Former ‘Empire’ star Jussie Smollett is the subject of a new Netflix documentary about his 2019 alleged hate crime hoax and the years-long legal battle that followed. Here’s where Smollett is now.

Actor Jussie Smollett is still rejecting claims by Chicago police officials that his alleged hate crime was a “hoax.” In the Netflix documentary “The Truth About Jussie Smollett?” the “Empire” star talks about the legal case regarding the incident he allegedly staged, according to NBC News .

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.