In the divisive America in which the Smollett something happened — Trump’s first term as president was winding down at the time — the concept of “truth” depends on which cable news channel you flip to. And the media is as big a supporting character in the Smollett saga as anyone on Rehill’s deep bench of interview subjects in the doc.

Over six years later, the case of Empire actor Jussie Smollett’s alleged attack is once again in the news, thanks to the new Netflix documentary, The Truth About Jussie Smollett?, which began streaming today.

Legally, the case is closed. In 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned his 2021 conviction, in which a jury found Smollett guilty of reporting a fake hate crime. He was sentenced to five months in prison, but he only served six days because he was let out on appeal.