Marvel Studios will not move forward with future work with Jonathan Majors, who starred in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” the Disney-owned studio said on Monday after the actor was found guilty of assault and harassment of his ex-girlfriend professional dancer Grace Jabbari. A spokesperson for Marvel confirmed to Forbes they will not be working with Majors in the future. The company did not offer any additional information. Majors’ character in this year’s Ant-Man film, the villain Kang the Conqueror, was set to have his own film titled “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” in 2026, and Majors has appeared in the Marvel TV show “Loki” on Disney+.
Majors, 34, is accused of fighting with his then-girlfriend, in the back of a hired car when Majors received a romantic text from another woman, and Jabbari saw the message and grabbed his phone. Prosecutors alleged that during the fight, Majors tried to get a phone back from Jabbari by twisting her arm behind her back, squeezing and prying her fingers, striking her in the back of her head, and shoving her back into the car.
Majors, now convicted by a six-person jury after three days of deliberation on Monday, December 18, in New York City, faces up to a year in jail and a tentative sentencing date has been set for February 6, 2024. The New York City jury found Majors guilty of harassment in the second degree and misdemeanor assault in the third degree and acquitted him on charges of aggravated harassment and assault with the intention of causing physical.
The actor was set to be the next major villain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing various men with the same face throughout the multiverse.
Majors quickly lost job opportunities after his arrest. The U.S. Army paused an ad campaign featuring Majors. Both talent manager Entertainment 360 and PR firm The Lede Company cut ties as well. Disney, which owns Marvel, also removed his film Magazine Dreams from the release schedule.
