Emmy Awards 2016: Television Academy mistakes Terrence Howard for Cuba Gooding Jr.

LOS ANGELES -- Terrence Howard was the victim of mistaken identity on the Emmys red carpet - the official Twitter account of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences sent out a tweet identifying Howard as Emmy nominee Cuba Gooding Jr. It quickly corrected the tweet.

Howard had another noteworthy red carpet moment when he called his “Empire” character an expletive during a live television interview.

Howard’s description Sunday of his volatile character on the Fox television series was bleeped by E! Entertainment Television. Red carpet host Giuliana Rancic was briefly taken aback before asking Howard’s wife whether the actor brought any of his character home with him.

Howard’s wife, Mira Pak, responded that he did, and quite often. Howard then joked that he had people hanging in their bathroom before the conversation turned to the couple’s infant son.

Howard’s character, Lucious Lyon, is a bigoted, homophobic music mogul who hits his children.

The red carpet exchange led some online commenters to bring up Howard’s history of domestic violence. He has admitted he struck his first wife in anger, and he is still fighting with his ex-wife Michelle Ghent over their divorce and her allegations he was physically abusive during their relationship.

A judge threw out the couple’s divorce judgment and the ruling is on appeal. Ghent is also suing Howard over alleged abuse, which the actor denies.

Although Howard wasn’t nominated for an Emmy Award, he did present the outstanding supporting actor in a limited series category.