“Empire” star Terrence Howard has been sued by his former management company Authentic Talent and Literary Management, which claims that it saved the actor from getting fired from the Fox hit drama, according to papers filed Tuesday in Los Angeles.
The complaint, stems from what Authentic calls Howard’s “breach of contract and wrongful refusal” to pay “substantial sums of money” owed “in connection with his compensation from the Fox television show ‘Empire.'”
Representatives for Howard did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s requests for comment.
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The lawsuit claims Howard owes Authentic several hundreds of thousands of dollars, though the sum continues to accrue with each episode of the show.
According to the suit, Howard hired Authentic to be his talent manager in the summer of 2013, at which point the company came to play “a key role in the resurgence of Howard’s career.” In particular, Authentic claims that it was “an integral part of many discussions with Howard that led to his acceptance of the starring role of ‘Lucious Lyon’ on ‘Empire’ that had previously been procured for him by CAA.”
Authentic cites one incident during which it “intervened with the Los Angeles-based executives of Imagine and effectively saved Howard ‘s job on ‘Empire’ by convincing those executives not to terminate Howard from the show.”
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Though Howard ultimately fired the management company, the lawsuit refers to a September 2014 e-mail from the actor, wherein he said through a representative that Authentic “will however be paid until the end of Terrence’s present contract with ‘Empire.'”
Howard’s contract with “Empire” is for seven seasons. Authentic also alleges in the lawsuit that Howard had been paying them a 10 percent commission for episodes in Season 1 and early Season 2, but after one late payment in March 2016, he stopped paying them and refused to pay them any further.
The lawsuit is the latest in a myriad of legal filings around Fox’s blockbuster hit. In March, producers and studio were sued for copyright infringement, while show creator Lee Daniels apologized to actor Sean Penn as part of a settlement of a suit Penn filed against him for defamation, claiming that the filmmaker smeared him in an article discussing the domestic abuse allegations against Howard.
Pamela Chelin contributed to this report.
138 Fall TV Shows: Every New and Returning Series (Photos)
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Find out when the most hotly anticipated new shows and your old favorites return. We'll keep updating this gallery as more Fall 2016 premiere dates are announced.
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Logo
Thursday, Sept. 8 at 9:00 p.m.
“Finding Prince Charming” (Logo) -
FX
Thursday, Sept. 8 at 10:00 p.m.
“Better Things” (FX) -
Amazon
Friday, Sept. 9
“One Mississippi” (Amazon) -
Cinemax
Friday, Sept. 9 at 10:00 p.m.
“Quarry” (Cinemax) -
Showtime
Sunday, Sept. 11 at 8:00 p.m.
“The Circus” (Showtime) -
PBS
Sunday, Sept. 11 at 10:00 p.m.
“Indian Summers” (PBS) -
Showtime
Sunday, Sept. 11 at 10:00 p.m.
“Masters of Sex” (Showtime) -
ABC
Monday, Sept. 12 at 8:00 p.m.
"Dancing With the Stars" (ABC) -
NBC
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10:00 p.m.
"Blindspot" (NBC) -
FX
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10:00 p.m.
“American Horror Story” (FX) -
IFC
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10:00 p.m.
“Documentary Now!” (IFC) -
Comedy Central
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10:00 p.m.
“South Park” (Comedy Central) -
Comedy Central
Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 10:30 p.m.
“Legends of Chamberlain Heights” (Comedy Central) -
Lifetime
Thursday, Sept. 15 at 9:00 p.m.
“Project Runway” (Lifetime) -
Amazon
Friday, Sept. 16
“Fleabag” (Amazon) -
Syfy
Friday, Sept. 16 at 8:00 p.m.
“Z Nation” (Syfy) -
HBO
Friday, Sept. 16 at 11:00 p.m.
“High Maintenance” (HBO) -
CBS
Sunday, Sept. 18 at 8:30 p.m.
“The Case Of: JonBenet Ramsey” (CBS) -
CBS
Monday, Sept. 19 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS) -
NBC
Monday, Sept. 19 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Voice" (NBC) -
Fox
Monday, Sept. 19 at 8:00 p.m.
Gotham" (Fox) -
CBS
Monday, Sept. 19 8:30 p.m.
"Kevin Can Wait" (CBS) -
Fox
Monday, Sept. 19 9:00 p.m.
"Lucifer" (Fox) -
NBC
Monday, Sept. 19 10:00 p.m.
"The Good Place" (NBC) -
CBS
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 8:00 p.m.
"NCIS" (CBS) -
Fox
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 8:00 p.m.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox) -
Fox
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 8:30 p.m.
"New Girl" (Fox) -
CBS
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 9:00 p.m.
"Bull" (CBS) -
Fox
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 9:00 p.m.
"Scream Queens" (Fox) -
CBS
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m.
"NCIS: New Orleans" (CBS) -
NBC
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m.
"This Is Us" (NBC) -
ABC
Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 10:00 p.m.
"Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (ABC) -
CBS
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"Survivor" (CBS) -
Fox
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"Lethal Weapon" (Fox) -
ABC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Goldbergs" (ABC) -
ABC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 8:30 p.m.
"Speechless" (ABC) -
NBC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Law & Order: SVU" (NBC) -
Fox
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Empire" (Fox) -
ABC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Modern Family" (ABC) -
ABC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 9:30 p.m.
"black-ish" (ABC) -
NBC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10:00 p.m.
"Chicago P.D." (NBC) -
ABC
Wednesday, Sept. 21 at 10:00 p.m.
"Designated Survivor" (ABC) -
Netflix
Thursday, Sept. 22
“Easy” (Netflix) -
NBC
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 8:00 p.m.
"Superstore" (NBC) -
Fox
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 8:00 p.m.
"Rosewood" (Fox) -
ABC
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 8:00 p.m.
"Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) -
NBC
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
"Chicago Med" (NBC) -
Fox
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
"Pitch" (Fox) -
ABC
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
"Notorious" (ABC) -
NBC
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 10:00 p.m.
"The Blacklist" (NBC) -
ABC
Thursday, Sept. 22 at 10:00 p.m.
"How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC) -
Netflix
Friday, Sept. 23
“Longmire” (Netflix) -
Amazon
Friday, Sept. 23
“Transparent” (Amazon) -
Syfy
Friday, Sept. 23 at 10:00 p.m.
“Van Helsing” (Syfy) -
CBS
Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"MacGyver" (CBS) -
NBC
Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"Caught on Camera With Nick Cannon" (NBC) -
Fox
Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"Hell's Kitchen" (Fox) -
ABC
Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:00 p.m.
"Last Man Standing" (ABC) -
ABC
Friday, Sept. 23 at 8:30 p.m.
"Dr. Ken" (ABC) -
CBS
Friday, Sept. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
"Hawaii Five-0" (CBS) -
Fox
Friday, Sept. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
"The Exorcist" (Fox) -
ABC
Friday, Sept. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
"Shark Tank" (ABC) -
CBS
Friday, Sept. 23 at 10:00 p.m.
"Blue Bloods" (CBS) -
Fox
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m.
"Bob's Burgers" (Fox) -
PBS
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:00 p.m.
“Poldark” (PBS) -
Fox
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Simpsons" (Fox) -
ABC
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:00 p.m.
"Once Upon a Time" (ABC) -
Fox
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 8:30 p.m.
"Son of Zorn" (Fox) -
Fox
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 9:00 p.m.
"Family Guy" (Fox) -
ABC
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 9:00 p.m.
"Secrets and Lies" (ABC) -
Fox
Sunday, Sept 25 at 9:30 p.m.
"The Last Man on Earth" (Fox) -
ABC
Sunday, Sept. 25 at 10:00 p.m.
"Quantico" (ABC) -
Syfy
Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 9:00 p.m.
“Channel Zero” (Syfy) -
Syfy
Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 10:00 p.m.
“Aftermath” (Syfy) -
Comedy Central
Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 10:00 p.m.
“Drunk History” (Comedy Central) -
CBS
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 9:00 p.m.
"Criminal Minds" (CBS) -
CBS
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT
“Big Brother: Over the Top” (CBS All Access) -
CBS
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 10:00 p.m.
"Code Black" (CBS) -
TV Land
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 10:00 p.m.
“Younger” (TV Land) -
TV Land
Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 10:30 p.m.
“Impastor” (TV Land) -
Amazon
Friday, Sept. 30
“Crisis in Six Scenes” (Amazon) -
Netflix
Friday, Sept. 30
“Marvel’s Luke Cage” (Netflix) -
Ovation
Saturday, Oct. 1 at 10:00 p.m.
“Versailles” (Ovation) -
Starz
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 8:00 p.m.
“Ash vs. Evil Dead” (Starz) -
Starz
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 8:35 p.m.
“Blunt Talk” (Starz) -
Showtime
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 9:00 p.m.
“Shameless” (Showtime) -
HBO
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 9:00 p.m.
“Westworld” (HBO) -
CBS
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 8:00 p.m.
"NCIS: Los Angeles" (CBS) -
CBS
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 9:00 p.m.
"Madam Secretary" (CBS) -
CBS
Sunday, Oct. 2 at 10:00 p.m.
"Elementary" (CBS) -
CBS
Monday, Oct. 3 at 9:00 p.m.
"Scorpion" (CBS) -
NBC
Monday, Oct. 3 at 10:00 p.m.
"Timeless" (NBC) -
ABC
Monday, Oct. 3 at 10:00 p.m.
"Conviction" (ABC) -
Hulu
Tuesday, Oct. 4
“The Mindy Project” (Hulu) -
CW
Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Flash" (CW) -
CW
Tuesday, Oct. 4 at 9:00 p.m.
"No Tomorrow" (CW) -
CW
Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 8:00 p.m.
"Arrow" (CW) -
CW
Wednesday, Oct. 5 at 9:00 p.m.
"Frequency" (CW) -
Netflix
Thursday, Oct. 7
“The Ranch” (Netflix) -
HBO
Sunday, Oct. 9 at 10:00 p.m.
“Divorce” (HBO) -
HBO
Sunday, Oct. 9 at 10:30 p.m.
“Insecure” (HBO) -
CW
Monday, Oct. 10 at 8:00 p.m.
"Supergirl" (CW) -
CBS
Monday, Oct. 10 at 9:00 p.m.
"2 Broke Girls" (CBS) -
Freeform
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 8:00 p.m.
“Ben & Lauren: Happily Ever After?” (Freeform) -
ABC
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Middle" (ABC) -
ABC
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 8:30 p.m.
"American Housewife" (ABC) -
Freeform
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9:00 p.m.
“The Letter” (Freeform) -
ABC
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9:00 p.m.
"Fresh off the Boat" (ABC) -
ABC
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 9:30 p.m.
"The Real O'Neals" (ABC) -
NBC
Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 10:00 p.m.
"Chicago Fire" (NBC) -
CW
Thursday, Oct. 13 at 8:00 p.m.
"DC's Legends of Tomorrow" (CW) -
CW
Thursday, Oct. 13 at 9:00 p.m.
"Supernatural" (CW) -
USA
Thursday, Oct. 13 at 10:00 p.m.
“Falling Water” (USA) -
Amazon
Friday, Oct. 14
“Goliath” (Amazon) -
Netflix
Friday, Oct. 14
“Haters Back Off” (Netflix) -
Pop
Friday, Oct. 14 at 10:00 p.m.
“Wolf Creek” (Pop) -
PBS
Sunday, Oct. 16 at 8:00 p.m.
“The Durrells in Corfu” (PBS) -
Epix
Sunday, Oct. 16 at 9:00 p.m.
“Berlin Station” (Epix) -
Epix
Sunday, Oct. 16 at 10:00 p.m.
“Graves” (Epix) -
USA
Sunday, Oct. 16 at 10:00 p.m.
“Eyewitness” (USA) -
CW
Monday, Oct. 17 at 9:00 p.m.
"Jane the Virgin" (CW) -
CBS
Monday, Oct. 17 at 9:30 p.m.
"The Odd Couple" (CBS) -
Hulu
Wednesday, Oct. 19
“Chance” (Hulu) -
Netflix
Friday, Oct. 21
“Black Mirror” (Netflix) -
CW
Friday, Oct. 21 at 8:00 p.m.
"The Vampire Diaries" (CW) -
CW
Friday, Oct. 21 at 9:00 p.m.
"Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (CW) -
BBC America
Saturday, Oct. 22 at 9:00 p.m.
“Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency” (BBC America) -
AMC
Sunday, Oct. 23 at 9:00 p.m.
“The Walking Dead” (AMC) -
AMC
Sunday, Oct. 23 at 10:00 p.m.
“Talking Dead” (AMC) -
CBS
Monday, Oct. 24 at 8:30 p.m.
"Man With a Plan" (CBS) -
CBS
Thursday, Oct. 27 at 8:30 p.m.
"The Great Indoors" (CBS) -
CBS
Thursday, Oct. 27 at 9:00 p.m.
"Mom" (CBS) -
CBS
Thursday, Oct. 27 at 9:30 p.m.
"Life in Pieces" (CBS) -
CBS
Thursday, Oct. 27 at 10:00 p.m.
"Pure Genius" (CBS) -
Amazon
Friday, Oct. 28
“Good Girls Revolt” (Amazon) -
IFC
Friday, Oct. 28 at 11:00 p.m.
“Comedy Bang! Bang!” (IFC) -
BBC
Friday, Oct. 28 at 11:00 p.m.
“Tracey Ullman’s Show” (HBO) -
TBS
Monday, Oct. 31 at 9:00 p.m.
“People of Earth” (TBS)
From returning favorites like ”Empire“ to highly anticipated debuts such as ”This Is Us,“ TheWrap’s guide to Fall 2016 premiere dates
Find out when the most hotly anticipated new shows and your old favorites return. We'll keep updating this gallery as more Fall 2016 premiere dates are announced.

