Marvel and Disney drop actor Jonathan Majors hours after guilty assault verdict

Jonathan Majors is out of the Marvel Studios kingdom.

The news comes today in the wake of the Emmy-nominated actor being found guilty of reckless assault and harassment in his domestic violence trial by a six-person NYC jury.

Shortly after a six-person jury in Manhattan announced the verdict, Marvel Studios parted ways with the actor, a spokeswoman for the company said.

Shortly after a six-person jury in Manhattan announced the verdict, Marvel Studios parted ways with the actor, a spokeswoman for the company said.

The jurors found him guilty of reckless assault and harassment after a whirlwind two-week trial in which the actor, like most defendants, did not testify. Instead, the courtroom heard from his now ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, 30, who described in detail the altercation that left her ear bloody and finger fractured.

Before his arrest in March, Majors was positioned as the key figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in 2021 as the mysterious He Who Remains in the Season 1 finale of “Loki”.

He was properly introduced as the villain Kang the Conqueror in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” which included a glimpse into the studio’s bigger plans around the character that are expected to eventually culminate in “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty,” slated for 2026.

Most recently, Majors appeared in the second season of “Loki” as Victor Timely.

While the studio had been silent about Majors’ status with the franchise since his arrest, when the season launched, “Loki” executive producer Kevin Wright told outlets that the actor’s legal troubles had not affected the series.