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.

More than six years after Jussie Smollett was accused of falsely reporting a hate crime attack in Chicago, the former “Empire” actor and his case are back in the spotlight. Netflix documentary “The Truth About Jussie Smollett” is set to hit the streamer on Friday, Aug. 22 and feature interviews from those involved in the case and Smollett himself.

Jussie Smollett made headlines after he claimed to Chicago police that he was the victim of a homophobic and racist attack — but where is he after continuing to deny accusations of a hoax? Smollett got his start as a child star with a role in The Mighty Ducks.