‘Empire’ Star Terrence Howard Slams Rumors He Abused His Exes

“Empire” star Terrence Howard recently slammed rumors that he’s been abusive towards his former partners.

In a previous interview, the actor admitted to hitting his first wife, but he most recently clarified that being abusive is not part of his history. On his Twitter account, the actor said that he has never been abusive to anyone in his entire life. He went on to say that he has made terrible mistakes in the past, but he still remains to be the same loving being he was on day one.

He also explained that when he said he’s made mistakes in the past when it comes to his relationship, he didn’t mean that he hurt anyone physically. Rather, he simply meant that he trusted the wrong people.

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According to New York Magazine, the actor, who plays the role of Lucious Lyon in the hit FOX TV series, was arrested in 2001. At the time, he pleaded guilty for misconduct and for punching his then-wife, Lori McCommas.

A few years later, Howard opened up to Rolling Stone about the incident and said that he had blacked out. “She was talking to me real strong, and I lost my mind and slapped her in front of the kids. Her lawyer said it was a closeted fist, but even slapping her was wrong,” he said in 2015. Howard and McCommas were married in 1989 but divorced in 2003. They remarried each other in 2005 but divorced again in 2007.

Meanwhile, Howard also tied the knot with Michelle Ghent. In 2013, the latter was granted a restraining order against the actor after he allegedly kicked and hit her during a family vacation. But the actor said that he had only been trying to protect himself from Ghent.