Hollywood star Terrence Howard is supposed to be promoting his new movie, but instead he bashed former friend and co-star Robert Downey, Jr., accusing the actor of dumping him from the massively lucrative Iron Man trilogy.
Howard made the accusation during an interview with Andy Cohen on Bravo’s "Watch What Happens Live." A viewer called in to ask, “Why didn’t you come back to Iron Man? I liked you so much in a uniform.”
Frowning, Howard replied, "Would you like to really know? It turns out in order for - this is going to get me in a lot of trouble - it turns out that the person that I helped become Iron Man ... when it was time to re-up for the second one, took the money that was supposed to go to me and pushed me out."
He was apparently referring to Downey’s salary for the super hero trilogy, which earned him a reported $50 million for the last film alone.
Howard was on the show to tout "The Best Man Holiday," his upcoming film with actress Nia Long.
Howard was one of the highest paid cast members in the 2008 original Iron Man, playing U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes. He was cut from the two sequels.
"The word was that you wanted the same money as Downey," Cohen said.
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Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard in the first “Iron Man” film in 2008.
“We did a three picture deal, so that means that you did the deal ahead of time," said the 44-year-old actor of "Crash" and "Hustle & Flow."
"There was going to be a certain amount for the first one, a certain amount for the second, and a certain amount for the third,” he said.
“They came to me with the second and said, "Look, we will pay you one eighth of what we contractually had for you, because we think the second one will be successful with or without you
“I called 'my friend' that I helped get the first job, and he didn't call me back for three months,''' said Howard.
Asked how things are now, with Downeyk, Howard replied: "Oh I love him, God's going to bless him," he said sinisterly, causing a gasp from the audience.
"Two words for that,' responded Cohen. "Messy boots."
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