New scandal in Hollywood. The actor Jonathan Majors, recognized for his performances in films such as Ant-Man or Devotion, has been arrested this Saturday morning by the New York police. The actor has been accused of assaulting, strangling and harassing a woman, after having a domestic dispute with her. The events occurred in the actor’s apartment in Chelsea. The type of relationship that the actor had with the victim is still unknown.
“On Saturday, March 25, at around 11:14 a.m., the police received a call from an apartment,” the New York Police Deputy Commissioner said. “A preliminary investigation determined that a 33-year-old man was involved in a domestic dispute with a 30-year-old woman. The victim said that she had been assaulted,” the statement continued. “The agents detained the man without incident. The victim had suffered minor head and neck injuries and was taken to a hospital in the area in stable condition,” they sentenced.
At the time, the actor was arrested, but was released on Saturday night. Majors is not currently in police custody, and the terms of his relationship with the victim beyond his being “domestic” have not been clarified. However, according to sources linked to this incident, the victim is Majors’ current girlfriend, and the two would have had an argument while returning home from a Brooklyn bar, as reported by TMZ.
A representative of the actor has already contacted the media defending his innocence. “He has not done anything wrong. We hope we can clear his name and clear this up,” he sentenced. Preliminary versions claim that the actor’s alleged girlfriend started an argument over the messages she found on Majors’ phone from another woman. Finding himself discovered, Majors expressed her anger, grabbing her hand and slapping her. According to the aforementioned media, the man also put his hands around the victim’s neck to try to strangle her.
The incident took place at a particularly pivotal moment in Majors’ acting career, on the verge of becoming a front-row Hollywood star. Beyond the recent acclaimed screening of Magazine Dreams at the Sundance Film Festival (where Majors plays an obsessive bodybuilder), in recent weeks, he’s starred in two blockbusters. One is Creed III, where he plays the rival of Michael B. Jordan. On the other hand, there is the success of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, where after a brief appearance in the series Loki introduces himself as Kang the Conqueror.
Jonathan Majors was born in Lompoc, California on September 7, 1989 and has received nominations for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ and ‘Best Breakthrough Male Performance’ at the 20th Annual Black Reel Awards, in addition to earning a nomination for ‘Best Supporting Male Actor’. ‘ at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards. A professional career that could be marked by this performance.
