Oscar-nominated actor claims Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs tried to have sex with him
An Oscar-nominated actor has alleged that Sean ‘Diddy‘ Combs tried to have sex with him years ago. Terrence Howard, nominated for Best Actor for his role in 2005’s Hustle & Flow, made the claims on a new podcast episode.
The rapper, currently facing charges of racketeering, sex trafficking by force and transportation for purposes of prostitution, has been accused of consistently asking to meet up with Howard under the guise of being taught some acting skills.
“Puffy invited me for weeks, asking me to come and teach him how to – he wanted me to be his acting coach for a while,” he said on the PBD Podcast. ‘[I] go there, and he’s sitting around just looking. I’m like, ‘OK, what’s the material you want to work on?’ He’s just looking at me.
“Then, next thing you know, OK, ‘Hey, will you help me? I wanna hear your music.’ So, I come over there and I’m playing the music. He’s sitting there, just looking at me, like waiting. So then my assistant was like, ‘He wants to hang out with you next weekend.’ I was like, ‘For what?’ He’s like, ‘I think he’s trying to fuck you.’
“‘I was like, ‘Oh, OK. Now I get it.’ So now, no more communication. Now you know to be hands-off with somebody.”
Howard claimed he’s threatened to “punch” several producers who have made the same move. “When you approach a real man about his masculinity, you’re going to get a real reaction back,” he said.
He added, “I’ve lost businesses because I don’t bend over in that way. I don’t compromise. I don’t play gay roles. I don’t kiss a man. I don’t do that shit because the man card means everything.”
Howard is also known for his lead role in the television series Empire from 2015 to 2020. He’s starred in films such as Ray, Four Brothers and Prisoners.
Combs is behind bars, and his trial is set to begin on May 5th. He’s now facing five charges, with Cassie set to testify against him in court.