Fired as ‘Kang the Conqueror,’ Once-Celebrated Star Jonathan Majors Now Faces Possible Prison Time: Can He Rebuild His Career?
Most misdemeanor cases end in a plea bargain and no prison time. But Mr. Majors rolled the dice in a gambit to save his career. It backfired.
The actor Jonathan Majors was photographed by paparazzi from a distance on Tuesday night, disembarking from a private jet at Los Angeles International Airport, his girlfriend Meagan Good by his side, and being whisked away in a waiting car. The once-celebrated Marvel star had been convicted in New York the previous day of assaulting a former girlfriend in a car in Manhattan in March. His professional future is now greatly in doubt.
Mr. Majors, 34, took his misdemeanor assault charges to court in an attempt to save his reputation that backfired. Now he faces possible prison time when he’s sentenced next year. Perhaps even worse, Disney fired him immediately after the verdict, ending his brief reign as “Kang the Conqueror” who was supposed to headline multiple blockbuster Marvel movies, and make Mr. Majors very rich in the process..
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