Terrence Howard, of Empire fame, was sued on Tuesday by his former wife Michelle Gent who claims that he assaulted her in 2013.
According to the complaint, on the evening of July 29, 2013, Howard “followed Plaintiff into the restroom of the rental house and punched her on the left side of her face. Defendant also grabbed Plaintiff by her neck and pushed her against the bathroom wall and strangled her for several seconds.”
When she tried to leave the room, he “grabbed her neck again and pinned her against the shower glass and her head hit the wall,” and his son-in-law Billy had to step in.
“While Billy tried to pry Defendant’s hands from Plaintiff’s neck, Defendant whispered to Plaintiff, ‘Remember what I told you in Bora Bora? That is what I’m gonna do,’ referring to a prior instance where Defendant told Plaintiff that her body would never leave the island,” states the complaint. “Plaintiff interpreted the reference to mean that Defendant was going to kill her.”
Later on, Howard allegedly charged Gent again, so she pepper-sprayed him. “Defendant continued swinging his arms and caused Plaintiff to fall down. While Plaintiff was on the ground, Defendant repeatedly mule-kicked Plaintiff in the head and shoulders,” states the complaint.
Furthermore, Gent is claiming defamation charges and says that Howard was “mak[ing] false accusations disseminated to the public through the media that Plaintiff had made death threats and other threats against Defendant and his family through various social media accounts.”
No charges have been specified.