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REPORT: Jonathan Majors Dropped By Marvel Studios After Assault & Harassment Conviction

<p>Marvel Studios have reportedly dropped <strong>Jonathan Majors<&sol;strong> following his split verdict conviction on Monday&comma; December 18&period; As <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;breaking-jonathan-majors-found-guilty-of-two-charges-in-domestic-assault-trial&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a> previously reported&comma; the actor was found guilty of assault in the third degree and harassment of his ex-girlfriend&comma; <strong>Grace Jabbari<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; Majors was also found not guilty on another count of assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment in the second degree&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;breaking-jonathan-majors-found-guilty-of-two-charges-in-domestic-assault-trial&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Jonathan Majors Found Guilty Of Two Charges In Domestic Assault Trial<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">More Reported Details Regarding Marvel Studios &amp&semi; Jonathan Majors<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>According to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;variety&period;com&sol;2023&sol;film&sol;news&sol;jonathan-majors-marvel-studios-dropped-kang-1235587971&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Variety<&sol;a>&comma; a &&num;8220&semi;source close to the studio&&num;8221&semi; confirmed the company&&num;8217&semi;s decision on Monday&period; The outlet adds that Majors was expected to play Kang in the film &&num;8216&semi;Avengers&colon; The Kang Dynasty&period;&&num;8217&semi; Kang is a supervillain character at the center of Marvel&&num;8217&semi;s Cinematic Universe&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Shooting for the film was expected to begin in 2024&comma; with a release date between 2025 and 2026&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the outlet&comma; Marvel executives are now faced with the decision to recast the role of Kang&period; Or cancel the film &&num;8220&semi;outright&&num;8221&semi; and &&num;8220&semi;reconfigure the&&num;8230&semi; Multiverse Saga&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"C1Aqm64O2ps" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;variety&period;com&sol;2023&sol;film&sol;news&sol;jonathan-majors-marvel-studios-dropped-kang-1235587971&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Variety<&sol;a> reports that Majors is no longer slated to star in the Protagonist Pictures film &&num;8216&semi;The Man in My Basement&period;&&num;8217&semi; However&comma; the actor&&num;8217&semi;s starring roles in Spike Lee&&num;8217&semi;s Amazon film &&num;8216&semi;Da Understudy&&num;8217&semi; and Dennis Rodman&&num;8217&semi;s Lionsgate film &&num;8217&semi;48 Hours in Vegas&&num;8217&semi; remain &&num;8220&semi;in limbo&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Other Companies That Have Parted Ways With The Actor<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>As <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;jonathan-majorsed-for-domestic-assault-strangulation-and-lawyer-claims-woman-recanted-after-his&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a> previously reported&comma; Jabbari accused Majors of assaulting her during a private car ride in March&period; A few days after his arrest&comma; the actor was dropped from two U&period;S&period; Army advertisements&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At the time&comma; the Army Enterprise Marketing Office released a statement explaining the decision&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;The U&period;S&period; Army is aware of the arrest of Jonathan Majors&comma; and we are deeply concerned by the allegations surrounding his arrest&period; While Mr&period; Majors is innocent until proven guilty&comma; prudence dictates that we pull our ads until the investigation into these allegations is complete&comma;&&num;8221&semi; the statement read&comma; per <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;jonathan-majorsed-for-domestic-assault-strangulation-and-lawyer-claims-woman-recanted-after-his&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CqQo4eypVQw" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; Majors was dropped by his public relations firm&comma; Lede Company&comma; that same month&period; Then&comma; in April&comma; the actor&&num;8217&semi;s talent manager&comma; Entertainment 360&comma; parted ways with Majors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Around this time&comma; it was also reported that the actor and fashion house&comma; Valentino&comma; mutually decided he would not attend the 2023 Met Gala&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;jonathan-majors-dropped-talent-manager&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Jonathan Majors &amp&semi; Talent Manager Reportedly Part Ways Amid Domestic Violence Charges<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CrKQYZKLdA9" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">What Happens Next&quest;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>As <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;breaking-jonathan-majors-found-guilty-of-two-charges-in-domestic-assault-trial&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">The Shade Room<&sol;a> previously reported&comma; Majors received his conviction on Monday&comma; December 18&period; Afterward&comma; Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg issued a statement thanking Grace Jabbari for her bravery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"C1AjneWSppI" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To note&comma; Jabbari accused Majors of twisting her arm&comma; striking &&num;8220&semi;a really hard blow&&num;8221&semi; to her head&comma;&&num;8221&semi; and leaving her with a &&num;8220&semi;fractured finger&comma; bruising about her body&comma; a laceration behind her right ear&comma; and a bump on her head&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Majors&&num;8217&semi; attorney&comma; Priya Choudry&comma; also issued a statement following the court&&num;8217&semi;s split verdict&comma; voicing her team&&num;8217&semi;s disappointment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Swipe below to read the complete statement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"C1ArttMvlgO" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At this time&comma; Majors&&num;8217&semi; sentencing has been scheduled for February 6&comma; 2024&period; The 34-year-old may be sentenced to up to a year in jail&comma; per <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;people&period;com&sol;will-jonathan-majors-serve-jail-time-after-guilty-verdict-lawyers-weigh-in-8417768" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">PEOPLE<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; 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