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    Terrence Howard Files Lawsuit Against TV Bosses Over 'Empire' Logo

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    The Lucious Lyon depicter has launched another lawsuit against FOX, accusing the TV bosses of using his image from movie ‘Hustle and Flow’ for the show logo.

    Oct 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Terrence Howard has accused 20th Century Fox officials of using his likeness from “Hustle & Flow” to promote their hit show “Empire”.
    In a new lawsuit, the star, who played Lucious Lyon on all six seasons of Empire, says bosses at the company failed to offer a satisfactory answer when asked how they came up with the “Empire” logo – since he never sat down for a photoshoot.
    He says he ultimately determined the image was taken from the “Hustle & Flow” scene where “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” is being recorded in a studio, explaining, “The still frame was selected, reversed (face looking left, not right), and subjected to CGI that simply distilled the cinematographer’s skilled capture of the head with vibrant light and shadow.”
    Howard insists he should be compensated for use of the image as he would have been paid by officials at Paramount – the studio behind “Hustle & Flow” – if 20th Century Fox got a proper license to use his image from the movie.

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    He’s suing for damages and wants an accounting of all the “Empire” merchandise using the logo, according to TMZ.
    Terrence Howard and FOX fell out as the show was coming to an end earlier this year. In March, the actor filed a lawsuit against the TV bosses for breach of contract over allegations of outstanding payment. According to him, he has not received his fees for the last three episodes produced.
    The TV channel was also caught up in a legal battle between Howard and ex-wife Michelle Ghent. She served FOX bosses with a legal notice seeking to have her ex-husband’s wages sent directly to her since he owed her spousal support.
    Howard was ordered to pay Ghent $1.3 million in backdated spousal support last August. As he’s appealing the ruling, he declined to cut a cheque until his challenge was heard.

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      Terrence Howard Postpones Retirement Plans for TV Series 'Delta Blues'

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      The ‘Empire’ alum will star on and direct the pilot of the new series, which is based on the real life of W.C. Handy, who is widely considered the godfather of blues music.
      Jul 18, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Terrence Howard has delayed his retirement plans after signing on to star in and direct a new TV series, titled “Delta Blues”.
      The “Empire” star announced his retirement from acting in September (19), noting he intended to step away from the screen after the conclusion of the hit series, but he appears to have changed his mind, thanks to a great pilot script.
      “(The script is) better than bacon,” he tells Deadline. “I was done but I am putting retirement on hold to tell this story.”
      Terrence will mark his directorial debut with the one-hour television pilot, based on the life of W.C. Handy, who is widely considered the godfather of blues music.
      The show centers around Handy’s role in music history, starting off in the Mississippi Delta, where the blues legend left his fabled Mahara’s Minstrels show to pursue a solo career after partnering with masonic group the Knights of Pythias.
      “This story is about our history and has to be handled very carefully,” Howard explains. “I am committed to telling the truths of the times, even the uncomfortable truths.”

      Evan Ross will co-star and serve as an executive producer in partnership with executives at Zero Gravity Management, the brains behind hit Netflix drama “Ozark”.
      “When I read this script, it spoke to me and I knew I had to be a part of it,” Evan gushes. “This is a timely project with what is transpiring in our country today. To tell our history and our music history and to be able show the horrors that we have overcome to succeed is powerful and I am excited to be teamed with Terrence and Zero Gravity to make it happen.”
      “The characters in this project are real people that should be household names, but history has erased them from the schoolbooks. ‘Delta Blues’ is a musical celebration of our people, as much as it is a celebration of our strength and fortitude.”

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      Terrence Howard Accuses FOX of Failing to Pay His 'Empire' Fees

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      The Lucious Lyon depicter launches his breach of contract lawsuit days after the network filed a separate suit against him and his company for entangling it in his legal battle with ex-wife.
      Mar 10, 2020
      AceShowbiz – Actor Terrence Howard is suing TV bosses behind his hit hip-hop drama series “Empire” over allegations of outstanding payment.
      Fox Network officials were supposed to pay the “Iron Man” star his TV wages through his company, Universal Bridges, but Howard claims he has not received the agreed funds for the last three episodes produced – and now he’s taking them to court for breach of contract.
      Howard, who still plays music mogul Lucious Lyon on the show, wants FOX executives to hand over the full amount owed, plus attorney fees, reports The Blast.
      The actor’s lawsuit emerges days after FOX chiefs filed a separate suit against Howard and his firm, after finding themselves caught up in a separate legal battle between the star and his ex-wife, Michelle Ghent.
      Howard was ordered to pay her $1.3 million (£991,400) in backdated spousal support last August, but he is appealing the ruling, and has apparently declined to cut a cheque until his challenge is heard.
      His actions prompted Ghent, who was married to Howard from 2010 to 2013, to serve FOX bosses with a legal notice seeking to have her ex’s wages paid directly to her in an effort to collect on the money owed, leaving lawyers for the TV firm to turn to judges for help in deciding where the funds are supposed to be sent.
      A ruling in that case has yet to be made.

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