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.

Netflix’s new documentary "The Truth About Jussie Smollett?" spotlights (once more) the mystifying and hateful alleged attack of the actor.