A Manhattan jury found Majors, 34, guilty of one misdemeanour assault charge and one harassment violation stemming from his March confrontation with then-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. The trial concluded with a guilty verdict, revealing a new chapter of legal challenges for the rising talent.
Marvel and Disney immediately dropped the actor from all upcoming projects following the conviction, sources confirmed to The Wrap.Majors’ fall from grace in the MCU comes at a time when he was poised to play a pivotal role as the supervillain, Kang, a character expected to be central to the unfolding Marvel storyline.Before his arrest and guilty verdict, Majors, who had already appeared in ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ and the first two seasons of ‘Loki‘, was to star in ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’, slated for release in May 2026.
The decision to sever ties with Majors indicates the gravity of the situation, as Marvel Studios distances itself from the actor in the wake of the legal verdict.
The assault and harassment charges stem from an alleged physical altercation that occurred on the night Majors and his ex-girlfriend ended their two-year relationship in March. While Majors is scheduled to be sentenced in February 2024, the repercussions of the guilty verdict have been swift, impacting his professional standing in one of the most lucrative film franchises globally.
Majors’ sentencing was set for Feb. 6. He faces the possibility of up to a year in jail for the assault conviction.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said in a statement that the trial “illustrated a cycle of psychological and emotional abuse, and escalating patterns of coercion.”
During the trial, Grace Jabbari, a 30-year-old British dancer, accused Majors of hitting her in the head with his open hand, twisting her arm behind her back and squeezing her middle finger until it fractured.
Prosecutors shared text messages that showed the actor begging Jabbari not to seek hospital treatment for an earlier head injury. One message warned “it could lead to an investigation even if you do lie and they suspect something.”
They also played audio of Majors declaring himself a “great man,” then questioning whether Jabbari could meet the high standards set by the spouses of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama. Majors’ attorneys countered that Jabbari had surreptitiously recorded her boyfriend as part of a plot to “destroy” his career.
Over four days of tearful testimony, Jabbari said Majors was excessively controlling and prone to fits of explosive rage that left her afraid “physically quite a lot.” She broke down on the witness stand as a jury watched security footage of him pushing her back into the car after the backseat confrontation. Prosecutors described it the video as showing Majors “manhandling” her and shoving her into the vehicle “as if she was a doll.”
In her closing arguments, prosecutor Kelli Galaway said Majors was following a well-worn playbook used by abusers to cast their victims as attackers.
“This is not a revenge plot to ruin the defendant’s life or his career,” Galaway said. “You were asked why you are here? Because domestic violence is serious.”
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