Fox Nation’s new Jussie Smollett documentary series aims to look at how a famous “Empire” actor went from a Hollywood staple to committing a hate crime.
In the exclusive trailer shared with TheWrap, “Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax,” which follows the news that Smollett’s attorneys filed a plea deal. appeal Challenging his conviction, walks the audience through Smollett’s multi-step plan. It includes exclusive interviews with Ola and Bola Osundiro, the brothers who were hired by Smollett to stage the crime.
While an interviewer pointed out that Smollett’s chances of being the victim of an alleged hate crime were highly unlikely, he stated, “When I hear that a black, gay man was attacked, I think it’s white,” making it clear that So that the actors worked to draw up a believable plan for the event.
“Most people aren’t going to be out at 2:00 a.m. on the coldest night of the year,” one interviewer says in the clip, as another said, “You can’t write it better than that.” Smollett’s plans for the event required allies, which he found in the Osundairo brothers, who recalled telling the actor to “make sure [they] was a red hat for Trump” after hiring them to attack him.
Next up: Play the victim in a soon-to-be-viral moment of news and activism.
“I thought of Jussie Smollett’s performance when he gave Interview Another interview subject Robin Roberts notes as one of the Osundairo brothers was skilled, saying that Smollett “shed a tear”.
The incident generated widespread outrage and public expressions of support from the likes of Nancy Pelosi, Kamala Harris, and Joe Biden, who noted the interview subjects “retweeted these articles as truth.”
“I think he was looking for that civil rights martyrdom,” another interview subject said as a police officer, “Jussie Smollett exploited the pain and anger of racism to boost his career.” “
“Jussie Smollett: Anatomy of a Hoax” debuts Monday, March 13 on Fox Nation.
