Actor Jonathan Majors, known for his roles in films such as “Creed III”
and “Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania,” was arrested in New York on
Saturday on charges of strangulation, assault, and harassment following a
domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman.
Police responded to a
911 call in an apartment in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood and
arrested Majors without incident. The victim sustained minor injuries to
her head and neck and was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Via the NYPD "On Saturday, March 25, 2023 at approximately 1114 hours, police
responded to [a] 911 call inside of an apartment located in the vicinity
of West 22nd Street and 8th Avenue, within the confines of the 10
Precinct. A preliminary investigation determined that a 33-year-old male
was involved in a domestic dispute with a 30 year-old female," the
report reads.
Early Sunday, the Manhattan district attorney’s office reported that the actor was arraigned on a complaint involving misdemeanor charges of assault and aggravated harassment. Major has been released on his recognizance, which a judge ordered on Saturday night. He is scheduled to appear in court on May 8.
Following these allegations, the United States Army suspended its TV ad campaign featuring the actor intended to target a younger audience. The Army Enterprise Marketing Office stated the termination of the contract, saying the Army is “deeply concerned by the allegations surrounding his arrest.”
The arrest of Majors has shocked the entertainment industry, with many expressing concern for the safety of the victim and the impact on Majors’ career. The recently reported allegation of assault against Jonathan Majors has left everyone in a daze. It hasn’t helped that filmmakers who have worked with the actor described him as a “sociopath” mere hours after news emerged that the MCU star was arrested (but also subsequently released) by the police after a complaint was filed against him.
On Twitter, Your Turn and Uncle Frank director A.B. Allen posted a series of tweets after learning of Majors being taken into custody for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend during an incident in New York City. Allen stated in February that "there's a particular actor, relatively new on the scene, who Twitter has violently fallen head over heels for who, in actuality, is a vicious, cruel, abusive human being, both professionally and in his personal life, and every new viral thirst tweet about him drives me insane." Following the breaking news about Majors' arrest, Allen responded to a user's repost of his statement in February, confirming it was Majors he was referring to.
Allen wasn't the only one to voice his opinion on Majors, as Broadway helmer/actor Tim Nicolai supported claims of the actor's troubling behavior dating back to his time attending Yale University. Nicolai said, "I’m just gonna say this about Jonathan Majors and be done with it: folks at Yale and the broader NYC community have known about him for years. He’s a sociopath and abuser and that is how virtually everyone speaks about him. It’s a shame it took this long for him to be reported."
