Smollett will appear alongside other notable athletes, artists, and personalities, including married couples Eric Decker and Jessie James Decker -- a former NFL player and country music singer, respectively -- and former NFL player Andrew East and retired Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson East.

Smollett starred on the network’s hit show “Empire” for five seasons. He departed from the show after alleging he was jumped by two men in a racist and homophobic attack outside his Chicago apartment — only for investigators to determine the actor had fabricated the incident.

Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson East, ‘Real Housewife’ Teresa Giudice and ‘Sisters Wives’ star Kody Brown are also taking part in the competition series.

Jussie Smollett, Kody Brown and Teresa Giudice are among stars to be put to the test on 'Special Forces: World's Toughest Test' season 4. Fox announced all 18 stars — including two celebrity couples — who are set to become recruits on the upcoming season.

Smollett, who faced controversy and numerous charges for allegedly staging a hate crime, rose to fame on the Fox series “Empire.”

Actor Jussie Smollett, who hasn’t been seen on television since he was accused of staging a hate crime in 2019, will mark his return to Fox in “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test.”

There are usually a couple of surprises when the celebrity cast of Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test is revealed, and the upcoming season on the 2025 TV schedule is no different. Participants in Season 4 of Fox’s reality competition show include a mother-daughter pair,