CAA Slammed By Terrence Howard For Alleged Lowballed ‘Empire’ Paycheck; “This Was Racism,” Actor’s Lawyer Claims As Suit Looms
deadline.com‘It’s time for change,” former Empire star Terrence Howard said today announcing he is suing CAA over allegedly screwing him financially over the hip hop soap’s blockbuster six season run. “We need accountability.
We need access. We need to be able to share in the profits.” In a press conference Friday at the office of The Cochran Firm, Howard accused his former agency of engaging in a lucrative packaging deal with the show’s creators and producers Imagine.
Consequently, according to Howard and his legal team, the actor was bilked of “a much higher salary given the success of the show.” “I trusted CAA to look after me, and they looked after themselves.” At its height, the Taraij P.
Henson co-starrer series hauled in around $100 million in advertising for Fox, this new lawsuit claims. Money that Howard thinks he helped generate in his on-screen role as ruthless hip-hop mogul Lucious Lyon.
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