Actor Jonathan Majors was found guilty on Monday by a jury in New York of assaulting and harassing his ex-girlfriend after a domestic argument.
Majors, a rising star who has been in “Creed III” and Disney’s Marvel movies, was found guilty on Monday of one count of third-degree reckless assault and one count of harassment as a non-criminal offense.
He was found not guilty of one count of aggravated harassment and one count of assault.
Majors, who was in court on Monday, maintained a composed expression during the reading of the verdict. He didn’t address the journalists as he was leaving the courthouse.
Majors’ lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, said he “still has faith in the process and looks forward to fully clearing his name” in a statement on Monday afternoon.
Majors was slated to play the evil Kang in the next film “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,” but shortly after the verdict was announced, a person with knowledge of the case told that Marvel Studios would not be forward with any more projects involving Captain Marvel.
When CNN contacted a Marvel official, they declined to comment.
Before returning a verdict, the jury in this case deliberated for around four and a half hours.
The domestic incident that occurred in March between Majors and his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari is the basis for the trial, which got underway on December 4. Majors entered a not guilty plea to misdemeanor charges of harassment and violence.
Prosecutors claimed Majors “didn’t hesitate to use physical violence” against Jabbari during last week’s closing statements when he grabbed her right hand, pulled her arm behind her back, and then “struck a blow” to her head.
During her final argument, Majors’s attorney maintained his innocence, labeling the charges against him as “fake” and asserting that Jabbari was the one who initiated the argument.
Majors was present in the New York City courtroom the entire time the case was being handled, although he did not testify throughout the trial.
The New York Times reports that on December 5, Jabbari testified that Majors had beaten her in the backseat of a car during the March argument. The prosecution said that the assault occurred when Jabbari noticed a love text message from someone else on his phone.
“We are pleased that today’s guilty decision upholds justice. Even though it was undoubtedly difficult to relive these horrific experiences on the witness stand, Ms. Jabbari spoke in public and honestly, according to a statement provided by Jabbari’s attorneys to CNN on Monday. “We express our gratitude to the judge and jurors for their thoughtfulness and patience, as well as to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office for their diligent efforts and unwavering support.”
Majors had a number of well-known film appearances up to his legal issues, and others were planned for release. In the Marvel movie “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” which came out back in February, he played Kang. He also made an appearance in the second season of the Disney+ series “Loki,” which premiered in October.
The 2026 release of “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” was supposed to be Majors’ leading role. In addition, he was scheduled to appear in “Avengers: Secret Wars,” a follow-up movie that would follow his Marvel persona and release in 2027.
Majors’ professional future is now in doubt because the trial has already put a hold on his career trajectory. Due to the assault conviction, the actor may spend up to a year in prison. In addition, he might be fined $250 and spend up to 15 days in jail for the harassing infraction.
His sentence is set on February 6 of the following year.
