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The actor was charged for assault and harassment
FIONA SULLIVAN FIONA.SULLIVAN.20@CNU.EDU
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On March 25, actor Jonathan Majors was arrested on charges of assault, strangulation, and harassment. However, his attorney stated the next day that Major’s is completely innocent based on the evidence available.
Majors has recently been praised in the news because of his starring roles in the new movies “Creed III” and “Antman and The Wasp: Quantummania” which is why it was a huge surprise to the general public to see these allegations.
New York Police stated that Majors was involved in a domestic dispute with a woman around 11am on Saturday when police responded to a 911 call in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.
“The victim informed police she was assaulted,” a spokesperson for the NYPD said in a statement. “Officers placed the 33-year-old male into custody without incident. The victim sustained minor injuries to her head and neck and was removed to an area hospital in stable condition.”
According to AP News, Major’s attorney Priya Chaudhry said there was evidence clearing Majors, including “video footage from the vehicle where this episode took place, witness testimony from the driver and others who both saw and heard the episode, and most importantly, two written statements from the woman recanting these allegations.”
Majors was arraigned that Sunday but was released with a limited order of protection. He will have his official court hearing on May 8. In the meantime, Majors’ career is already experiecing some blows and no one knows if he will be able to return to a successful career if proven innocent.
The US. Army stopped playing its ad campaign featuring Majors until the investigation is complete since the ad is specifically targeted towards younger audiences.
Marvel is also reportedly discussing options with Majors and his agent going forward which means he might not be reprising his role as the supervillain Kang in future Marvel movies.
Majors has already filmed his second MCU appearance since he will be returning as Kang season two of Loki. While this incident happened over a week ago, the investigation is still ongoing and no clear asnwers will be available
