Jussie Smollett is reportedly not benefiting from the new documentary about him.

Gagan Rehill directed a The Truth About Jussie Smollett? for Netflix . The documentary, which examines the 43-year-old actor allegedly staging a hate crime hoax, was released on August 22.

Now, Gagan is speaking to Variety about the documentary.

According to Gagan , The Truth About Jussie Smollett? is meant to show all perspectives and the cultural context of the alleged hoax. The director said that he wanted to interview a wide variety of people and wanted to show the way movements like Black Lives Matter have impacted the conversations around Jussie ‘s story.

The director told Variety that, to his knowledge, Jussie was not paid for the documentary.

“I know that Jussie wasn

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