Jonathan Majors Tearfully Addresses Assault Conviction After Winning 'Perseverance Award'
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The former Marvel star, who was destined for superstardom after being cast as an "Avengers" villain, saw that role and several other offers rescinded after his arrest.
Jonathan Majors, the former Marvel star who was convicted in December of assaulting his then-girlfriend Grace Jabbari earlier that year, tearfully addressed the incident Friday while accepting the so-called “Perseverance Award” at the Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards.
“I reckon folks want to know about last year,” Majors said onstage. “As a Black man in the criminal justice system, I felt anger. I felt sadness, hurt, surprise. When they snatched me up out of my apartment in handcuffs, I didn’t feel like all that. I didn’t feel like Jonathan Majors.”
“I felt like a little scared, weak boy,” he added. “Despite the support and the evidence that was in my favor, I knew shit was bad. And it was bad because of who I was and what I am. And this is what happens to Black people all too often … That’s a harsh reality I learned.”
The predeclared winner at the fourth annual ceremony nonetheless cried onstage in the arms of his girlfriend Meagan Good. Majors, who was destined for stardom after Marvel cast him as an “Avengers” villain in 2020, saw the offer rescinded after his conviction.
“We live in a world where men, Black men in particular, are propped up as either superheroes or supervillains,” he said Friday. “But I’ve come to realize, me personally, I ain’t none of that. I’m imperfect. I have shortcomings, I acknowledge them. I love my craft.”
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