Jonathan Majors Secures First Movie Function Since Assault Conviction

Jonathan Majors landed a job in filmmaker Martin Villeneuve’s upcoming film Cruel. The unbiased movie will probably be Majors’ first appearing job since he was convicted of assaulting his ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari in 2023.

Villeneuve is Dune director Denis Villeneuve’s brother. Majors will play a CIA interrogator in Cruel.

“Cruel intertwines themes of possession, revenge and private justice inside a haunting narrative,” Villeneuve mentioned, per Deadline. “It explores the psychological descent of John, performed by Majors, and the supernatural forces difficult his sanity.”

Majors’ assault case derailed his once-promising profession. Marvel fired him after a jury discovered him responsible of reckless assault and harassment in December 2023. He portrayed Kang the Conqueror within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The disgraced actor averted jail for assaulting his ex. A decide sentenced Majors to probation and ordered him to take part in a 52-week home violence counseling program. He was going through as much as one 12 months behind bars.

Majors’ ex sued him for defamation, battery, assault, intentional infliction of emotional misery and malicious prosecution in March.

“It takes true bravery to carry somebody with this degree of energy and acclaim accountable,” Jabbari’s lawyer Brittany Henderson mentioned in a press assertion. “Bravery that Grace Jabbari has demonstrated at each stage of the authorized course of. We strongly consider that by this motion, reality and transparency will convey Grace the justice that she deserves.”

Jabbari claimed Majors defamed her along with his public response to the responsible verdict. She accused him of “pervasive home abuse.”

“When publicly confronted with Grace’s quite a few allegations of abuse, Majors has known as her a liar at each flip and really particularly claimed that he has by no means put his palms on a girl, with the aim of convincing the world that Grace shouldn’t be a sufferer of home abuse however as a substitute a loopy liar who ought to be handled as such,” her lawsuit contended.

Majors maintained his innocence.