Marvel has announced that Jonathan Majors will no longer star in the MCU, hours after a New York jury found the actor guilty of reckless assault in the third degree and guilty of harassment. Majors—who starred in Loki and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania as Kang the Conquerer, the MCU's newest main antagonist—faced four charges of assault, aggravated harassment, and harassment after he was arrested on March 25, 2023, when police found apparent injuries on his ex-partner Grace Jabbari, including a laceration behind her ear and a bruised and fractured finger. Majors was found not guilty of intentional assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment in second degree. The judge also renewed Jabbari’s order of protection against Majors.
Majors called 911 last March when he said he found Jabbari, a British dancer and movement coach, unconscious in their apartment. Jabbari testified that the actor had caused the injuries during an alleged altercation in a private car several hours before, when she saw a text on Majors’ phone that read, "Oh how I wish to be kissing you." She said that she tried to snatch the phone from Majors, who then "pried her finger from the phone, grabbed her arm and right hand, twisted her forearm and struck her head to get the phone away from her," per The Hollywood Reporter. Jabbari later tried to exit the car, at which point Majors allegedly threw her back inside, an instance which was captured on surveillance video.
