Terrence Howard stood up from his seat, declared “I’m angry right now” and, with permission, stepped out of the room. Howard wasn’t channeling Lucious Lyon, his character from the smash Fox series Empire. Instead, he was undergoing tough questioning in a Los Angeles courtroom by an attorney for his second ex-wife about allegations of violence, some dating back 15 years.
The re-examination of old — and new — allegations against Howard comes at a sensitive time for the resurgent actor, who took time away from the Empire set last week to spend three days in court trying to undo a divorce settlement that entitles his ex-wife to a share of his earnings.
It also comes at a time when the public is interested in the circumstances of old allegations against celebrities, such as accusations about years of sexual abuse by comedian Bill Cosby.
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