Jussie Smollett<\/a> stepped into the latest season of Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test<\/em> hoping for what he called \u201ca reset.\u201d<\/p>\n Instead, the premiere turned into another moment of tension for the former Empire<\/em> star.<\/p>\n The FOX reality series dropped its cast\u2014including Smollett, Teresa Giudice and her daughter Gia, Chanel Iman, Eva Marcille, and more\u2014into military-style training with no warm-up. Within hours of arrival, recruits were crawling through mud, running uphill with heavy supplies, and learning how to rappel out of a helicopter.<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n Smollett drew immediate attention when he slowed during the uphill carry. Navy SEAL Jovon Quarles, part of the Directing Staff, unloaded on him in front of the group. \u201cSixteen, what are you doing? What is your problem?\u201d Quarles yelled, using Smollett\u2019s assigned number. \u201cYou all are truly pissing me off, especially you, Sixteen.\u201d<\/p>\n In a later interview, Smollett admitted the moment rattled him. \u201cI\u2019m okay with taking orders,\u201d he said, according to Entertainment Weekly<\/em>.<\/a> \u201cI just don\u2019t like to be yelled at, all up in my face. I don\u2019t like being disrespected.\u201d<\/p>\n The confrontation framed his presence on the show. Earlier in the episode, Smollett explained why he signed on. \u201cI\u2019ve been through some s—, and it\u2019s been very public,\u201d he said. \u201cI was called a liar, with everybody believing something that was not true. This feels like a reset.\u201d<\/p>\n That \u201cpublic\u201d ordeal was his 2019 hate crime case in Chicago, which spiraled into years of indictments, appeals, and eventual settlement after a special prosecutor retried him. Smollett has always maintained his innocence, but the legal fight left his acting career in limbo.<\/p>\n Special Forces<\/em> also handed him an awkward run-in with Sister Wives<\/em> star Kody Brown. When Brown asked his full name, Smollett hesitated before finally adding his last. Recognition was instant. Brown\u2019s response was brief but telling: \u201cSecond chance.\u201d<\/p>\n Most of the cast survived the brutal first day. Brittany Cartwright, from Vanderpump Rules<\/em>, tapped out almost immediately, while Smollett managed to push through.<\/p>\n <\/a> ‘American Idol’ Winner Jordin Sparks Now Hosts ‘America’s Real Deal’ Television Show on Roku Channel<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/a> Former Boxing Champ Laila Ali Signs With Paradigm to Level Up in TV and Lifestyle<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n ,<\/p>\n <\/a> Cleo TV Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of \u2018Girlfriends\u2019 With Weekend Marathon<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Charlie Sheen Recalls Mistaking Heroin for Cocaine in the ’90s<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n James Bond Director Reportedly Plans to Cast a Newcomer for 007<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/h3>\n
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