Terrence Howard won't learn his lesson, mayne! Proposes to third ex-wife for fifth wedding SMH
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8/23/2019 3:17 PM PT
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Terrence Howard's success heading into the final season "Empire" just bit him in the ass -- or should we say the wallet -- because a judge is ordering him to give his ex-wife a huge chunk of his TV earnings.
Michelle Ghent scored a 7-figure W Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court when the judge said enough is enough, and ruled Terrence must pay her $1.3 million. About $263k of that is reportedly back spousal support -- and another $1.05 million is based on the fact he's pulling in big money.
Terrence is reportedly now making north of $250k per episode of "Empire." Michelle and Terrence's money battles have been dragging on since 2013 -- and, by comparison, he was only hauling in somewhere around $120k per episode in 2015, when the show debuted.
TMZ broke the story, Michelle filed docs last year requesting her ex pay her more than $900k in back spousal support, so today's ruling -- first reported by the NY Daily News -- is a massive legal victory for her.
There's more bad news on the horizon for Terrence -- Michelle's attorneys fees.
On Friday, the judge said the fees looked "reasonable" and set a hearing for next week to determine exactly how much he'll have to pay -- but Michelle says the tab is expected to be more than $1 million.
8/23/2019 3:17 PM PT
Breaking News
Terrence Howard's success heading into the final season "Empire" just bit him in the ass -- or should we say the wallet -- because a judge is ordering him to give his ex-wife a huge chunk of his TV earnings.
Michelle Ghent scored a 7-figure W Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court when the judge said enough is enough, and ruled Terrence must pay her $1.3 million. About $263k of that is reportedly back spousal support -- and another $1.05 million is based on the fact he's pulling in big money.
Terrence is reportedly now making north of $250k per episode of "Empire." Michelle and Terrence's money battles have been dragging on since 2013 -- and, by comparison, he was only hauling in somewhere around $120k per episode in 2015, when the show debuted.
TMZ broke the story, Michelle filed docs last year requesting her ex pay her more than $900k in back spousal support, so today's ruling -- first reported by the NY Daily News -- is a massive legal victory for her.
There's more bad news on the horizon for Terrence -- Michelle's attorneys fees.
On Friday, the judge said the fees looked "reasonable" and set a hearing for next week to determine exactly how much he'll have to pay -- but Michelle says the tab is expected to be more than $1 million.
By Nancy Dillon
New York Daily News |
Aug 23, 2019 | 5:03 PM
“Empire” star Terrence Howard is seen with then-wife Michelle Ghent in 2011. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Bing)
“Empire” star Terrence Howard was vanquished at a critical court hearing Friday and ordered to pay his ex-wife a whopping $1.3 million in overdue support and interest.
A Los Angeles judge refused to grant the Oscar-nominated actor another delay and ruled he owes second wife Michelle Ghent $263,137 in back spousal support and another $1,055,970 due to his surge in income playing patriarch Lucious Lyon on his hit Fox show.
Ghent hugged one of her lawyers and smiled after her victory in the six-year saga.
Howard did not attend the hearing but got a drubbing by the judge.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Helen Zukin said Ghent and her lawyers were “forced” to litigate the case for years because Howard refused to pay a divorce judgment entered in May 2013.
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“This has gone on long enough,” Zukin said Friday. “The Court of Appeals determined it’s a valid judgment, and it’s time to enforce that judgment.”
The judge set a follow-up hearing for next week to rule on the hefty attorney fees Howard must pay to Ghent’s lawyers after he lost his attempt to overturn the judgment. Altogether, the legal fees are expected to top another $1 million.
“If there had been compliance initially, none of this would have been necessary,” Judge Zukin quipped, saying the fees submitted by Ghent’s lawyers looked “reasonable” and she planned to grant them.
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Howard’s lawyer Gary Fishbein argued repeatedly that it was premature for the judge to make her rulings.
He said Ghent’s team failed to file necessary paperwork adding Universal Bridges, a company owned by Howard’s third wife, Mira Pak, to the case.
Howard, 50, has claimed he’s an employee of Universal Bridges and receives a salary of between $105,000 and $250,000 per year.
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He also said he’s under criminal investigation by federal authorities in Pennsylvania and deserved a stay in the divorce battle because he couldn’t testify or submit an updated income and expense declaration due to his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
The investigation centers on possible financial fraud and tax evasion, according to court filings.
“Terrence has been trying to transform vice into virtue and to use the fact of his own tax evasion as both a sword and a shield,” Ghent’s lawyers Sa’id Vakili and John Schlaff said in June filing.
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The judge said Friday it was appropriate to determine the amount in arrears first and then serve Fox or Universal Bridges with an “assignment order” to essentially garnish his wages.
She made the ruling after one of Ghent’s lawyers said time is running out because “Empire” starts its sixth and final season next month.
“We need to have the monies held. He’s in the last year of his contract. This is the last bulk of money we can reasonably get before it disappears,” Ghent’s original divorce lawyer Karen Donahoe told the court Friday.
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Howard and Ghent were married in January 2010. She filed for divorce a year later.
Ghent has accused Howard of domestic violence and infidelity and won a restraining order against the “Hustle & Flow” star with claims he punched and choked her during an attempted reconciliation in Costa Rica in July 2013.
Howard accused Ghent of trying to extort him after their split, but Ghent denied any wrongdoing and ultimately prevailed.
New York Daily News |
Aug 23, 2019 | 5:03 PM
“Empire” star Terrence Howard is seen with then-wife Michelle Ghent in 2011. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Bing)
“Empire” star Terrence Howard was vanquished at a critical court hearing Friday and ordered to pay his ex-wife a whopping $1.3 million in overdue support and interest.
A Los Angeles judge refused to grant the Oscar-nominated actor another delay and ruled he owes second wife Michelle Ghent $263,137 in back spousal support and another $1,055,970 due to his surge in income playing patriarch Lucious Lyon on his hit Fox show.
Ghent hugged one of her lawyers and smiled after her victory in the six-year saga.
Howard did not attend the hearing but got a drubbing by the judge.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Helen Zukin said Ghent and her lawyers were “forced” to litigate the case for years because Howard refused to pay a divorce judgment entered in May 2013.
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“This has gone on long enough,” Zukin said Friday. “The Court of Appeals determined it’s a valid judgment, and it’s time to enforce that judgment.”
The judge set a follow-up hearing for next week to rule on the hefty attorney fees Howard must pay to Ghent’s lawyers after he lost his attempt to overturn the judgment. Altogether, the legal fees are expected to top another $1 million.
“If there had been compliance initially, none of this would have been necessary,” Judge Zukin quipped, saying the fees submitted by Ghent’s lawyers looked “reasonable” and she planned to grant them.
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Howard’s lawyer Gary Fishbein argued repeatedly that it was premature for the judge to make her rulings.
He said Ghent’s team failed to file necessary paperwork adding Universal Bridges, a company owned by Howard’s third wife, Mira Pak, to the case.
Howard, 50, has claimed he’s an employee of Universal Bridges and receives a salary of between $105,000 and $250,000 per year.
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He also said he’s under criminal investigation by federal authorities in Pennsylvania and deserved a stay in the divorce battle because he couldn’t testify or submit an updated income and expense declaration due to his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
The investigation centers on possible financial fraud and tax evasion, according to court filings.
“Terrence has been trying to transform vice into virtue and to use the fact of his own tax evasion as both a sword and a shield,” Ghent’s lawyers Sa’id Vakili and John Schlaff said in June filing.
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The judge said Friday it was appropriate to determine the amount in arrears first and then serve Fox or Universal Bridges with an “assignment order” to essentially garnish his wages.
She made the ruling after one of Ghent’s lawyers said time is running out because “Empire” starts its sixth and final season next month.
“We need to have the monies held. He’s in the last year of his contract. This is the last bulk of money we can reasonably get before it disappears,” Ghent’s original divorce lawyer Karen Donahoe told the court Friday.
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Howard and Ghent were married in January 2010. She filed for divorce a year later.
Ghent has accused Howard of domestic violence and infidelity and won a restraining order against the “Hustle & Flow” star with claims he punched and choked her during an attempted reconciliation in Costa Rica in July 2013.
Howard accused Ghent of trying to extort him after their split, but Ghent denied any wrongdoing and ultimately prevailed.
Glad id never need a chick ho lady woman
Or goddess that bad...
I'd rather ride dolo for life....
Then have a need to always have someone there
That fear of dying alone is strong
Good thing I'm a real ass knigga and not a weak ass knigga....
Or goddess that bad...
I'd rather ride dolo for life....
Then have a need to always have someone there
That fear of dying alone is strong
Good thing I'm a real ass knigga and not a weak ass knigga....
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