Terrence Howard is a sleazy, abusive mess. Well, he’s allegedly abusive. Definitely sleazy. A few of Terrence’s ex-wives have claimed that he physically abused them. In 2011, Michelle Howard got a restraining order after he “slugged me across my face and neck” before threatening to kill her. This is the same ex who couldn’t get alimony payments because Terrence claimed he was broke. Terrence has since married his 4th wife (after knowing her for a whole month). I guess they’re still together? Who knows.
Terrence’s personal life has leaked into his professional one. He was reportedly a top candidate to play Cecil B. Moore in a biopic. Filmmakers have decided that Terrence is too much of an abusive mess to hire. They don’t want to deal with a Ray Rice situation:
Word has it that the ever-so-talented Terrence Howard was being considered to star in the movie version of the life of the late Philadelphia civil-rights leader Cecil B. Moore.
But that was before the powers that be in Hollywood backed away amid concerns about Howard’s messy personal life. Two of his ex-wives have alleged that Howard, who co-starred in films such as The Butler and Iron Man, physically abused them.
In light of heightened sensitivities stemming from the headlines surrounding the NFL’s Ray Rice domestic-abuse scandal, some involved with the project were nervous about moving forward with Howard.
I reached out to Philly-based filmmaker Tigre Hill, who is writing the script, but he declined to comment, saying, “I can confirm that I’m doing it but I have no comment.”
Moore, who died in 1979, was a cigar-smoking civil-rights attorney, an activist and a city councilman who led the effort to desegregate Girard College. He also served as president of the local NAACP chapter. The working title for the film based on Moore’s life is called American Zealot.
[From Philly.com via Jezebel]
“In light of heightened sensitivities…” Does that phrase bother anyone? It implies that the filmmakers would have proceeded with Terrence if they were able to do so without controversy, but it’s too soon or something. I guess we should simply be grateful that this film chose not to hire someone who’s been repeatedly accused of domestic violence. That’s a step in the right direction.
Terrence would do well to look for a baby wipes endorsement. This film role loss could be a sign of things to come.
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Aren’t there photos of one of his ex wives looking severely bruised? He’s a wife beater, and I’m glad his ass was canned. It pisses me off that he has steady, good work (re: the Butler) considering a woman’s career would be damaged for far less. Also, it shows how skewed our system is…an actor goes to rehab and he can lose a role. An actor beats a woman and everyone turns the other way for the most part. We treat domestic violence far too lightly. Everyone always forgets that Bill Murray’s ex wife alleged in her divorce papers, and they were on smoking gun, that he beat the shit out of her.
On my point below about benefit of the doubt: It also should be pointed out @Div that there was a police record of Bill Murray’s kids running to a neighbour for help when their mother got drunk and abusive. Murray was away filming so the kids stayed with a family friend until he could get back. She allegedly had the cops called on her a few times. Not so cut and dry?
Howard though? Pretty cut and dry.
today i read this article about domestic abuse victims who are treated as criminals. it’s really sad to read how difficult life can be in the face of the law.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/alexcampbell/how-the-law-turns-battered-women-into-criminals?s=mobile#3kkn1rx
on one hand i get why the law is put in place, on the other hand, it seems very unfair and seems completely heartless.
She was terrorized and abused herself, but when he locked her outside the house, and was inside killing her poor, innocent child, she should have called the police. I can understand why she was afraid to, but I can’t understand why she didn’t do it anyway. She could have saved her son’s life. Having said that, I think her sentence was much too harsh.
The first time he hit her should have been his last. As for Terrence, the guy has issues. Little penis issues. Or so the gossip goes.
Terrence Howard, should have baby wipes stuffed in his mouth, doused in honey and left near a fire ant colony. What a horrible person. Glad he is losing movie roles, but why has it taken so long? There have been stories about him for years
Add Charlie Sheen to the mix and play Adam Levines new album on repeat now that would be pure torture.
This guy…again. One accusation from one person can be given the benefit of the doubt. Several? From several women? I have no benefit to give.
That said I’m not sure the filmmakers are so deeply concerned. Howard works a lot. More likely the deal fell apart and this gets their project publicity and makes them look good. Sorry I just don’t buy it.
I agree, I don’t buy it either.
Yes, the “In light of heightened sensitivities” phrase bothers me. Terence Howard is a self-righteous doucheknocker.
“In light of heightened sensitivities”? This is Hollywood we’re talking about where guys like Polanski and Allen are employable and respected so if the producers are having some “heightened sensitivities” (read: afraid the bottom line will be affected), well, OK, at least one gross abuser’s being hit in the pocketbook.
Im glad he is feeling the pain where it matters to him…he Should be blackballed and publicly shunned the same unequivocal way the hammer is falling on Stephen Collins tbh cause this isnt a one off with him at all… But since the perception is that “his exes are just gold diggers” it isn’t happening nearly fast enough for my taste
He is working on some sure-to-be-failed TV show ‘Lyons something or another’ in Chicago with Naomi Campbell.
Yes, Naomi the phone thrower and maid-beater.
Wife beating Howard plus Staff Beating Campbell?
Place your bets as to who will be arrested for beating the other first…
Still blown away that he felt it was OK to lecture grown women on how to wipe their collective bums. Perhaps it’s more of a statement on the kind of women he hangs with than women in general. He treats women like they are children, so this comes as no surprise to anyone…ever.
Where’s that picture of Grumpy Cat when you need her? GOOD.
Good. I’m so sick of people (not on here) whining that a man shouldn’t “lose his livelihood” because he beats women. Sorry, it’s fine with me if he never works another day. Until our society decides that beating your wife and/or kids is unacceptable, it will continue in the ungodly numbers we have now. I’m sorry that it took “heightened sensitivity” for other men to decide it wasn’t good for business, but that’s the way some kinds of social change have to happen.
Agree completely.
This is a good start though.
The “heightened sensitivity” comment is basically saying “well, we’re OK with him, but we just don’t want the bad publicity.”
TH is a well documented a-hole. This does not surprise me, unfortunately.
EXACTLY what I thought immediately!
That phrase is problematic, BUT it’s acknowledging that the business world is now aware that DV is a problem and will not hire people that are accused of it. It’s a step in the right direction because hurting people in their pocket will eventually filter down to the young ones, if not the adults, that it’s morally AND financially wrong. Perhaps the next generation will be better. It’s the way many social problems have been solved. Hurt the pocket, fewer people generational offend or at the very least have dialogue where they *know* it’ll hurt them to proceed.
It always seems to be that way. Once it damages their wallets it’s dealt with. It’s a start. And at least there’s outrage.
He skeeves me out. Every time I see him I can only think about the baby wipes thing!
This guy is a tool but it bothers me that someone’s career could be destroyed over accusations rather than convictions. We are rapidly reaching a point where it will be considered misogynistic to ask any woman, ever, under any circumstance to actually prove anything against any man. It isn’t a case of the ubiquitous “blaming the victim” to view accusations by ex wives as not necessarily proven facts because they have been stated by a woman and the man in question is an idiot.
Nope. Victims are still treated like they somehow contributed to their victimisation as a matter of rote, I highly doubt your scenario is going to come to pass.
good
Haha!! I wanted to say something snarky about baby wipes but you are already there!
I used to think he was super-hot, but after all that came out about beating his wives, he cooled off super quickly for me. I can’t stand him now. I have no tolerance for violent a-holes.