Terrence Howard Alleges Diddy Made Unwanted Advances Towards Him During Private Meeting: ‘I’m Not Into That’

Actor and musician Terrence Howard recently claimed that during a private meeting years ago, Sean “Diddy” Combs made advances towards him. Howard, who is known for his role in “Iron Man,” shared this revelation on the “PBD Podcast” on Friday, April 4.

Howard, aged 56, recounted an encounter with Diddy where the hip-hop mogul allegedly expressed a desire to engage in intimate relations. Following this incident, Howard asserted that he decided to sever all ties with Diddy to safeguard his sense of masculinity.

During the “PBD Podcast,” Howard opened up to Patrick Bet-David about scientific theories, academia, and his departure from Hollywood.

During the podcast discussion, Howard also alluded to another incident involving Diddy, who is presently dealing with various legal issues linked to sex trafficking and racketeering.

According to Howard, he once visited Diddy to help him with his acting skills after being “invited … for weeks.” However, Howard claimed that when the two were together, Diddy didn’t have materials to work on, and, instead, he only sat there, “looking” at Howard.

The “Best Man Holiday” actor then claimed that Diddy asked to listen to some of Howard’s music, but instead of offering feedback, Diddy allegedly stayed silent, “just sitting” there.

Howard revealed to David he was confused by Diddy’s behavior before saying his assistant alleged the “Hello Good Morning” rapper was “trying to f-ck” him.

“Now you know to be hands-off with somebody,” Howard said, adding he’s had that interaction with several producers in the past whom he’s threatened “to punch” or “knock their head off.”

He continued: “When you approach a real man about his masculinity, you’re going to get a real reaction back.”

Howard, who has starred in TV shows like “All My Children,” “Family Matters,” and, most recently, “Flight Night,” also revealed he won’t take certain roles, including any gay characters.

“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 sh-t because the man card means everything,” he said.

Howard’s claims come 10 years after reports surfaced that Diddy banned his sons from appearing on the Fox show “Empire,” which also featured Taraji P. Henson.

“Diddy kicked up a huge stink and called all the top brass at 20th Century Fox TV to get them to change their rules over music rights,” a source told Page Six. “He said there was no way his son was signing over his intellectual property. So he banned him from the show.”

In April 2025, TheBlast reported about the two new counts of sex trafficking and transportation added to Diddy’s ongoing federal case.

Per court documents, prosecutors working the case made new claims about the rapper, including that he “recruited, enticed, harbored, transported, provided, obtained, advertised, maintained, patronized and solicited” the victims to “engage in commercial sex acts.”

The new charges come months after Diddy was first arrested and indicted on prostitution-related charges, per PEOPLE. In the documents, Diddy allegedly manipulated women into participating in “highly orchestrated performances,” also known as “freak-offs.”

According to the indictment, “freak-offs” involved male sex workers who Diddy allegedly flew to his location.

Following the new charges, Diddy’s representative shared a statement with The Blast, clarifying that the allegations were not “new.”

“These are the same individuals, former long-term girlfriends, who were involved in consensual relationships. This was their private sex life, defined by consent, not coercion,” they said.

Nearly a year ago, CNN released a video of Diddy seemingly assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, in a Los Angeles hotel. The disturbing clip showcased the rapper running down the hallway after Ventura in a towel before grabbing her by the neck area and slamming her on the ground.

In court documents, Diddy’s team alleged CNN bought the only copy of the video and altered it before destroying the original footage.

“CNN purchased the only known copy of the Hotel’s surveillance footage, uploaded that footage into a free editing software, altered the video, and then destroyed the original footage, even though it knew about and repeatedly reported about the federal investigation,” the rapper’s team said in a joint letter.

They also accused the news network of “covering the time stamp and then changing the video sequence.”

“It also includes speeding up the video to make it falsely appear that the actions in the video are taking place faster than they are. As a result, the CNN videos do not fairly and accurately depict the events in question,” they finished.