Hollywood actor Terrence Howard is currently making the headlines after revealing disturbing claims about his personal experience in the entertainment industry involving embattled music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.
During an eye-opening conversation on Patrick Bet-David’s “PBD Podcast,” Howard pulled back the curtain on what he described as the “dark side” of Hollywood. Among the stories he shared was an uncomfortable encounter that involved Diddy, whom he claimed invited him under false pretenses.
According to Howard, he was approached multiple times by Diddy, who allegedly expressed interest in acting lessons. Howard said Diddy asked him to come over to coach him—but when he arrived, things felt off.
“There was no material, no script, nothing to work on,” Howard explained. “He just stared at me. Then he asked me to play some music. I did, and again, he just stared.” Howard described feeling puzzled, until his assistant suggested that Diddy might have had more personal motives, saying, “I think he’s trying to f**k you.”
Howard added that after realizing what was possibly going on, he cut off communication. While he did not accuse Diddy of any crime, he made it clear that he felt the entire situation was a veiled attempt to initiate something inappropriate.
The actor went on to speak more broadly about the pressures many face in the industry. He suggested that some individuals compromise their values and integrity in hopes of fame and success. “A lot of people give up their man card,” he said. “I refused to do that.”
“When you give up your manhood, I’ve never seen somebody recover from it. That was all the people that went to the Puffy parties,” Howard said. “That was all the people that did all those things thinking that there was never gonna be a consequence for what they were doing. Get punked out and p*mped out by some over-greater desire.”
“You shouldn’t have a greater desire than being a man. So I think that’s a big problem with a lot of actors out there cos they get fluid, and the next thing you know, once you go fluid, it’s gone,” he continued. “You don’t have any foundation to pull yourself back from, so maintain your man card no matter what.”
Howard expressed his stance clearly when it comes to acting roles as well. “I don’t do gay roles. I don’t kiss men. I don’t do that s**t. Because the man card means everything to me,” he stated firmly.
