美国男演员特伦斯·霍华德起诉前经纪公司CAA，称其在《嘻哈帝国》中因种族歧视而少付片酬
Terrence Howard is suing his former agency CAA for breach of fiduciary duty, constructive fraud and fraudulent representation.
特伦斯·霍华德起诉他的前经纪公司CAA违反信托义务、推定欺诈和欺诈性代理。
According to a complaint that was filed in Los Angeles and obtained by PEOPLE, Howard alleges that the agency neglected to act in his best interest and negotiate a higher salary during his time portraying music mogul Lucius Lyon on Fox’s Empire.
根据《人物》获得的一份在洛杉矶提交的投诉，霍华德声称，在他在福克斯的《嘻哈帝国》中扮演音乐大亨卢修斯·里昂期间，该公司没有按照他的最佳利益行事，也没有就更高的薪水进行谈判。
The complaint claims that CAA also represented producers Lee Daniels and Danny Strong and became the “packaging agent for the project” and thus were “willing to waive their standard 10% agency.”
诉状称，CAA还代表制片人李·丹尼尔斯和丹尼·斯特朗，成为“项目的包装代理”，因此“愿意放弃他们10%的标准代理”。
Because of this, the complaint alleges that the agency informed Howard that “their compensation was being built into the project’s budget and paid separately.”
因此，投诉称，该机构告知霍华德，“他们的补偿已纳入项目预算，并单独支付。”
Though he was “unfamiliar with particularities involved in these types of packaging deals,” the complaint claims that Howard “continued to believe that his agents were serving his best interests at all times.” It also states that he wasn’t privy to the “conflicts of interest” involved in the deal.
尽管霍华德“不熟悉这类包装交易的细节”，但诉状称，霍华德“一直相信他的经纪人在任何时候都是在为他的最大利益服务。”它还指出，他对交易中涉及的“利益冲突”并不知情。
The complaint notes that the actor believed it was “commendable of them to avoid ‘double dipping’ on fees obtained as the packaging agent and those fees obtained from their actors.”
诉状指出，该演员认为“他们避免‘双重提成’的做法是值得称赞的，因为他们从包装代理商那里获得的费用和从演员那里获得的费用都是‘双重提成’。”
The practice of agencies receiving packaging fees has since been banned after Writers Guild of America fought to reform the practice in 2020.
在美国作家协会于2020年努力改革这一做法后，经纪公司收取包装费的做法被禁止了。
A spokesperson for CAA, as well as reps for Daniels and Strong, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
CAA的一位发言人以及丹尼尔斯和斯特朗的代表都没有立即回应《人物》杂志的置评请求。
According to the complaint, it wasn’t until “years later” that “Howard would discover that CAA was in fact keeping his best interests at the forefront” and prioritized their “own financial interests as well as the interests of the Production Companies they also represented ahead of his own.”
根据诉状，直到“多年后”，“霍华德才发现CAA实际上是把他的最大利益放在首位”，并将他们“自己的经济利益以及他们所代表的制作公司的利益置于他自己的利益之上”。
When Empire debuted on Fox in January 2015, the musical drama became an instant hit. The series received critical acclaim and marked Fox’s “highest rated debut in three years,” according to the lawsuit.
《嘻哈帝国》于2015年1月在福克斯电视台首播时，这部音乐剧立刻引起了轰动。根据诉讼，这部剧获得了评论界的好评，是福克斯“三年来收视率最高的处女作”。
Despite its massive success, the complaint states that Howard was paid $125,000 per episode as negotiated in the actor’s initial “pilot agreement." If the series were to be picked up by the network, the “pilot agreement” set forth an “episodic fee schedule for several seasons.”
尽管这部剧取得了巨大的成功，但根据最初的“试播协议”，霍华德每集的片酬为12.5万美元。如果这部剧被电视台续订，“试播协议”会列出“几季的每集收费表”。
The complaint alleges that Howard was able to “renegotiate his per episodic fees by double” around June 27, 2016, though his overall salary was “still below the standard of the star lead actor on an extraordinarily popular and successful television show.”
诉状称，在2016年6月27日左右，霍华德能够“以双倍的价格重新协商他的每集片酬”，尽管他的总片酬“仍然低于一部非常受欢迎和成功的电视剧的明星男主角的标准”。
特伦斯·霍华德起诉他的前经纪公司CAA违反信托义务、推定欺诈和欺诈性代理。
According to a complaint that was filed in Los Angeles and obtained by PEOPLE, Howard alleges that the agency neglected to act in his best interest and negotiate a higher salary during his time portraying music mogul Lucius Lyon on Fox’s Empire.
根据《人物》获得的一份在洛杉矶提交的投诉，霍华德声称，在他在福克斯的《嘻哈帝国》中扮演音乐大亨卢修斯·里昂期间，该公司没有按照他的最佳利益行事，也没有就更高的薪水进行谈判。
The complaint claims that CAA also represented producers Lee Daniels and Danny Strong and became the “packaging agent for the project” and thus were “willing to waive their standard 10% agency.”
诉状称，CAA还代表制片人李·丹尼尔斯和丹尼·斯特朗，成为“项目的包装代理”，因此“愿意放弃他们10%的标准代理”。
Because of this, the complaint alleges that the agency informed Howard that “their compensation was being built into the project’s budget and paid separately.”
因此，投诉称，该机构告知霍华德，“他们的补偿已纳入项目预算，并单独支付。”
Though he was “unfamiliar with particularities involved in these types of packaging deals,” the complaint claims that Howard “continued to believe that his agents were serving his best interests at all times.” It also states that he wasn’t privy to the “conflicts of interest” involved in the deal.
尽管霍华德“不熟悉这类包装交易的细节”，但诉状称，霍华德“一直相信他的经纪人在任何时候都是在为他的最大利益服务。”它还指出，他对交易中涉及的“利益冲突”并不知情。
The complaint notes that the actor believed it was “commendable of them to avoid ‘double dipping’ on fees obtained as the packaging agent and those fees obtained from their actors.”
诉状指出，该演员认为“他们避免‘双重提成’的做法是值得称赞的，因为他们从包装代理商那里获得的费用和从演员那里获得的费用都是‘双重提成’。”
The practice of agencies receiving packaging fees has since been banned after Writers Guild of America fought to reform the practice in 2020.
在美国作家协会于2020年努力改革这一做法后，经纪公司收取包装费的做法被禁止了。
A spokesperson for CAA, as well as reps for Daniels and Strong, did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment.
CAA的一位发言人以及丹尼尔斯和斯特朗的代表都没有立即回应《人物》杂志的置评请求。
According to the complaint, it wasn’t until “years later” that “Howard would discover that CAA was in fact keeping his best interests at the forefront” and prioritized their “own financial interests as well as the interests of the Production Companies they also represented ahead of his own.”
根据诉状，直到“多年后”，“霍华德才发现CAA实际上是把他的最大利益放在首位”，并将他们“自己的经济利益以及他们所代表的制作公司的利益置于他自己的利益之上”。
When Empire debuted on Fox in January 2015, the musical drama became an instant hit. The series received critical acclaim and marked Fox’s “highest rated debut in three years,” according to the lawsuit.
《嘻哈帝国》于2015年1月在福克斯电视台首播时，这部音乐剧立刻引起了轰动。根据诉讼，这部剧获得了评论界的好评，是福克斯“三年来收视率最高的处女作”。
Despite its massive success, the complaint states that Howard was paid $125,000 per episode as negotiated in the actor’s initial “pilot agreement." If the series were to be picked up by the network, the “pilot agreement” set forth an “episodic fee schedule for several seasons.”
尽管这部剧取得了巨大的成功，但根据最初的“试播协议”，霍华德每集的片酬为12.5万美元。如果这部剧被电视台续订，“试播协议”会列出“几季的每集收费表”。
The complaint alleges that Howard was able to “renegotiate his per episodic fees by double” around June 27, 2016, though his overall salary was “still below the standard of the star lead actor on an extraordinarily popular and successful television show.”
诉状称，在2016年6月27日左右，霍华德能够“以双倍的价格重新协商他的每集片酬”，尽管他的总片酬“仍然低于一部非常受欢迎和成功的电视剧的明星男主角的标准”。
