Report: Terrence Howard Threatened Suicide During Domestic Dispute

                         


Terrence Howard attempted to cut himself with an X-Acto knife during a heated argument with ex-wife Michelle

 Ghent, according to court documents filed by Ghent and obtained by the New York Daily News.

Among other allegations listed in the court documents: incidents of domestic abuse, including one in which

 Howard reportedly threw Ghent against a hardwood floor, and anger-filled diatribes in which he referred to

 himself 

as "Satan" and claimed that Ghent was his "last chance to ever love."


The couple, who were married in January 2010 and divorced this past May, have faced each other several times

 in court. Ghent has alleged domestic abuse and infidelity several times throughout her three-year marriage to the

 Oscar-nominated actor. The couple attempted to reconcile this past June in Costa Rica, but the reunion

 went horribly awry when Ghent claimed Howard beat her again, releasing pictures of herself with a black eye and other bruises. 

Howard, by contrast, claims the Costa Rica incident was started by Ghent, who flew into a jealous rage and 

began pepper spraying him and members of his family. As for her most recent allegations, which she has 

backed 

up with photos and text messages, Howard claims they too are false and timed to interfere with the premiere of

 his latest film, Lee Daniels' The Butler. 

“I live in constant fear of Michelle’s endeavors to ruin my reputation,” Howard told a court in 2011, adding recently

 that incidents of violence in their relationship nearly always begin with Ghent. 

It's not clear what Ghent is seeking by filing the court documents, since the former couple's divorce was finalized

 on May 6 and she was granted a restraining order against her ex in August, days after the Costa Rica incident.