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Terrence Howard Is Suing CAA After They “Threatened” Him With A $666 Check

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Terrence Howard likes to speak his mind. The actor has been critical of people and organizations he’s interacted with in the past if he feels they’ve slighted him, and the Creative Artists Agency is his latest target. Howard is suing the CAA over salary disputes made during his time on the hit TV series Empire. Despite the show’s cultural impact, the actor told Straight Talk that he was given misleading information by the Hollywood organization. Information that led to him being seriously underpaid for years.

Howard was paid $325K per episode of Empire. It sounds like very good money, but the actor claimed that Empire was drawing more viewers than The Big Bang Theory during its peak. The correlation? Well, the cast members of The Big Bang Theory were making a whopping $2-3 million per episode. Howard told Straight Talk that he’s owed $120 million because of a package deal that CAA had with Fox. Things got even worse when Howard tried to rectify the situation with the organization. After demanding he be paid what he’s owed, the actor was sent a check for a measly $666. That check proved to be the last straw.

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“$666 dollars exactly and not saying where it’s from so I was like oh y’all trying to threaten me,” Howard theorized. “This is a threat right here, do y’all think I am scared? Do y’all think I’m going to be quiet about this? Because I wonder what you’re doing to every other black artist.” The actor claimed that his primary motivator while appearing on Empire was to make money, and now that he’s owed a substantial amount, he wants to retire from Hollywood altogether. “I want my money so I don’t have to work,” he explained. “That’s the whole point of working. I wanted to retire so I can do what I gotta do.”

Howard’s Straight Talk interview went viral on social media shortly after its release. Many emphasized with the actor not being compensated, but a lot of the attention went to his appearance. In what can only be described as a bold fashion move, Howard detailed his legal troubles while wearing a butterfly collar suit and a feathered wig. Some users claimed the actor was dressing in an outlandish fashion to draw attention to his cause, while others simply found it amusing that he looked like a member of Charlie’s Angels. Regardless, Howard is committed to his cause.

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50 Cent Offers Help To Terrence Howard In CAA Lawsuit

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50 Cent has offered to help Terrence Howard with his lawsuit against talent agency giant CAA. “Damn @theterrencehoward call my phone I will get you the money they was supposed to get for you. Im not playing no games over here,” Fif wrote on social media. Fif and Howard were co-stars in 2005’s Get Rich Or Die Tryin’.

Howard is suing CAA over a failure of fiduciary duty. According to Howard’s suit, CAA prioritized their own financial interests through “packaging” deals rather than serving him, the client. Furthermore, Howard railed against the pay discrepancy between himself and other CAA talent. While Howard was making $325K an episode on Empire, he claims this paled in comparison to what white CAA talent was making. According to Howard, Jon Hamm and Kevin Spacey were making over $500K an episode for Mad Men and House of Cards respectively.

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Kai Cenat Begs 50 Cent For Role In Power

Meanwhile, Fif is getting requests for roles in his own blockbuster show, Power. “Then 50 pulled back up, looking directly at me. This n-gga literally puts his hand on my shoulder — ‘Yo brah, take a picture with my little mans real quick; he f-ck with you,’” Kai Cenat told his viewers during a recent stream. Cenat claimed of the interaction at a recent Knicks-Bucks game. “I wasn’t in the moment of time of thinking that you were right there in front of me, but I should’ve asked you, ‘Would you let me on Power, 50?’ So I need everybody to get this video to 50,” Cenat added.

Cenat has been making a name for himself throughout the year as his star has shone brighter and brighter. This included getting a Christmas present from Ice Spice. The present in question was one of Spice’s branded chia pets. While Cenat was very excited to receive a gift from Spice, he was slightly confused by the gift. After closely inspecting the gift, Cenat declared that it didn’t look too much like Spice at all. Regardless, he was very happy to have received something from the high-profile rapper.

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