Overview

• Netflix released The Truth About Jussie Smollett?? on Aug. 22, featuring on‑camera interviews with Smollett, Chicago police, the Osundairo brothers, and other participants.
• Smollett again rejects police findings that he orchestrated the incident and says he withheld his phone during the investigation to conceal personal drug use.
• Director Gagan Rehill describes the project as intentionally open‑ended, presenting competing narratives and inviting viewers to draw their own conclusions.
• Footage and testimony shown in the film elicit differing interpretations from interviewees, underscoring how the underlying facts remain disputed.
• The legal case ended with the Illinois Supreme Court overturning Smollett’s 2021 conviction in 2024 and a civil settlement with the City of Chicago in May 2025, and he is set to appear on FOX’s Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test on Sept. 25.