Terrence Howard is suing his former agency CAA over his Empire salary, alleging underpayment due to racist bias.
The 54-year-old actor appeared in 102 episodes of the Fox music drama, playing Lucious Lyon from 2015 to 2020.
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The lawsuit, obtained by People, alleges that CAA failed to act in his best interests by neglecting to negotiate a higher salary during his time on the show.
Terrence‘s complaint also claims that there was a conflict of interest, as producers Lee Daniels and Danny Strong were also repped by the agency.
In a news conference held on Friday (December 8), Terrence, accompanied by his attorneys and his longtime partner Mira Pak, announced the lawsuit.
“I trusted CAA to look after me, and they looked after themselves,” Terrence said, per People.
“Discovery will show that this was racism,” Carlos Moore, one of the actor’s lawyers, added. “You won’t...
The 54-year-old actor appeared in 102 episodes of the Fox music drama, playing Lucious Lyon from 2015 to 2020.
Keep reading to find out more…
The lawsuit, obtained by People, alleges that CAA failed to act in his best interests by neglecting to negotiate a higher salary during his time on the show.
Terrence‘s complaint also claims that there was a conflict of interest, as producers Lee Daniels and Danny Strong were also repped by the agency.
In a news conference held on Friday (December 8), Terrence, accompanied by his attorneys and his longtime partner Mira Pak, announced the lawsuit.
“I trusted CAA to look after me, and they looked after themselves,” Terrence said, per People.
“Discovery will show that this was racism,” Carlos Moore, one of the actor’s lawyers, added. “You won’t...
- 12/9/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“Empire” star Terrence Howard is suing CAA for breach of fiduciary duty, saying the talent agency allegedly asked him to take a lower salary for the popular show. He outlined his claims at a Friday press conference.
Howard played music mogul Lucious Lyon for six seasons of the Fox drama, produced by Imagine Entertainment and what was then 20th Century Fox TV. CAA also represented the producers of “Empire” in a package deal that was lucrative for the agency, he says. As such, Howard’s legal strategy asserts, the agency did not act in his best interest by pushing for a higher salary because it had a profit participation stake through its package, so CAA had an interest in maximizing the total profit that 20th TV realized on the series. Since 2020, the practice of talent agencies receiving packaging fees on TV series was essentially banned after the Writers Guild of...
Howard played music mogul Lucious Lyon for six seasons of the Fox drama, produced by Imagine Entertainment and what was then 20th Century Fox TV. CAA also represented the producers of “Empire” in a package deal that was lucrative for the agency, he says. As such, Howard’s legal strategy asserts, the agency did not act in his best interest by pushing for a higher salary because it had a profit participation stake through its package, so CAA had an interest in maximizing the total profit that 20th TV realized on the series. Since 2020, the practice of talent agencies receiving packaging fees on TV series was essentially banned after the Writers Guild of...
- 12/8/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Terrence Howard sued his former talent agency CAA for breach of fiduciary duty and fraud on Friday, alleging the company urged him to take a “lowball” salary for his role on the hit TV show Empire due to a conflict of interest.
The actor, who portrayed hip-hop music mogul Lucious Lyon on six seasons of the celebrated Fox drama, claims CAA failed to act in his best interest because it also represented Empire’s co-creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong along with the show’s production companies in a package deal.
The actor, who portrayed hip-hop music mogul Lucious Lyon on six seasons of the celebrated Fox drama, claims CAA failed to act in his best interest because it also represented Empire’s co-creators Lee Daniels and Danny Strong along with the show’s production companies in a package deal.
- 12/8/2023
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.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.
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.
- 12/8/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Terrence Howard is suing CAA for an alleged conflict of interest in the agency’s dealings over his compensation on Empire.
In the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, Howard alleges his agents who packaged the deal with Fox prioritized the interests of themselves and the show’s producers, which it also represented, by inducing him to take below-market salaries over his six-season run starring in the series. CAA declined to comment.
“I trusted CAA to look after me, and they looked after themselves,” Howard said.
James Bryant, a lawyer representing Howard, takes issue with packaging fees, in which agents are paid directly by a studio for attaching actors or a director to a writer’s pitch. “Over the last several years, agencies have become much more powerful and found a much more lucrative way of making money,” he said. “It’s by being the packaging agent,...
In the lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, Howard alleges his agents who packaged the deal with Fox prioritized the interests of themselves and the show’s producers, which it also represented, by inducing him to take below-market salaries over his six-season run starring in the series. CAA declined to comment.
“I trusted CAA to look after me, and they looked after themselves,” Howard said.
James Bryant, a lawyer representing Howard, takes issue with packaging fees, in which agents are paid directly by a studio for attaching actors or a director to a writer’s pitch. “Over the last several years, agencies have become much more powerful and found a much more lucrative way of making money,” he said. “It’s by being the packaging agent,...
- 12/8/2023
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Producers Shawn Jay Z Carter, Will amp Jada Pinkett Smith, Ruth amp Stephen Hendel, Ahmir Questlove Thompson and The National Theatre of Great Britain today announced the return of the critically acclaimed, award-winning production of Fela, currently on a multi-city world tour, for a limited run of 32 performances Only at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre 302 West 45th Street from July 9 August 4. Exploring the extravagant world of Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti, this provocative hybrid of dance, theatre, music, biography and a party like no-other is directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winner Bill T. Jones, with a book by Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones. The world renowned Antibalas and other members of the NYC Afrobeat community, under the direction of Aaron Johnson, again perform Kutis rousing music live onstage. Recipient of three 2010 Tony Awards Best Choreography, Best Costumes, Best Sound Design, Fela, featuring the music and lyrics by Fela Kuti, was conceived by Bill T. Jones,...
- 6/11/2012
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
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