Actor Jussie Smollett is officially returning to the FOX network, where he'll star in an upcoming competition show.
is officially returning to the FOX network, where he’ll star in an upcoming competition show in his first appearance on the network since his infamously alleged staged attack.Smollett will be one of 18 celebrities appearing on the show Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, which begins airing on September 25, 2025.
The series will see celebrities taking on various challenges that mirror that of various military special forces training. Alongside Smollett, Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test will also feature Kody Brown , Brittany Cartwright , Randall Cobb , Eric Decker , Jesse James Decker , Andrew East , Shawn Johnson East , Mark Estes , Gia Giudice and Teresa Giudice , Chanel Iman , Brianna LaPaglia , Johnny Manziel , Eva Marcille , Ravi V. Patel , Christie Pearce Rampone , and Nick Young . Smollett previously starred on Fox’s music drama Empire for five years, from 2015-19. During his breakout role as Jamal Lyon, Smollett was infamously involved in an incident in which he claimed that two Black men attacked him and yelled homophobic slurs at him in Chicago. Afterward, the two men claimed that Smollett had actually paid them to stage the attack, and Smollett was subsequently charged with filing a false police report. Charges were initially dropped, and Smollett ended up paying a fine and doing community service. However, in 2020, he was re-indicted by a special prosecutor, and convicted of five counts of felony disorderly conduct related to filing false reports in 2021. He then served six days in jail before being released. In 2024, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned his conviction, ruling that the second set of charges violated Smollett’s due process rights. For his part, Smollett maintains that he never staged the attack and did not have any hand in it happening. Since the incident, Smollett has not appeared in many projects, but will be the focus of an upcoming documentary, The Truth About Jussie Smollett?, that premieres on August 22, 2025, on Netflix.Anthony Nash has been writing about games and the gaming industry for nearly a decade. When he’s not writing about games, he’s usually playing them. You can find him on Twitter talking about games or sports at @_anthonynash.Ice Cube may be known for starring in comedy franchises like Friday, Are We There Yet?, and 21 Jump Street.…The official Code 3 trailer for the upcoming high-octane action dramedy has been revealed, after nearly a year since the…The first look at Dorothy in Wicked: For Good, also known as Wicked 2, has been revealed in a new…The upcoming Disney+ special The Punisher has gotten quite an exciting update, adding a legendary figure to the special. Who…Disney CEO Bob Iger weighed in on The Fantastic Four: First Steps and how the company considers it an original…Chris Hemsworth has addressed the rumors of his Marvel exit as Thor. Hemsworth debuted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in…In a surprise move on Thursday, Jussie Smollett‘s conviction in an alleged hate crime hoax was overturned by the Illinois…Viewers of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test Season 2 are wondering how many episodes are in the series and when… Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test Season 2 Streaming Release Date: When Is It Coming Out on Hulu? The Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test Season 2 Hulu release date is fast approaching, and viewers are wondering when they…
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