Marvel has cut ties with actor Jonathan Majors, who will be the focus of the next film. avenger films after he was found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend.
The New York jury found this out Ant-Man: Quantumania The 34-year-old actor is guilty of one count of assault and one count of intimidation. He was acquitted of two other charges.
Majors, asked to stand in front of the jury as the verdict was read, did not respond and appeared slightly dejected.
The actor played the villain Kang the Conqueror. Ant-Man AND Loki projects and will appear in the future avenger Movies – but his future in Hollywood is ruined by the allegations.
Following the verdict, a spokesman for Disney-owned Marvel Studios said the actor would not appear in future projects.
Creed III The actor has already lost other roles and advertising contracts. The drama he acted in Magazine dreamswas pulled from its scheduled release earlier this month.
Prosecutors said Majors, 34, attacked his then-girlfriend Grace Jabbari in a rental car in Manhattan in March, leaving her with a broken finger and a swollen hand and ear.
Ms Jabbari, a 30-year-old British dancer, accused Majors of assaulting her in a car which left her in “excruciating” pain.
She said he hit her in the head with an open hand, twisted her arm behind her back and squeezed her middle finger until it broke.
Majors’ lawyers said she was the attacker and became jealous after reading a text message from another woman on his phone.
They said Ms Jabbari had spread a “fantasy” about killing the actor, who was simply trying to get his phone back and get away safely.
Prosecutors accused Majors of the “cruel and manipulative nature” of the abuse and shared text messages in which the actor pleaded with Ms Jabbari not to seek hospital treatment for previous head injuries.
One message warned: “This could lead to an investigation even if you lie and they become suspicious.”
During four days of tearful testimony, Ms. Jabbari said Majors was overly controlling and prone to explosive outbursts that caused her “severe physical anxiety.”
She collapsed in the witness box as jurors saw surveillance footage from the backseat collision that prosecutors said showed Majors “attacking” her and pushing her back into the car “as if she were a doll.”
Prosecutor Kelly Gallaway said the Majors followed a proven pattern that attackers used to distort the narrative by naming their victims as attackers.
“This is not a revenge plot to destroy the suspect’s life or career,” Gallaway said. “You were asked why you are here? Because domestic violence is serious.”
Additional agency reporting