Terrence Howard’s Ex-Wife — Move Over, Cookie … I’m Taking My Cut of the ‘Empire’

EXCLUSIVE

Someone else is digging into Lucious Lyon’s pockets — Terrence Howard‘s real life ex-wife is demanding a chunk of his “Empire” salary.

Michelle Howard is already supposed to get $ 5,800 per month from Terrence — but according to new docs … she stands to benefit greatly from his astronomical success on the FOX show, and here’s why.

The deal is Michelle gets 21% of anything Terrence made over $ 62,500 in the first 3 months of this year. As we previously reported … Michelle says Terrence pulls in $ 125k per episode — and sources tell us 3 episodes were shot this year.

We did the math, and he needs to cut her a check for about $ 65k. That’s just from his “Empire” money. Remember, Terrence has another show — “Wayward Pines” — debuting on FOX this year … so she’ll get some chunk of that.

Bottom line — they had a nasty divorce, but it’s safe to say Michelle’s now rooting for Terrence.