Terrence Howard Is Suing 20th Century Fox For Allegedly Using His Face From “Hustle & Flow” To Create “Empire” Logo

October 22, 2020 by in Film with 0 Comments

Terrence Howard Is Suing 20th Century Fox For Allegedly Using His Face From “Hustle & Flow” To Create “Empire” Logo

Terrence Howard is reportedly suing 20th Century Fox because he believes the studio used his “Hustle & Flow” character ‘DJAY’ to promote “Empire.”

TV drama ‘Empire’ aired it’s final episode earlier this year on (April 21) after 6 seasons.  The show was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, who executive produce alongside Brian Grazer, Francie Calfo, Sanaa Hamri, Dennis Hammer, Matt Pyken and Diane Ademu-John.

Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson

It starred Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Bryshere Y. Gray, Jussie Smollett, Trai Byers, Grace Byers and more.

Terrence Howard who played Lucious Lyon in all 6 seasons reportedly just just filed a lawsuit against 20th Century Fox about the ‘Empire’ logo and how it was created.  Terrence Howard says that the crew never sat down for a photoshoot for the show’s logo, and the studio hasn’t given him a solid answer as to how it was created.

Terrence Howard states in the lawsuit that the image was taken from his 2005 movie ‘Hustle & Flow’, in a scene where he is raps “It’s Hard Out Here for a Pimp” in a studio.

Terrence Howard describes how he feels the logo was created,

“The still frame was selected, reversed (face looking left, not right), and subjected to CGI that simply distilled the cinematographer’s skilled capture of the head with vibrant light and shadow.” 

Terrence Howard adds that he is owed a check from Paramount the studio that created ‘Hustle & Flow’ if 20th Century Fox got a license to use his image for the ‘Empire’ logo.He’s suing for damages and wants to take a look at the accounting for all merchandise that was sold using the ‘Empire’ logo with his face on it.

Do you think 20th Century used Terrence Howards face from ‘Hustle & Flow’ for the ‘Empire’ logo? Tell us in the comments!

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Authored by: Demi Lobo

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