This isn’t just gossip — it’s a bombshell that could shake Hollywood’s core. According to Terrence Howard, *Empire* star Bryshere Gray — known to fans as “Yazz the Greatest” — wasn’t just another troubled young actor spiraling out of control. Terrence says something far more sinister was happening behind the scenes… and 50 Cent allegedly tried to save him before it was too late.

Bryshere Gray went from rapping on the streets of Philly to starring as Hakeem Lyon in *Empire* — an overnight transformation into Hollywood royalty. But with that fame came predators. Real ones. Behind the bright lights and red carpets was a web of powerful men — names like Will Smith, Diddy, Lee Daniels, and Charlie Mack — all playing the role of “mentors.” But was it really mentorship? Or manipulation?

Jaguar Wright has been sounding the alarm for years — claiming Bryshere wasn’t just discarded when *Empire* ended… he was *used*. According to her, Bryshere once ran out of Will Smith’s house *screaming* after an alleged freak-off session. She claimed Will and Diddy were grooming young male artists — and that Bryshere’s own mother allegedly knew and allowed it to happen in exchange for fame, playing the part of a “struggling single mom” for the cameras, while her son was allegedly being prepped for unspeakable things.

Behind the scenes, she said, Charlie Mack promised her the world — all she had to do was stay quiet. But once *Empire* wrapped, so did Bryshere’s protection. His name stopped trending, endorsements dried up, and the media began painting him as another Hollywood trainwreck.

And then came the allegations. The breakdown. The infamous arrest in 2020, when news broke that Bryshere had assaulted his wife in a horrific domestic incident. But in private, he allegedly told people it was all fallout from something much darker. That what happened to him wasn’t just the result of poor choices or mental illness — but trauma. Trauma rooted in what Will and Diddy allegedly did to him when he was still a teenager.

Jaguar claimed there was a tape — a blackmail weapon allegedly showing what happened to Bryshere, with Diddy’s son Justin and Will’s son Jaden reportedly present. She claimed that tape was being used to keep Bryshere quiet.

And then Terrence Howard spoke up.

In a jaw-dropping interview with Patrick Bet-David, Terrence claimed Diddy tried to lure *him* into the same circle — allegedly inviting him over repeatedly under the guise of “acting lessons.” But when Terrence showed up, there was no script, no acting… just Diddy sitting and watching him in silence. When Diddy tried to schedule more private sessions, Terrence’s assistant gave him the warning straight: “I think he’s trying to f*** you.”

Terrence ghosted him immediately.

But he didn’t stay silent. He said this wasn’t a one-off. Multiple Hollywood execs have allegedly tried the same thing with him — and he’s had to threaten violence just to get them to back off. Terrence refuses to “play the game.” No dresses, no kissing men on camera, no compromising his manhood. And he said the cost of keeping that integrity was real — lost roles, lost money, and a blackballing that nearly ended his career.

But back to Bryshere.

Sources say that *50 Cent* knew what was going on — that he’d been side-eyeing Diddy’s parties for years, refusing to attend because, quote, “he knew exactly what was going down.” When Bryshere began unraveling, 50 allegedly stepped in behind the scenes, through Terrence, to try and pull him out of the darkness. But by then, it was too late. Bryshere was already traumatized, caught in a web he couldn’t escape.

Now the man once known as Hakeem Lyon isn’t roaring in the lion’s den anymore — he’s deep in the OnlyFans jungle. Recently, Bryshere popped out with an explicit photo shoot alongside another male content creator, leaving the internet stunned. Was this a form of liberation? Or evidence of a man still trapped, still rebranding after being broken?

Terrence, meanwhile, is sounding the alarm — not for clout, but because he’s fed up. He says Hollywood is actively working to emasculate Black men. That when you say “no” to the freaky stuff, you’re labeled “difficult,” “uncooperative,” and shut out of the system.

Now, the story’s stakes are getting even higher.

50 Cent is reportedly working on a documentary called **”Did He Do It?”** — an exposé targeting Diddy and the empire he’s allegedly built on secrets and submission. Insiders say 50 already reached out to Terrence Howard to be part of the film. And word is, Bryshere may have even confided in 50 before everything fell apart — possibly revealing the truth about what really happened, but too afraid to name names publicly.