Controversial actor Jussie Smollett returns to Fox in latest Special Forces cast
Jussie Smollett to compete in Fox reality series
- Jussie Smollett is set to return to Fox as a competitor on the reality series Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.
- The show, which features celebrities undertaking military special forces training challenges, is scheduled to premiere on September 25.
- Smollett previously left Fox's Empire in 2019 following controversy over an alleged hate crime attack he claimed to have suffered in Chicago.
- He was later accused of staging the attack, leading to a conviction for disorderly conduct in 2021, which he consistently denied.
- His conviction was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court in 2024 due to a non-prosecution agreement.