Jonathan Majors arrested for allegedly assaulting, strangling girl
Jonathan Majors has been arrested in New York after an alleged home violence altercation with a 30-year-old girl.
The NYPD confirmed to USA TODAY in a press release that the “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” star was taken into custody after officers obtained a 911 name from a girl who stated she had been assaulted. The lady was taken to the hospital, and Majors, 33, was charged with strangulation, assault and harassment.
Majors’ consultant denied the allegations and instructed USA TODAY in a press release that the actor “has executed nothing unsuitable.”
“We stay up for clearing his identify and clearing this up,” the assertion stated.
USA TODAY has reached out to Marvel for remark.
Officers responded to a name throughout the 10 Precinct at roughly 11:14 a.m. ET Saturday.
“A preliminary investigation decided {that a} 33-year-old male was concerned in a home dispute with a 30-year-old feminine. The sufferer knowledgeable police she was assaulted. Officers positioned the 33-year-old male into custody with out incident. The sufferer sustained minor accidents to her head and neck and was eliminated to an space hospital in secure situation,” the assertion stated.
The NYPD confirmed to The Related Press that Majors was not in police custody as of Saturday night time.
The Yale-educated actor is a rising star in Hollywood, seen two weeks in the past on the Oscars stage, presenting finest cinematography with Michael B. Jordan.
Majors, an Emmy nominee for HBO’s “Lovecraft Nation,” lately joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Kang the Conqueror and is slated to headline “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty” in 2025. The actor stepped into the ring with Jordan as Damian Anderson within the boxing drama “Creed III,” and starred as real-life Navy aviator Jesse Brown within the Korean Conflict drama “Devotion.”
Subsequent up, he stars as an newbie bodybuilder in “Journal Desires” (set for launch in December) and performs mercurial basketball icon Dennis Rodman in “48 Hours in Vegas.”
Contributing: Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, and The Related Press
