Marvel actor Jonathan Majors has been found guilty of harassment and third degree reckless assault by a New York jury.
As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, the verdict was reached by a six-person jury after four hours of deliberation spread over three days. Sentencing is set for February 6, with the charges carrying a potential sentence of up to one year in prison.
Majors was tried on two other charges and found not guilty — intentional assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment in second degree. Majors pleaded not guilty to all four charges.
The actor — who appeared as Kang the Conqueror in several Marvel films and was set to star in 2026's Avengers: The Kang Dynasty — has also been dropped by Marvel following the charges, per Variety.
Majors faced four charges of assault, aggravated harassment and harassment after he called 911 on March 25 of this year, saying that he'd found his ex-partner, Grace Jabbari, unconscious in their shared apartment. Police arrested Majors after noting injuries on Jabbari, including a laceration behind her ear and a bruised and fractured finger.
Jabbari took the witness stand during the trial and explained that Majors had caused the injuries during an altercation in a car several hours prior to the 911 call. Jabbari testified that the alleged incident happened when she saw a text on Majors's phone that read, "Oh how I wish to be kissing you." Jabbari said she tried to grab the phone from Majors's hands, who then caused the injury to her finger by prying it from the phone, grabbed her arm and right hand, twisted her forearm and struck her head.
The first three charges are misdemeanour offences related to the incidents inside the car, while the fourth charge of harassment refers to when Majors allegedly forced Jabbari back into the car as she tried to escape.
Last week, it was reported that audio played during the trial featured Majors comparing himself to Martin Luther King Jr. and demanding that Jabbari conduct herself more like Michelle Obama or Coretta Scott King.
As well as being recently dropped by Marvel, Majors had already been dropped by his publicity firm, the Lede Company, and managers at Management 360. Disney-owned film company Searchlight Features also removed Magazine Dreams (in which Majors starred as an aspiring bodybuilder) from its release calendar.
As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, the verdict was reached by a six-person jury after four hours of deliberation spread over three days. Sentencing is set for February 6, with the charges carrying a potential sentence of up to one year in prison.
Majors was tried on two other charges and found not guilty — intentional assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment in second degree. Majors pleaded not guilty to all four charges.
The actor — who appeared as Kang the Conqueror in several Marvel films and was set to star in 2026's Avengers: The Kang Dynasty — has also been dropped by Marvel following the charges, per Variety.
Majors faced four charges of assault, aggravated harassment and harassment after he called 911 on March 25 of this year, saying that he'd found his ex-partner, Grace Jabbari, unconscious in their shared apartment. Police arrested Majors after noting injuries on Jabbari, including a laceration behind her ear and a bruised and fractured finger.
Jabbari took the witness stand during the trial and explained that Majors had caused the injuries during an altercation in a car several hours prior to the 911 call. Jabbari testified that the alleged incident happened when she saw a text on Majors's phone that read, "Oh how I wish to be kissing you." Jabbari said she tried to grab the phone from Majors's hands, who then caused the injury to her finger by prying it from the phone, grabbed her arm and right hand, twisted her forearm and struck her head.
The first three charges are misdemeanour offences related to the incidents inside the car, while the fourth charge of harassment refers to when Majors allegedly forced Jabbari back into the car as she tried to escape.
Last week, it was reported that audio played during the trial featured Majors comparing himself to Martin Luther King Jr. and demanding that Jabbari conduct herself more like Michelle Obama or Coretta Scott King.
As well as being recently dropped by Marvel, Majors had already been dropped by his publicity firm, the Lede Company, and managers at Management 360. Disney-owned film company Searchlight Features also removed Magazine Dreams (in which Majors starred as an aspiring bodybuilder) from its release calendar.
