In March, Mira Pak secretly filed for divorce from husband Terrence Howard while pregnant with their son, Qirin, citing irreconcilable differences. As for what went wrong, sources tell Star it was the actor’s notoriously volatile temper that destroyed his two-year marriage to Mira, 38.
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"Terrence is hell to live with," says an insider. And while his neighbor agrees with the insider's statement, Terrence believes otherwise about himself. "As far as me harming somebody, anybody that knows me, I really can't harm a fly," the actor has said. "It's completely against my spirit." However, police reports prove otherwise.
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"Terrence and Mira had screaming matches all the time," the source tells Star exclusively. "There were nights when it kept me up. Didn't Mira know before marrying him that he was insane?"
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"I never called the police [because] it was scary think about what Terrence would do [to me] if he found out. He's a loose cannon, you know?" the insider dished.
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"I'm relieved that they're divorced," says Mira's neighbor. "There was constant screaming coming from their home."
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Unfortunately, it's a side of the Empire star, 46, that each of his former spouses has come to know very well. Terrence's second wife, Michelle Ghent, 36, filed for a restraining order against him twice: in 2011, less than a week into their marriage, and in 2013, after he allegedly punched her, choked her and threatened her life with a knife.
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A recorded conversation one time revealed Terrence telling his ex Michelle, "I'm a good man." But she replied: "I know. But you are also scary." During their divorce proceedings, texts sent by Terrence were made public, painting an even darker picture.
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"I will never allow a restraining order to keep you from me," he warned.
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Terrence's first wife faced a similar fate. In 2011, Lori McCommas and her estranged ex got into a heated argument over the phone.
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"Don't disrespect me by hanging up or I'll come over and hurt you," Terrence reportedly threatened.
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Taraji Henson and Terrence Howard at Monte Carlo Television Festival
When Lori, 44, did just that, he allegedly made good on his promise, driving to her home, kicking down the door and punching her three times, twice in the face.
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Red carpet arrivals at the Opening Ceremony at the 55th Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monte Carlo, Monaco
"Terrence can be set off by the smallest trigger," the source explains. "He expects his women to do what he wants, when he wants, or he turns into a monster."
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TV One At The 45th NAACP Image Awards
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Empire Press Conference in Beverly Hills **USA ONLY**
"Terrence is hell to live with," says an insider. And while his neighbor agrees with the insider's statement, Terrence believes otherwise about himself. "As far as me harming somebody, anybody that knows me, I really can't harm a fly," the actor has said. "It's completely against my spirit." However, police reports prove otherwise.
Photo credit: AKM-GSI
45th NAACP Image Awards Presented By TV One - Backstage And Audience
"Terrence and Mira had screaming matches all the time," the source tells Star exclusively. "There were nights when it kept me up. Didn't Mira know before marrying him that he was insane?"
Photo credit: Getty Images
*EXCLUSIVE* Terrence Howard dines at Crustacean after crying in court
"I never called the police [because] it was scary think about what Terrence would do [to me] if he found out. He's a loose cannon, you know?" the insider dished.
Photo credit: AKM-GSI
Spike TV's Guys Choice 2015 - Arrivals
"I'm relieved that they're divorced," says Mira's neighbor. "There was constant screaming coming from their home."
Photo credit: Splash News
Unfortunately, it's a side of the Empire star, 46, that each of his former spouses has come to know very well. Terrence's second wife, Michelle Ghent, 36, filed for a restraining order against him twice: in 2011, less than a week into their marriage, and in 2013, after he allegedly punched her, choked her and threatened her life with a knife.
Photo credit: FilmMagic
A recorded conversation one time revealed Terrence telling his ex Michelle, "I'm a good man." But she replied: "I know. But you are also scary." During their divorce proceedings, texts sent by Terrence were made public, painting an even darker picture.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Taraji Henson and Terrence Howard at Monte Carlo Television Festival
"I will never allow a restraining order to keep you from me," he warned.
Photo credit: Splash News
Celebrities attend the 55th Monte Carlo TV Anniversary
Terrence's first wife faced a similar fate. In 2011, Lori McCommas and her estranged ex got into a heated argument over the phone.
Photo credit: Splash News
US-OSCARS-SHOW
"Don't disrespect me by hanging up or I'll come over and hurt you," Terrence reportedly threatened.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Taraji Henson and Terrence Howard at Monte Carlo Television Festival
When Lori, 44, did just that, he allegedly made good on his promise, driving to her home, kicking down the door and punching her three times, twice in the face.
Photo credit: Splash News
Red carpet arrivals at the Opening Ceremony at the 55th Monte Carlo Television Festival in Monte Carlo, Monaco
"Terrence can be set off by the smallest trigger," the source explains. "He expects his women to do what he wants, when he wants, or he turns into a monster."
Photo credit: Splash News
