Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Co. have dropped actor Jonathan Majors, 34.
This comes after the actor was found guilty of assault and harassment on Monday, Dec. 18, following a two-week trial that stemmed from a March incident between the actor and his ex-partner, Grace Jabbari in New York City earlier this year.
Majors was arrested on March 25, after he called 911 saying he found his ex-partner, Grace Jabbari, in their New York apartment unconscious.
Police said they found injuries on Jabbari, including a bruised and fractured finger and a cut behind an ear.
She was hospitalized for minor injuries. Prosecutors have argued that Majors had been physically and psychologically abusive toward Jabbari for years, culminating in the alleged assault.
Meanwhile, Majors’ defense team has long claimed that Jabbari was the actual aggressor in the former couple’s altercation.
Jabbari was arrested in October after turning herself in, but the Manhattan district attorney’s office declined to pursue charges.
Majors has maintained his innocence throughout, with attorney Priya Chaudhry arguing that the accuser, Majors’ former girlfriend Grace Jabbari, had fabricated the whole ordeal.
Before his arrest in March, Majors was positioned as the key figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
He made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in 2021 as the mysterious He Who Remains in the Season 1 finale of ‘Loki’.
He was properly introduced as the villain Kang the Conqueror in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,’ which included a glimpse into the studio’s bigger plans around the character that are expected to eventually culminate in ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,’ slated for 2026.
Most recently, Majors appeared in the second season of ‘Loki’ as Victor Timely.
While the studio had been silent about Majors’ status with the franchise since his arrest, when the season launched, ‘Loki’ executive producer Kevin Wright told outlets that the actor’s legal troubles had not affected the series.
Majors, who was acquitted of a different assault charge and of aggravated harassment, looked slightly downward and showed no immediate reaction as the verdict was read. He declined to comment as he left the courthouse.
His lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, said in a statement that he ‘still has faith in the process and looks forward to fully clearing his name.’
While he was convicted of an assault charge that involves recklessly causing injury, she said his team was grateful for his acquittal on the other assault count, which concerned intentionally causing injury.
‘Mr. Majors is grateful to God, his family, his friends and his fans for their love and support during these harrowing eight months,’ Chaudhry said.
Marvel and Disney immediately dropped the ‘Creed III’ star from all upcoming projects following the conviction, said a person close to the studio who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter.
