Jonathan Majors, a rising star in Hollywood, has been dropped by Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Co. after being found guilty of assaulting his former girlfriend.
Majors was convicted on one misdemeanor assault charge and one harassment violation, but acquitted of another assault charge and aggravated harassment.
The Manhattan jury delivered the verdict after a two-week trial.
Majors showed no immediate reaction upon hearing the verdict and declined to comment as he left the courthouse.
Marvel and Disney wasted no time in severing ties with Majors.
He had been slated to play the antagonist role of Kang in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having already appeared in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” and the first two seasons of “Loki.”
His upcoming project, “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,” scheduled for release in May 2026, will no longer feature him.
Majors, known for his roles in films such as “The Last Black Man in San Francisco,” “Devotion,” and “Da 5 Bloods,” had quickly risen to prominence in Hollywood, but this conviction has derailed his career.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg stated that the trial revealed a pattern of abuse and coercion, leading to Majors assaulting and harassing his girlfriend.
Majors is set to be sentenced on February 6 and could face up to a year in jail for the assault conviction, although probation or other non-jail sentences are also possible.
The charges against Majors stemmed from a dispute between him and his girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, that began in March of last year.
Jabbari, a British dancer, accused Majors of attacking her in the backseat of a car, alleging that he hit her in the head, twisted her arm, and fractured her middle finger.
Majors’ defense claimed that Jabbari was the aggressor, driven by jealousy after discovering a text message from another woman on his phone.
They argued that Majors was merely trying to retrieve his phone and escape safely.
Throughout the trial, Majors arrived in court each morning carrying a gold-leaf Bible, offering hugs to his family and current girlfriend, actress Meagan Good.
While he remained expressionless for much of the proceedings, he became emotional when his attorney, Priya Chaudhry, pleaded with the jury to end the nightmare for him.
The trial shed light on Majors’ troubled relationship with Jabbari, whom he met on the set of “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.”
Prosecutors presented text messages showing Majors urging Jabbari not to seek hospital treatment for a head injury and suggesting it could lead to an investigation.
Additionally, audio recordings were played in which Majors proclaimed himself a great man and questioned whether Jabbari could meet the standards set by the spouses of Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama.
Majors’ defense argued that Jabbari had secretly recorded him as part of a plot to ruin his career.
During her testimony, Jabbari described Majors as excessively controlling and prone to fits of explosive rage.
Security footage from the aftermath of their confrontation showed Majors manhandling Jabbari and shoving her back into the car.
Majors did not testify, but his attorney highlighted footage of him sprinting away from Jabbari as evidence that he was the victim.
Chaudhry accused Jabbari of revenge-partying and charging expensive champagne to Majors’ credit card, implying that she was not genuinely injured.
In closing arguments, prosecutor Kelli Galaway emphasized the seriousness of domestic violence and refuted the defense’s claims of a revenge plot.
The jury ultimately sided with the prosecution, delivering a significant blow to Majors’ career aspirations.
