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Jussie Smollett tells PEOPLE that he hopes appearing on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test will be a "great kind of reset" six years after the alleged hate crime against him

The Empire alum wants his appearance on the Fox competition series to teach "young people” that if “you get knocked down, you get back up"

In 2019, the actor reported that he was the victim of an alleged hate crime, which he was later accused of orchestrating

Jussie Smollett is ready for viewers to see a different side of himself on Special Forces: World's Toughest Test six years after his alleged hate crime hoax.

The Empire alum, 43, recently spoke with PEOPLE alongside his castmate Eva Marcille at the Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test red carpet event in Los Angeles, where he o

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