Terrence Howard Had ‘Meltdown’ On Empire Set After Jussie Smollett’s Arrest

Terrence Howard reportedly lost it on the set of Empire following Jussie Smollett’s arrest for allegedly staging his attack. TMZ reports that according to people on the set, Howard was furious over the situation and refused to come out of his trailer for most of the day on Thursday after Smollett turned himself in to Chicago police.

The site adds that Howard didn’t believe Smollett’s story from early on, feeling it didn’t all add up. He reportedly questioned Smollett about the story semi-regularly as holes began to appear in the story. The tension between the two hit a pitch after Abel and Ola Osundario, the brothers who allegedly helped stage the attack, were arrested. Howard apparently confronted Smollett and screamed at him to come forward with the truth.

Howard was also specifically not on set when Smollett spoke with the cast and crew, maintaining his innocence. Many others also felt Smollett was lying, which is why producers chose to remove the actor from the final two episodes of the season.

However, Howard also posted a video on Saturday that seemed to support Smollett, which featured the latter playing with Howard’s son and a caption which read, “All your lil homies got you… We love the hell outta you.”