When Terrence Howard was only 2 years old, a visit to a Cleveland, Ohio, department store to meet Santa Claus veered into tragedy. A scuffle between his father, Tyrone Howard, and another man in line ended in the latter's death.
In a new profile in Rolling Stone, Howard, 46, discusses the 1971 incident, for which his father was sentenced to prison on manslaughter charges.
As a result of the "Santa Line Slaying," Howard's father ended up serving 11 months in prison, at which point he was paroled for good behavior. Howard's mother and father separated shortly thereafter. Accounts differ about what led to the...
In a new profile in Rolling Stone, Howard, 46, discusses the 1971 incident, for which his father was sentenced to prison on manslaughter charges.
As a result of the "Santa Line Slaying," Howard's father ended up serving 11 months in prison, at which point he was paroled for good behavior. Howard's mother and father separated shortly thereafter. Accounts differ about what led to the...
- 9/15/2015
- by Drew Mackie, @drewgmackie
- People.com - TV Watch
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