From The Wrap
Terrence Howard has filed a lawsuit against CAA for breach of fiduciary duty for negotiating his salary for the hit Fox show “Empire,” which Howard alleges was below industry standard.
The civil suit, announced Friday and filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that Howard’s CAA agents who packaged the deal with Fox prioritized their interests and the interests of other clients — including the producers of the show, whom they also represented — above Howard when negotiating his talent salary for “Empire.” As a result, the agents encouraged Howard to accept a deal the suit alleges was “far less than what he should have been afforded.”
His agency’s confidence in the deal led Howard to believe the salary was up to industry standard and he accepted the wages as the musical drama television series aired from Jan. 7, 2015, to April 21, 2020 on Fox. However, due to recent discoveries, Howard alleges the agents’ representation of industry standard was untrue, leading him to believe he was “entitled to a much higher salary given the success of the show.”
Howard is represented by attorneys James Bryant and Brian Dunn of the Cochran Firm as well as lawyer Carlos Moore. A spokesperson for CAA declined comment.
8 comments:
sue they as get yo scrilla
Agents always have a conflict of interest, but Terence is a jerk so who knows.
It's too late for that show over.
That show ended abruptly at the beginning of the pandemic. And although he played the hell out of Lucious, that time has passed. Didn’t he have the same issue with his role in Iron Man? And they dropped him quick fast and in a hurry. He must need more funds to prove 1x1=2. 😩
It's not too late because reruns and dvds can always drop
This is the least of his problems. I think Terrance and Taraji will be punished for supporting Jussie when Jussie lost his mind and pulled the scam with the Nigerians. I haven’t forgotten they supported Jussie and those who run Hollywood haven’t forgotten either.
He isn’t wrong but he isn’t 100% right. They have a base rate that they are paid according to the SAG contract. Anything above that is negotiated BUT most stars have a clause that they will be paid the same as everyone else whose has on the same level. So Taraji should be suing too
He is Black and with CAA. What else should he expected
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