Accused of domestic violence, Jonathan Majors was let go by his talent and public relations agencies. Can the actor who plays Kang in Marvel be replaced?
[Updated April 19, 2023 1:55 PM] Jonathan Majors was arrested by New York police on March 25, 2023, in connection with a domestic violence case. Released after his hearing with the investigators, he will appear in court on May 8. In the meantime, the actor is suffering the full force of the controversy since his talent agency, Entertainment 360, and his public relations agency, Lede Company, have decided to end their contract with the American actor, we learn from Variety.
The new charges against Jonathan Majors, if true, also have fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) wondering. The American actor indeed embodies Kang, the great villain of the new phase, introduced in the series Loki and more recently Ant-Man
Jonathan Majors Biography – Jonathan Majors is an American actor, born on September 7, 1989. He grew up at Vandenberg Army Base with his Air Force father and pastor mother. His father ends up leaving his family and does not reappear until 17 years later in the lives of his children.
After graduating in 2017 in dramatic arts from Yale University, he landed a role in the series When we rise which made him known to the public. He was spotted at the cinema in The last black man in San Francisco, in 2016. But it was mainly thanks to the Lovecraft Country series that he was revealed in 2020. He was then chosen to play the villainous Kang the Conqueror in the Marvel movie franchise.
Jonathan Majors is one of the actors to follow in recent years. And his career must take a new flight since he landed the role of Kang in the Marvel franchise. The actor first appeared in the MCU in the first season of Loki, before taking on the role again in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). This antagonist will also face the Avengers in Avengers 5: The Kang Dynasty (2025) and Avengers 6: Secret Wars (2026).
Jonathan Majors was arrested in New York on March 26. A woman, whose identity is not known, indeed accuses him of assaulting her. New York police said they were contacted this Saturday morning, March 25, 2023, for a “domestic” dispute between a “33-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman”, who was hospitalized for “minor lesions”.
The alleged victim says he was “attacked”. She was sent to the hospital to treat head and neck injuries. According to the press release, she is in “stable condition”. However, we do not know her identity or the relationship she has with Jonathan Majors. The Hollywood Reporter tells us that the actor, who plays Kang in the Marvel franchise, was arrested for “attempted strangulation, assault and harassment”. Jonathan Majors has since been released and will appear in court on May 8, according to US media.
Jonathan Majors’ agent said in a statement to the Los Angeles Times that the actor “did nothing wrong.” His lawyer for his part affirmed that his client was “totally innocent and probably the victim of an altercation with a woman of his entourage”. She also said her team is “gathering evidence that will be presented directly to the district attorney in hopes of having all charges against him dropped.”
This evidence was present in the message Page Six: screenshots of conversations between Jonathan Majors and the alleged victim. The latter claims to have been the one who used violence during their argument. “I will make sure nothing happens about this, she claimed in these messages, I told them it was my fault.”
Very discreet about his private life, Jonathan Majors would not have a known companion and would not be married. However, a 30-year-old woman accused the actor of assaulting her on March 25, 2023. Nothing is known about his identity and relationship to the American actor. However, the argument was described as “domestic” by the investigators, which may suggest that the accuser of the comedian could also have been his companion.