Terrence Howard’s ‘Empire’ Role Scaled Back Over Personal Life Empire fans already know that as of last season’s end, the Lyon family is on the outs, and the Lucious Lyon is cooling his heels behind bars. But apparently there’s an even bigger reason that locked-up Lucious is spending so much time behind bars this season. It seems that Terrence’s constant air-out of his dirty laundry during his summer-long divorce settlement case — and separate secret divorce proceedings from his most recent wife — that producers have decided to tiptoe back a bit from featuring Terrence so much this season. Via PageSix : Terrence Howard’s ongoing personal drama is carrying over into his professional life. A source tells Page Six that Howard’s role in the upcoming second season of “Empire” will be scaled back because of his recent divorce drama and numerous prior allegations of domestic abuse, which have resurfaced in recent weeks. On the music drama, the 46-year-old Oscar nominee plays Lucious Lyon, the founder and CEO of Empire Entertainment. At the end of the show’s smash first season, Lucious was arrested for murder, but according to our source, it’s more than a storyline — it’s a calculated move to keep Howard on the sidelines. “What they are doing is two-fold,” said the source. “They have him locked up so you won’t be seeing him in as many scenes. But they are bringing in so many, and I mean so many, guest stars and cameos that the average viewer won’t realize it because there is so much going on.” Other changes are also in store for the musical drama: Taraji P. Henson’s role as Cookie Lyon will be pushed to the forefront, the insider adds. Howard’s off-screen drama has become hard to ignore. In recent weeks, he’s been involved in a bitter battle to have his 2012 divorce settlement with his second wife, Michelle Ghent, overturned. Allegations of domestic abuse from his first wife Lori McCommas and ex-girlfriend May Seng Yang have also come back into the spotlight in recent weeks. Not to mention a secret divorce from his third wife, Mira Pak, which made headlines earlier this month. Welp…people generally like Cookie’s character far more than Lucious’ anyway, so indirectly he’s probably helping Fox give the people what they really want. Do you think Terrence will be all that missed this season?
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Did Terrence Howard’s Divorce Drama Cost Him Screen Time On ‘Empire’ Season 2?
