeback after alleged hate crime hoax
Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test Season 4 premiered on September 25, 2025, featuring a lineup of 18 recruits, including television personalities,...
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"Horrible arrogant narcissist" - Fans slam Jussie Smollet and question his 2019 attack story after Netflix documentary
The Jussie Smollett case is in the light once again, as Netflix recently released a documentary on it.
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Jussie Smollett's First Post-Scandal Project Lands at BET+
Former Empire star Jussie Smollett's directorial debut will soon stream on BET+.
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Posted Thursday 3/31/22 at 1:49PM EDT
CNN+ announces Chicago vs. Jussie Smollett documentary as part of its new FlashDocs unit
The FlashDocs unit was created to produce quick turnaround documentaries, with Chicago vs.
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Posted Thursday 3/17/22 at 1:42AM EDT
Jussie Smollett released from jail after eight days while he appeals his conviction for faking a 2019 hate crime
A three-judge appeals court panel ruled for the former Empire star should be released while he appeals his conviction for faking...
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Posted Sunday 3/13/22 at 8:35PM EDT
Taraji P. Henson defends Empire son Jussie Smollett after hate crime hoax sentencing: "The punishment does not fit the crime"
"I am not here to debate you on his innocence but we can agree that the punishment does not fit...
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Posted Saturday 3/12/22 at 4:05AM EST
Jussie Smollett will serve his prison sentence in protective custody
Following the former Empire star's rant that "I am not suicidal," the Cooks County Sheriff’s Office says Smollett will be...
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Posted Thursday 3/10/22 at 9:42PM EST
Jussie Smollett sentenced to five months in jail, yells "I am innocent and I am not suicidal"
A judge formally sentenced the former Empire star to 150 days in county jail today, part of a 30-month probationary...
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Posted Wednesday 3/09/22 at 6:39PM EST
As Jussie Smollett faces sentencing, his supporters from Samuel L. Jackson to Rev. Jesse Jackson ask for mercy
A judge will hold a sentencing hearing Thursday to decide whether the former Empire star should be sent to prison...
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The View Hosts Talk Jussie Smollett: 'Complete Contrition' is the Only Path to 'Forgiveness'
The women of The View began Friday's show on a heavy note as they discussed former Empire star Jussie Smollett,...
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Posted Thursday 12/09/21 at 6:40PM EST
Jussie Smollett convicted of staging hate crime attack and lying to police
A Chicago jury convicted the former Empire star on five of six charges of staging an anti-gay and racist attack on...
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Posted Wednesday 12/08/21 at 8:23PM EST
Jussie Smollett case goes to the jury: It played out like an episode of Empire
"The trial of Jussie Smollett, and the crime that led to it—whether that crime was an attack on him, as...
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Posted Monday 12/06/21 at 3:10PM EST
Jussie Smollett takes the stand in his criminal trial
According to The New York Times, the former Empire star tried to convince a Chicago jury today "that he did...
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Posted Monday 11/29/21 at 9:22AM EST
Jussie Smollett trial begins Monday
Jury selection is set to start.