Jonathan Majors loses string of lucrative deals, from tie-ups with Texas Rangers, the US Army and Valentino to film and TV roles with Walt Disney and Marvel franchise, after he is found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend

• Prior to the allegations of abuse, Majors was considered one of the fastest rising stars in Hollywood
• Now his career is in ruins after he was found guilty of assault and harassment against his former girlfriend Grace Jabbari

Movie star Jonathan Majors has lost a string of lucrative and high profile deals since he was first accused of assaulting his then-girlfriend Grace Jabbari in March 2023.

At the time, Majors, 34, was considered one of the fastest rising stars in Hollywood on the back of his turns in Creed III, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Loki. 

He was also thought to be have been in serious consideration for the role of Otis Redding in the biopic Otis and Zelma. 

In addition to his acting roles, he also secured major endorsement deals with the US Army and MLB’s Texas Rangers.

On Monday, Majors was found guilty in a Manhattan court of assault and aggravated harassment. Almost immediately, Disney and Marvel announced that they would no longer be working with the California native.

Majors has maintained his innocence on the charges. At court, he was acquitted of one count of assault. 

Shortly after Monday’s guilty verdict was read out, Marvel announced that it would not be working with Majors, shown here in character as Kang, in the future

Disney has also shelved Magazine Dreams, which was set for release on December 8, in which Majors plays a troubled bodybuilder

Around the time of his initial arrest, Majors was starring in a series of recruitment ads for the US Army, the ads were pulled after the allegations went public

California-born Majors, 34, was charged with four misdemeanors – assault with intent to cause physical injury, assault recklessly causing physical injury, aggravated harassment and harassment

Around the time of his original arrest, a US Army recruitment campaign launched starring Majors. 

The ads were pulled on March 26 ‘until the investigation into these allegations is complete.’ 

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Majors was hired for the ads because of his appeal to Generation Z. 

Less than a month later, Variety reported that Majors was dropped by his talent agency, Entertainment 360. He also lost his public relations team at the Lede Company around this time. 

Majors also missed out on a prestigious ticket to the Met Gala as a guest of Italian fashion brand, Valentino. The two parties apparently ‘mutually agreed’ that he would not attend the A-list event. 

Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers also cut Majors from an advertising deal around this time. Majors spent formative years in the Dallas area and was a fan of the team.

The actor was also dropped from the upcoming The Man in my Basement, an adaptation of the Walter Mosley novel. His role is being recast. It was also widely reported that he’s no longer in the running for Otis and Zelma, the Otis Redding biopic. 

The Yale School of Drama graduate also starred as a troubled amateur bodybuilder in Magazine Dreams, which made an acclaimed debut at the Sundance Film Festival in January and was set to open in theaters this month. 

Majors has also reportedly been removed from the Gotham Film and Media Institute board and the Sidney Poitier initiative

Majors, who spent time in his youth in Dallas, was also removed from a series of ads endorsing the Texas Rangers 

 Ahead of Majors’ trial, Disney-owned distributor Searchlight Pictures removed Magazine Dreams from its release calendar. 

Before his arrest, Majors had been on track to become a central figure throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe, playing the antagonist role of Kang. 

Majors had already appeared in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and the first two seasons of Loki. He was to star in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, dated for release in May 2026. 

Majors has also reportedly been removed from the Gotham Film and Media Institute board and the Sidney Poitier initiative, although at the time of writing, his name still appears as a member on the charity’s website.

Majors, whose credits include The Last Black Man in San Francisco, Devotion and Da 5 Bloods, had been one of the fastest-rising stars in Hollywood. 

Majors’ sentencing was set for Feb. 6. He faces the possibility of up to a year in jail for the assault conviction, though probation or other non-jail sentences also are possible.

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.’

The dispute between Majors and Jabbari began in the backseat of a chauffeured car and spilled into the streets of Manhattan.

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.

Majors is accused of assaulting his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari. (Pictured with current girlfriend Meagan Good on Monday) 

 Majors arrived in the courtroom each morning carrying a gold-leaf Bible, accompanied by family members and his current girlfriend, actress Meagan Good. 

Expressionless for much of the testimony, he wiped away tears as his lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, urged jurors during her closing arguments on Thursday to ‘end this nightmare for Jonathan Majors.’

Majors did not take the stand. But Chaudhry said her client was the victim of ‘white lies, big lies, and pretty little lies’ invented by Jabbari to exact revenge on an unfaithful partner.

The attorney cited security footage, taken immediately after the shove, that showed Majors sprinting away from his girlfriend as she chased him through the night.

Jabbari then followed a group of strangers she’d met on the street to a dance club, where she ordered drinks for the group and did not appear to be favoring her injured hand.

‘She was revenge-partying and charging Champagne to the man she was angry with and treating these strangers to fancy Champagne she bought with Jonathan’s credit card,’ Chaudhry alleged.

The next morning, after finding Jabbari unconscious in the closet of their Manhattan penthouse, Majors called police. He was arrested at the scene, while Jabbari was transported to a hospital to receive treatment for the injuries to her ear and hand.

‘He called 911 out of concern for her, and his fear of what happens when a Black man in America came true,’ Chaudhry said, accusing police and prosecutors of failing to take seriously Majors’ allegations that he was bloodied and scratched during the dispute.

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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