50 Cent Wants To Hire Terrence Howard, “Hurt” Over Low “Hustle & Flow” Salary 

50 Cent is doubling down on his support for Terrence Howard after he spoke out about how little he was paid for his role in Hustle & Flow. 

The G-Unit founder took to Instagram with a clip of Howard claiming he received $12,000 for his role in the Oscar-winning movie. He also received a Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of “Djay“ in the film and appeared on the soundtrack. However, he never received any royalty payments for his songs.  

Howard explains the situation in a November interview with WREG News Channel 3. 

“What Paramount did, instead of putting my name as ‘Terrence Howard’ performing the songs, they put ‘performed by Djay.’ Well, they owned Djay,” he explained. “So now I’ve gotta sue Paramount or send them a letter to say, ‘Hey, you guys owe me about 20 years’ worth of residuals and performance royalties.’” 

According to Howard, he was paid a mere $12,000 for his starring role. “Now I got to sue them or send them a letter,” he stated. “The business don’t pay actors anything — that’s why the strike is going on. Actors are struggling.” 

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50 Cent Extends Offers To Terrence Howard And Taraji P. Henson

Sharing the video, 50 Cent said it “hurt my stomach” to hear Terrence Howard’s plight. “I need the best actors and I’m gonna pay them,” he added. “@tarajiphenson you cool with @therealmaryjblige ask her, she got a BIG FVCKIN BAG. My young boy’s @michaelraineyjr, @themekaicurtis, @lilmeechbmf are all making millions.” 

Last month, 50 Cent offered to help Terrence Howard get his money after the acclaimed actor filed a lawsuit alleging his talent agency urged him to take a lower salary for his Empire role. 

He’s also publicly offered assistance to Howard’s Empire co-star Taraji P. Henson, on multiple occasions. He claimed he could help Henson following her emotional viral interview about the pay gap between black actresses in Hollywood.