Recently, Terrence Howard took legal action against his former agency, CAA (Creative Artists Agency LLC), claiming a conflict of interest in the company’s management of his salary for the show
“Empire,”
as reported by Radaronline.com
Howard alleges that CAA failed to adequately advocate for him during his time on the popular FOX musical drama, as the agency also represented the show’s co-creators and production company. Furthermore, Howard claims that CAA provided him with misleading information about the salaries of his white colleagues, resulting in a lower rate for his work.
His lawsuit reportedly stated,
“Not only did it become abundantly clear that his agents led him on a path to rely on information that was misleading, he discovered that this was the result of the fact that CAA was not acting in his best interest, but in the in the interest of their own financial benefit as well as the interest of the Production Companies and the producers, Daniels and Strong.”
In response to Terrence Howard’s allegations, CAA has now provided its perspective on the matter. According to court documents obtained by RadarOnline, the agency has strongly dismissed Howard’s claims as
“utterly meritless.”
CAA has submitted a motion seeking the dismissal of Howard’s lawsuit, stating that
“Howard filed his Complaint … asserting claims for fraud and breach of fiduciary duty premised on CAA’s alleged role as a ‘packaging agent’ on the television show Empire in December 2023—over nine years after Howard admits that CAA explicitly told him it was acting as the show’s packaging agent, seven years after Howard admits he suspected the alleged injury of which he now complains (i.e., that he was not paid enough), and more than four years after the highly publicized Writers Guild of America’s packaging lawsuit was filed against CAA (and other agencies), which Howard quotes in his Complaint.”
#Clique, what are your thoughts?
