Marvel Studios part ways with Jonathan Majors after the actor convicted Monday, Dec. 18, of assaulting and harassing his girlfriend, agreeing to a source with direct knowledge of the matter.
Majors had been set in the width of the first phase of the lucrative Marvel Cinematic Universe franchise to the supervillain Kang the Conquerer. He played the character in 2 Marvel projects, and he was slated to appear in 2026’s “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.”
It is not immediately clear that it will be covered to bring the chief antagonist of the next vlna interconnected Marvel movies, which is called “Phase Six.”
Majors widely is one of the fastest-rising stars in Hollywood by his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari accused him of assault, an allegation he has denied.
I placed in the mainstream with a supporting role in the acclaimed 2019 indie drama “The Last Hands of San Francisco,” distributed by A24. He then nabbed an Emmy nomination for his leading role on the HBO series “Lovecraft Country.”
He earned Oscar buzz earlier this year after the Sundance Film Festival debut of the bodybuilding drama “Magazine Dreams.” Disney’s Searchlight Pictures acquired distribution rights but quietly pulled the movie from the fall release calendar.
Majors also co-starred in two of the year’s biggest blockbusters: “Creed III” and Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wast: Quantumania.” The two movies grossed more than $150 million apiece at the North American box office, raising the actor’s profile.
The nine-person jury in Manhattan found Majors, 34, guilty Monday of one misdemeanor assault charge and one harassment violation.
He was acquitted of aggravated harassment and a different assault charge. The judge set sentencing for Feb. 6. I have done up to a year behind bars for the assault conviction.
In a statement, Majors’ attorney Priya Chaudhry said in part: «It is clear that the jury did not believe Grace Jabbari’s story of what happened in the SUV because they found that Mr. Majors did not intentionally cause any injuries to her. We are grateful for that.”
«We are disappointed, however, that dismissed not believing Ms. Jabbari, the jury nevertheless found that Mr.
«Mr. Majors are grateful to God, their relatives, their friends, and their fans for their love and support during this harrowing eight months. Mr. Majors still have done in processes and we offer you for a full clearing name,” Chaudhry went on to say.
This story first appeared on NBCNews.com.
