Jonathan Majors, best known for playing supervillain Kang in the Marvel film franchise, is accused of assaulting a woman over the weekend. The American actor was arrested and will be presented to a judge in a few weeks.
[Mis à jour le 27 mars 2023 à h37] One of Hollywood’s most watched stars in recent years is now facing serious accusations. Jonathan Majors, American actor recently seen in Creed III Or Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, was arrested in New York this weekend. He is accused of assaulting a 30-year-old woman, whose identity is not known. Indeed, according to information communicated by the New York police to the American media, the authorities were called this Saturday, March 25, 2023 in the morning for a “domestic” dispute between a “33-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman” .
The alleged victim says he was assaulted. 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 his identity or his relationship with Jonathan Majors. The Hollywood Reporter tells us that the actor, who plays Kang in the franchise Marvelwas arrested for “attempted strangulation, assault and harassment”.
The actor’s agent, however, assured in a press release sent to the Los Angeles Time that the actor “did nothing wrong”. His lawyer, for his part, assured that his client was “totally innocent and probably the victim of an altercation with a woman of his entourage”. She also assured that her team was “gathering evidence that will be presented directly to the district attorney in the hope that all charges against him will be dropped.” Jonathan Majors has reportedly been released and will appear in court on May 8, according to US media.
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.
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 appears in the MCU in the first season of Lokibefore taking on the role again in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023). This antagonist will also have to face the Avengers in Avengers 5: The Kang Dynasty (2025) and avengers 6 : Secret Wars (2026).