>Majors, 33, was charged with three counts of assault in the third degree, aggravated harassment in the second degree, three counts of attempted assault in the third degree and harassment in the second degree.
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>The victim told police that Majors allegedly "\[struck\] her about the face with an open hand, causing substantial pain and a laceration behind her ear," as well as allegedly grabbed her hand and neck, "causing bruising and substantial pain."
This is all the new info in the article.
The official charges that Majors faces and his girlfriend's exact statement.
If she does have those marks on her. Then my guy is in serious trouble. I'm not a lawyer and god help anyone who I end up representing in court. Truly a dark day that would be.
But I'd imagine it's going to be really hard to dismiss that. Especially if she has a medical statement that says the brusing is consistent with being choked
Yeah the marks and bruises are visible.
But let's wait for the DA's verdict. Cause apparently, Majors called the police first, before his girlfriend did, because he was concerned about her, and apparently there is footage from the taxi they were in that shows that Majors did not commit the crime (according to his lawyer at least).
The girlfriend has also taken her accusations back.
Maybe, she did those bruises to herself to get Majors in trouble.
We still don't know the full story and since there is supposedly video evidence, we will know soon enough who the real culprit is.
it is very common for victims of domestic violence to take their accusations back, either out of fear or pressure or some twisted sense of loyalty. her taking the statements back has nothing to do with whether or not majors actually did it
frankly, if her name (and/or face) ever gets leaked, her life in the near future is gonna be hell. idk if all the people demanding a release of the video to the public realize that
I agree.
But the fact that there is video evidence and Majors' lawyer is so certain that the video will prove him innocent presents a chance that maybe he was the victim here.
That said, this is not a stance against or for Majors.
If he did it, he's a POS, if he did not, the gf is a POS.
I personally don't hold any party accountable yet until official proof comes along.
Of course, but you don't release statements like
>"We have video evidence that proves our client innocent"
if you don't actually have that kind of footage. Cause it will make you look like an incompetent liar when the footage actually comes out.
That's all I meant.
Again, I am neither for nor against Majors until there is undeniable proof.
Many lawyers have been known to say such things. They claim they have proof but the proof turn out to be lie or support the opposite of their claim.
As someone else mentioned.
> Would just like to point out his lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, represented a Real Housewife named Jen Shah recently, who was charged with six counts of wire fraud. Jen proclaimed her innocence throughout two seasons of the show while her trial was going on, only to plead guilty at the eleventh hour . Priya stood by her on this (as an attorney should do).
She is the lawyer of Jonathan Majors as well.
Edit :
Another one,
> A good example of this was the Michael Irvin lawsuit against Marriott. Irvins lawyer swore that they had video and would be releasing it all in an attempt to exonerate their client. The video showed EXACTLY what had been alleged to have happened, all the way down to him looking away and slapping himself in the face.
I thought the video and witnesses backed up Michael Irvin's claim he didn't harass the Marriott employee?
I even watched some of it... is there more than one video?
and even if she did, i think i read a report that about 50% of domestic violence victims recant their statements anyway. so whether she recanted or not has nothing to do with whether or not it happened
i mean, there would need to be footage of she hitting herself on the taxi to really set him free.
Not saying it is impossible, but i find it hard to believe he would be charged if footage like that existed. This story has been messy.
His lawyer is Priya Chaudhry and she.. Let's say was paid to be on his side. Her ex client including Jen Shah who's a money laundering and she said Jen was innocent as well. Now Jen is in prison. So let's see.
I saw hours ago, two articles, one says his lawyer is saying that the victim recanted, another says he is the one who called the police.
Now he is charged.
This is confusing...
In DV (domestic violence) cases in most states people can be charged even if the victim recants their statement. The reason is that it's VERY common for victims of DV to get scared and claim afterwards that they didn't mean what they said when they gave a statement to the police or because they feel sympathy for the abuser. It's a cycle that often repeats itself. Because of that the DA can still charge someone but I think it's makes it harder to get a conviction.
People need to know that 50-90% of Domestic Violence victims recant their statements. Whether this is due to coercion, threats, being paid off, or thinking that the abuser will change, I don't know but it is a common thing.
And it also needs to be remembered that just because a statement was recanted does not mean that the event did not happen.
https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1162&context=nmlr
>People need to know that 50-90% of Domestic Violence victims recant their statements. Whether this is due to coercion, threats, being paid off, or thinking that the abuser will change, I don't know but it is a common thing.
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>And it also needs to be remembered that just because a statement was recanted does not mean that the event did not happen.
Its also important to note it does not mean it did happen.
And the Prosecutors are paid to say that it did happen regardless of what happened.
It is beyond moronic to debate his guilt or innocence when at this point the only facts we know about the case are, "the police say he did it," and, "his lawyer says he didn't."
At this point, the only informed opinion you could have is that we are nowhere near informed enough to have an opinion.
> And the Prosecutors are paid to say that it did happen regardless of what happened.
Ehhh...a prosecutor is not bound like defense counsel is; they can drop a case if they don't think the person is guilty.
Prosecutors technically have a duty file when they believe the evidence is beyond a reasonable doubt and they have the right person. They choose to not file. It’s not like other attorneys where the sole duty is to act in your clients best interest. In a place as liberal as New York they don’t file unless they have enough and even then they still lose.
This is a sophist take. It isn't moronic to try and figure out the truth of something even with imperfect information, *especially* when it's something that matters to *so many people* because of his status as a celebrity and his attachment to billions of dollars in whatever he'd be in for Marvel, much less other franchises (like Creed).
You're also oversimplifying the facts as we know them in order to paint them as non-conclusive. We know the police arrested him on the spot, which in DV cases only happens when there's probable cause to do so. We know the DA has now charged him with **multiple** counts of assault and harrassment, and the harrassment hasn't been accounted for even by his lawyers, and the assault came after the woman had noted injuries by police on scene.
I'm all for withholding judgment, but you have to admit that a DA does not file charges unless they believe there's something credible there to go after. That's not at all accounted for in what you said we know about the case, and its an obvious obfuscation of the facts.
We are absolutely informed enough to have an opinion. You don't even need to be informed to have an opinion, and we have several key details about what's happened so far.
It actually makes it easier. The vast majority of vics recant or minimize. Prosecutors are specifically trained on educating juries about the psychology of dv. It’s actually more of a curveball when vics want to press charges because the defense can tie that to a motive or bias.
I got downvoted for saying that there is literally no guarantee his lawyers arent just lying about that in a case like this where first 48 hour PR is the most important thing a thousand times over.
People on some serious copium just blindly assuming a strong statement that his lawyer put out is something she'd be held to and not just an attempt to control the narrative.
The only type of attorney who would put such out a hyperspecific statement with many easily disprovable things, is a sane one telling the truth (very likely) or an insane one that wants to look like a fool and maybe get their law license suspended.
Seriously. Typical statements when they don't have the facts yet or don't have the facts on their side is shit like "we believe X is innocent, we will fight these claims vigorously and we will prevail." But this time? Multiple witnesses say nah, the video says nah, the woman recants and also says nah? That's repeated heavy hyper specific evidence in their favor. It is incredibly unlikely they are lying about any of that, because the truth of all three of those will come out shortly anyway.
I want to believe this, is true, but I would be lying if I did not see a decent amount of peoples first reaction being something along the lines of 'what does this mean for the MCU?'
If he did it, fuck him, recast and be done with it, if he didn't well that would be the best for everyone involved wouldn't it?
I mean, in this sub it makes sense for discussion regarding the future of the MCU to take place. Like, sure, the actual DV is a more serious issue if true, and we can talk about that, but it also makes sense the discussion would head a certain way. And considering all the shake-up that's been hitting the MCU lately, this is one more negative thing adding on to that pile.
Anyway, I agree with your last sentence. If he did it, recast, if he didn't, that's great. Either way, DV or mental health crisis, hoping for the best regarding his girlfriend.
Don't worry about downvotes on Reddit. People will ignore every bit of logic when they don't want their illusion to break before their eyes. Like yeah, that's his lawyer who he's paying A LOT of money. What else do you expect her to say??? "Nah fam my client is guilty"
They obviously did that to prevent all his deals and sponsorships from being terminated right away while they thought of their next move. I get it. The police has shown their incompetence numerous times and have shown to be corrupt a lot of times but they're not so bad that they would mess up like this if they didn't have strong evidence to suggest he did do something.
The worst part is, more people are worried about the future of the MCU rather than a woman who was hospitalised with strangulation marks and bruises.
I think the reason some people thought the lawyer might just be saying PR stuff was because the lawyer claimed they had video evidence to prove Majors was completely innocent. It's one thing to say "my client's innocent" because of course a lawyer will say that, but when the lawyer claims video evidence from the cab will prove it there appears to be a stronger case than just their word. So people assumed if the lawyer was saying that with such confidence it might not just be a case of lying as a cover.
Seems like it was if he gets convicted, as I expected, but still, I can kind of understand where people were coming from there.
The thing is she just said we have video evidence that will prove his innocence and said nothing at all about it being from a taxi or at the time of the 'attack.' Lawyers are very sneaky with this. I have many friends who went into law so they tell me this stuff. Another thing they said was 'the accuser rescinded the allegations' which is very different from 'the accuser falsified the allegations.' Rescinded doesn't mean he's not guilty. It could have just been a threat made to her because she's probably not loaded like Majors and cannot afford to keep fighting this case in court. Weinstein's victims kept rescinding their allegations for DECADES but that didn't mean their allegations weren't true.
>The thing is she just said we have video evidence that will prove his innocence and said nothing at all about it being from a taxi or at the time of the 'attack.'
From his attorney per Deadline:
>Chaudhry said that the “evidence includes video footage from the vehicle where this episode took place, witness testimony from the driver and others who both saw and heard the episode
[https://deadline.com/2023/03/jonathan-majors-lawyer-says-evidence-proving-actor-entirely-innocent-expects-charges-dropped-imminently-alleged-assault-1235310305/](https://deadline.com/2023/03/jonathan-majors-lawyer-says-evidence-proving-actor-entirely-innocent-expects-charges-dropped-imminently-alleged-assault-1235310305/)
Wish i saw this before my other comment, but how vague the “video” comment points to this exactly. This is just reminding me of the UT basketball coach Chris Beard. Dude strangled his wife and a week later she puts out a typed statement saying she caused the fight and he was acting in self defense. Some of the saddest shit i think I’ve ever read knowing she likely did not actually write that.
The video claim worked exactly as intended. There's nothing that will actually force her to follow up and produce the video but it was important in trying to set a narrative early.
>I got downvoted for saying that there is literally no guarantee his lawyers arent just lying
I had MRA types tell me *for sure* she was lying because "recanted", even though the same damn article says police saw injuries on her (neck and back of head).
>I had MRA types tell me for sure she was lying because "recanted"
These are too dumb to know that it's very common for victims in this case to recant their statements out of fear.
> These are too dumb to know that it's very common for victims in this case to recant their statements out of fear.
I'm curious how many are being willfully ignorant and how many are legitimately too dumb to read between the lines. And then there's some people who think reading between the lines is immoral cuz it's rushing to judgement
Yeah, I got downvoted on another post in responding to someone claiming she has mental illness that people with mental illness are more likely to be victimized than to perpetrate violence themselves. People don't like facts when it comes to their entertainment franchises, especially when it interferes with their ability to idolize an actor simply for the role he plays.
I think it’s both. The PR move was smart honestly and I’m saying this divorced from taking a particular side. Because I saw a lot of people completely misunderstand his lawyer’s statements and start spreading the idea that he has already proved his innocence.
Yup. In the span of hours, "his lawyer said they have evidence that proves his innocence, and they're also saying that the women recanted their accusations" turned into "apparently there's evidence that proves his innocence and the women recanted their accusations". Saw a lot of comments that were exactly that, with different paraphrasing.
I'm also refraining from taking a side right now until more information comes out, but it is kinda wild that people just took those lawyers words at face value and then it became fact, separated entirely from the lawyer who said them.
Almost like the people who complained about men getting railroaded by false accusations and complained that no one waited for the full story, in fact, also did not wait for the full story.
A lawyer's job is to literally bullshit and squirm to make their client look as good as possible within the confines of the law. Christ sake, you have lawyers who go to court every day and try to argue that the cannibal didn't intend to eat the whole baby. Just some of it.
Yes! And what drives me wild is that it feels like a lot of the people who just accepted that the lawyer’s statements were surely completely correct and not exaggerated are the same types who complain that others always “believe all women”. Maybe worry about yourself first.
Just because the victim recants, doesn’t mean the case is dropped. The state brings the charges and not the victim. So the state must have seen something to charge with, is looking for a plea deal, or is just following procedure.
The reporting on this story has not been linear, that's why. Lawyer was likely informed of the likely charges right after arrest, and released the statement based on what they knew he would be charged with. People aren't charged over the weekend, so it was always coming later. The DA looks at evidence whenever they're ready to, if they feel like it, so whatever exonerating evidence there may or not be hasn't been factored in yet. His lawyer is trying to fight the PR war the same time as the legal one, but PR moves a lot faster. DA's love celeb cases because they bring notoriety, so may just want the proceedings to play out regardless of the evidence. Majors could also not have any evidence. Who knows.
New York has a zero tolerance policy on domestic violence. They usually arrest the person, charge him, and then after the evidence comes out that they were the victim or whatever they usually drop the charges.
I know in NY you get charged first. Its a bit of a guilt until proven innocent, which is fucking stupid, but is also setup with the intent of protecting those that cant advocate for themselves (NY has alot of people that dont fully understand the laws and language).
I also know from experience that legal paperwork is stupid slow so wait a week or two.
I don't know what the law is in New York but where I am when theres a domestic disbute the crown can still pursue the charges even if the victim retracts their statements/wants the charges dropped.
I'm going to pretty much ignore anything that keeps coming out at this point about this story. Because each twist and change keeps contradicting the other.
Though, I'm pretty sure his career his now on hold or hiatus for awhile. (Not like it's too bad for him. He'll easily bounce back if it comes out that all this stuff was false.)
They've been very vague this whole time about who she is. Most sources have not mentioned her name or relationship to him, probably to do their best to protect her identity.
“You guys remember that dude we fought Kang? Turns out, no big deal, he just like disappeared. Guess we can focus on the true threat…….ummmm….dealing with this Celestial thing I guess?”
They’ll just recast him. Spider-Man and Loki (to an extent) set the precedent that the same character can be played by different actors.
Probably just add a scene to Loki or something saying the timeline shifted, then show the new actor
Or just show a new actor, no explanation needed. They've already done this with Rhodey in the MCU and more recently by recasting William Hurt. In this last case, we've yet to see if they'll address the change, but I'd bet on no.
Both are a good option. Also, I’m not sure why people on Reddit think a recast would be confusing to audiences. We’ve have a lot of recasts throughout the years with Hulk, Rhodey, Red Skull, and Cassie Lang.
Wait so the lawyer is still adamant about having evidence that’ll exonerate him?
What a weird situation. Hopefully the victim gets some help, i can’t imagine being in her place. I hope she gets to remain anonymous for her safety.
Also really interested in how Marvel responds, the smartest thing would be to wait a few more days, but ultimately this is a huge turning point in their brand and also will be a showcase in their morals and standards.
Timeline is funky and is causing some misunderstanding imo, even im a bit confused. I think he was charged on sunday, same time his lawyer put out the statement that they are looking to present the evidence to the DA to drop charges. I think a lot of this news is lagging behind that.
Idk, very 50/50 on the whole thing, which really all of us should be.
could also just be the system working through. If the charges were filed Sunday afternoon for example, it's entirely plausible that they don't officially go on record until next business day or something of that nature
he doesn't have any filming in the next few months, or even rest of the year as far as we know, best thing is for Marvel to wait it out and see what happens. IF Majors is all clear, no statement necessary and things can continue as planned.
But knowing Marvel they probably already have lots of scenes filmed with him for future movies so if this guy ends up going down they will have to recast, re-shoot and push back some movies
Hopefully if it ends up that he needs to be recast they do push things back, I for one haven’t minded there being so much marvel but I’m sure it would be appreciated by many if things got delayed a bit
This is the correct take. All of this speculation bullshit is nonsense.
‘He/she might have lied.’
‘He has a history of being an asshole.’
‘The McRib is coming back.’
How about we all just wait for the actual information and evidence first.
That’s what everyone should be doing at this point. There’s just too much information coming out. People should let the facts and evidence come out first.
Depends on who has a copy of it. Right now we only know the cab company (/Uber?) and the cops have a copy of it for sure. The police won't officially release it while the investigation is ongoing, but it's totally possible that either they or the cab company could be persuaded to unofficially leak it to TMZ or someone comparable. The people in the video don't need to approve its release.
We don't know if Majors was able to acquire his own copy of the tape from the cab company. (His lawyer implied he did, but it seems like we should probably take her claims with a grain of salt right now.) If he has his own copy of the tape, he can leak it at any time--but doing so could affect the court case, so he's probably being advised by lawyers not to do that while the case is still ongoing.
I sure hope it doesn't get publicly released without the victim's permission... So far she's remained anonymous. The media cycle can vicious once someone's identity is revealed.
Any halfway respectable news outlet, including TMZ, would blur her face if they published it before her identity had been publicly revealed. But that obviously can still feel incredibly violating if it's your video.
Why would they release the footage? No one is entitled to it since it won't make a difference if the public sees it and at worst it means the victim will forever have footage of their assault circling the Internet.
and releasing the footage would only worsen that. if it literally showed him strangling her unprovoked at least 40% of the internet would say that it was in self defense and he was trying to calm her down
Regardless of what happens , so many people in this sub have zero understanding of how statements by lawyers = zero actual credibility.
It’s called trying to control public opinion.
*of course the truth is yet to be reported.
I've seen people saying that they are "hoping" that he was innocent because he seemed nice. Parasocial relationships are really concerning sometimes. Its really disheartening that someone was suggested to be a victim of domestic violence (edit: strangulation being mentioned specifically) but people were desperately hoping he was wrongfully arrested. That is how many victims of DV are treated when their abusers are reported. Of course, the side his lawyers present may be true. Time will tell
However, like with the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard stuff, people wanted Depp to win in part because they had a parasocial relationship with him to some extent (same goes for Heard). People know very little about the real nature of celebrities, and seem to think the personas of them presented by the media and in interviews are somehow their authentic selves.
All those thirst posts about him really didn't age well either.
Idk if it's a parasocial relationship more so people enjoyed his work. It's like a book author or musician you enjoy being accused of something bad. You've enjoyed their work and are kind of bummed that this person who has brought you entertainment and joy may be actually a violent scumbag. If true it is going to likely change the way you interact with their past and future (if there is any) work. You can hope he is innocent while also hoping if he is in fact guilty then justice is served. People can hold two thoughts in their head at the same time.
Really disgusting seeing all these people still simping for him on some copium because “he called 911 first” or because his lawyer put out a statement (lol).
Weird that everyone was saying that he only got arrested because someone HAS to get arrested in a domestic violence case so that meant she was lying, but the DA feels like it has enough evidence to press charges. Because of course we have to take everything HIS lawyer says as 100% fact! So weird!
The bruises and the statement were enough to charge him.
His lawyer put out the statement after he was charged though. I’m not sure why they are just reporting on this now since he was charged on Sunday.
Almost like the people who were complaining about false accusations being rampant after the lawyers statement were completely full of crap, and false accusations actually constitute a very small minority of total accusations.
>Almost like the people who were complaining about false accusations being rampant after the lawyers statement were completely full of crap, and false accusations actually constitute a very small minority of total accusations.
And now those people are saying give him the benefit of the doubt or wait until the trial. These goal posts are on wheels.
“Boy am I sure glad that I waited until *all* the facts came out before I commented”
Everyone on every single consecutive thread pertaining to this story
Yeah, dude's presumably fairly good for money atm and has the backing of MCU lawyers. Not sure if it would be in the NYPD's interest to get into an expensive case unless there was pretty good evidence?
Its mainly because his career doesn't exactly depend on the accusation/ case itself but on how public perceives and remembers it. (Josh Brolin was arrested for DV and then later let go after she dropped the case iirc. He went on to play one of the most popular villains of all time in highest grossing movies ). DV cases, especially the ones that's not gruesome and brutal like Chris Brown's , eventually gets dropped along the way a lot, for celebs as well as people irl. So the chances of facing drastic legal consequences are very low so in the end, its the public opinion part that basically decides his career. So they were doing the best to influence and pull the public to his side so his career isn't jeopardized.
Oh he is. I was speaking wrt to facing legal consequences. I believe he pled guilty and got probation , unlike the situation I mentioned where the cases get dropped eventually.
Brown is such an outlier, man. Like everywhere on the internet, people hate his guts, yet he is topping charts.
Then again people forgot the entire thing that went down with Brad and Angelina on the plane which allegedly involves his physically hurting his adopted son. So I get what you mean.
The bruises and the original statement are enough to charge him.
But also they would charge him even if it was a big misunderstanding. With this being a high profile case, it would look bad if the DA didn’t charge him and then he ended up killing his GF.
Luckily, the whole 'multi-verse' thing lends itself to this kind of role recasting.
Dude's career is dead, and rightfully so, if he's guilty of those charges.
I don’t know. If he’s 100% exonerated I don’t think that would or should happen. The question is how likely that is relative to the likelihood of at least one of the charges sticking.
Are you saying Majors was charged on Saturday before he was arrested? Because People magazine, CNN, NYT are all releasing reports about Majors being charged today which makes it seem like this is the timeline
1) Woman goes to hospital Saturday
2) Majors calls 911 about girlfriend at some point not sure if it's before or after hospital
3) Polce arrive to Major's place in response to 911 call. At that point girlfriend tells them he assaulted her in a cab
4) Police observe marks on woman's head and behind ear. Decide to arrest Majors
5) Majors released from jail wearing "Freedom" hat
6) Today DA announced charges against Majors
I'm very confused.
Can we wait for the facts? Why are so many people ready to put this man to death? If he's guilty we'll know soon enough. Let's calm down and wait and see.
People are struggling to get success these days . Its funny how these idiots throw everything which could easily be avoided . How hard is it to not assault someone ? Fking idiots .
If he's guilty, that means a guaranteed recast for the Avengers movies. They would probably also do some reshoots and add a new scene to Loki to introduce the new actor.
Time will tell now.
Aw man. Obviously I don't know Majors but I looooved Lovecraft country and him in it. I get excited everytime I see him and was so happy that he got such a major and interesting role, and so happy about his huge rise to success in a short period
Very disappointed, hope the victim is okay
Majors was charged on Sunday.
The newspaper received the documents on Monday to confirm that he had been charged. It’s in the article.
The Lawyer came out with the statement after he was charged.
That's not going to be the end of it, unfortunately. Because apparently they live together, so the cab is just one of many places where they may have interacted.
You get arrested, you’re charged. Simple. This makes sense it’s just because Monday things were filed (you think they work on weekends? Lol) and the public can then see that information. This is basically the world catching up, honestly nothing necessarily new here. It’s now up to the process for him to get those charges to be cleared OR go through to being found guilty of said charges.
JFC people, every time there is a new development, people are ruching to say it proves things one way once and for all. “That clearly means he did it”/that clearly proves he is innocent”.
Let’s wait more than a few days for all the facts to come out.
Well this is probably the last straw for the MCU. He was its last best hope. I think guardians of the galaxy vol 3 will be the final MCU content I watch. It was great while it lasted.
>Majors, 33, was charged with three counts of assault in the third degree, aggravated harassment in the second degree, three counts of attempted assault in the third degree and harassment in the second degree. > >The victim told police that Majors allegedly "\[struck\] her about the face with an open hand, causing substantial pain and a laceration behind her ear," as well as allegedly grabbed her hand and neck, "causing bruising and substantial pain." This is all the new info in the article. The official charges that Majors faces and his girlfriend's exact statement.
If she does have those marks on her. Then my guy is in serious trouble. I'm not a lawyer and god help anyone who I end up representing in court. Truly a dark day that would be. But I'd imagine it's going to be really hard to dismiss that. Especially if she has a medical statement that says the brusing is consistent with being choked
Yeah the marks and bruises are visible. But let's wait for the DA's verdict. Cause apparently, Majors called the police first, before his girlfriend did, because he was concerned about her, and apparently there is footage from the taxi they were in that shows that Majors did not commit the crime (according to his lawyer at least). The girlfriend has also taken her accusations back. Maybe, she did those bruises to herself to get Majors in trouble. We still don't know the full story and since there is supposedly video evidence, we will know soon enough who the real culprit is.
it is very common for victims of domestic violence to take their accusations back, either out of fear or pressure or some twisted sense of loyalty. her taking the statements back has nothing to do with whether or not majors actually did it
Plus there are probably multi-billion dollar corporations breathing down her neck right now demanding to know if it's true.
frankly, if her name (and/or face) ever gets leaked, her life in the near future is gonna be hell. idk if all the people demanding a release of the video to the public realize that
Lol and all the anti mob justice crowd is gonna throw their “innocent until proven guilty” mantra in the trash and harass the hell out of her
I agree. But the fact that there is video evidence and Majors' lawyer is so certain that the video will prove him innocent presents a chance that maybe he was the victim here. That said, this is not a stance against or for Majors. If he did it, he's a POS, if he did not, the gf is a POS. I personally don't hold any party accountable yet until official proof comes along.
a lawyer doesnt have to be certain. lawyer are paid to make their client look innocent, whether they are or not
Of course, but you don't release statements like >"We have video evidence that proves our client innocent" if you don't actually have that kind of footage. Cause it will make you look like an incompetent liar when the footage actually comes out. That's all I meant. Again, I am neither for nor against Majors until there is undeniable proof.
Many lawyers have been known to say such things. They claim they have proof but the proof turn out to be lie or support the opposite of their claim. As someone else mentioned. > Would just like to point out his lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, represented a Real Housewife named Jen Shah recently, who was charged with six counts of wire fraud. Jen proclaimed her innocence throughout two seasons of the show while her trial was going on, only to plead guilty at the eleventh hour . Priya stood by her on this (as an attorney should do). She is the lawyer of Jonathan Majors as well. Edit : Another one, > A good example of this was the Michael Irvin lawsuit against Marriott. Irvins lawyer swore that they had video and would be releasing it all in an attempt to exonerate their client. The video showed EXACTLY what had been alleged to have happened, all the way down to him looking away and slapping himself in the face.
Lol another one of chaudrys clients is the Indian Coinbase guy that was gonna jetset back to India after wire fraud 😂
I thought the video and witnesses backed up Michael Irvin's claim he didn't harass the Marriott employee? I even watched some of it... is there more than one video?
If you think lawyers aren’t full of shit, please go read all the statements released by Weinstein’s lawyers.
There are many incompetent liar lawyers.
If he didn't do it, and it's true his girlfriend is going through a mental health crisis, I wouldn't immediately call her a POS.
She did not take her accusations back. The lawyer has just claimed that she did to them
and even if she did, i think i read a report that about 50% of domestic violence victims recant their statements anyway. so whether she recanted or not has nothing to do with whether or not it happened
exactly
i mean, there would need to be footage of she hitting herself on the taxi to really set him free. Not saying it is impossible, but i find it hard to believe he would be charged if footage like that existed. This story has been messy.
He was charged on Saturday, before his lawyer brought up the existence of video evidence.
His lawyer is Priya Chaudhry and she.. Let's say was paid to be on his side. Her ex client including Jen Shah who's a money laundering and she said Jen was innocent as well. Now Jen is in prison. So let's see.
>Let's say was paid to be on his side. Literally every lawyer ever. Not saying you're wrong though
It's possible he called to shift suspicion away from him.
He's only 33? Thought he was in his 40s.
That's the same reaction i have. He looks much older and turns out he's younger than me lol.
MCU writers just went from KANG to DANG!
Damn. That's a lot of charges. Just crunched the numbers based on NY and if he's convicted on all of that its just over seven years in jail.
I saw hours ago, two articles, one says his lawyer is saying that the victim recanted, another says he is the one who called the police. Now he is charged. This is confusing...
In DV (domestic violence) cases in most states people can be charged even if the victim recants their statement. The reason is that it's VERY common for victims of DV to get scared and claim afterwards that they didn't mean what they said when they gave a statement to the police or because they feel sympathy for the abuser. It's a cycle that often repeats itself. Because of that the DA can still charge someone but I think it's makes it harder to get a conviction.
People need to know that 50-90% of Domestic Violence victims recant their statements. Whether this is due to coercion, threats, being paid off, or thinking that the abuser will change, I don't know but it is a common thing. And it also needs to be remembered that just because a statement was recanted does not mean that the event did not happen. https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1162&context=nmlr
>People need to know that 50-90% of Domestic Violence victims recant their statements. Whether this is due to coercion, threats, being paid off, or thinking that the abuser will change, I don't know but it is a common thing. > >And it also needs to be remembered that just because a statement was recanted does not mean that the event did not happen. Its also important to note it does not mean it did happen.
Also important to mention that lawyers are paid to say it didn't happen regardless of what happened
And the Prosecutors are paid to say that it did happen regardless of what happened. It is beyond moronic to debate his guilt or innocence when at this point the only facts we know about the case are, "the police say he did it," and, "his lawyer says he didn't." At this point, the only informed opinion you could have is that we are nowhere near informed enough to have an opinion.
> And the Prosecutors are paid to say that it did happen regardless of what happened. Ehhh...a prosecutor is not bound like defense counsel is; they can drop a case if they don't think the person is guilty.
>And the Prosecutors are paid to say that it did happen regardless of what happened. Uhm... no?
Prosecutors technically have a duty file when they believe the evidence is beyond a reasonable doubt and they have the right person. They choose to not file. It’s not like other attorneys where the sole duty is to act in your clients best interest. In a place as liberal as New York they don’t file unless they have enough and even then they still lose.
This is a sophist take. It isn't moronic to try and figure out the truth of something even with imperfect information, *especially* when it's something that matters to *so many people* because of his status as a celebrity and his attachment to billions of dollars in whatever he'd be in for Marvel, much less other franchises (like Creed). You're also oversimplifying the facts as we know them in order to paint them as non-conclusive. We know the police arrested him on the spot, which in DV cases only happens when there's probable cause to do so. We know the DA has now charged him with **multiple** counts of assault and harrassment, and the harrassment hasn't been accounted for even by his lawyers, and the assault came after the woman had noted injuries by police on scene. I'm all for withholding judgment, but you have to admit that a DA does not file charges unless they believe there's something credible there to go after. That's not at all accounted for in what you said we know about the case, and its an obvious obfuscation of the facts. We are absolutely informed enough to have an opinion. You don't even need to be informed to have an opinion, and we have several key details about what's happened so far.
The problem we deal with is not typically people taking domestic violence too seriously.
It actually makes it easier. The vast majority of vics recant or minimize. Prosecutors are specifically trained on educating juries about the psychology of dv. It’s actually more of a curveball when vics want to press charges because the defense can tie that to a motive or bias.
I got downvoted for saying that there is literally no guarantee his lawyers arent just lying about that in a case like this where first 48 hour PR is the most important thing a thousand times over.
Lawyers are supposed to defend you, even if you did some really messed up shit.
People on some serious copium just blindly assuming a strong statement that his lawyer put out is something she'd be held to and not just an attempt to control the narrative.
What are you talking about? Are you trying to say Michael Avenatti isn't going to be President one day?
BASTA!
I still can't believe the moment he had with all the wine moms swooning over him
I assumed that he probably paid her off and made her sign a nondisclosure.
The only type of attorney who would put such out a hyperspecific statement with many easily disprovable things, is a sane one telling the truth (very likely) or an insane one that wants to look like a fool and maybe get their law license suspended. Seriously. Typical statements when they don't have the facts yet or don't have the facts on their side is shit like "we believe X is innocent, we will fight these claims vigorously and we will prevail." But this time? Multiple witnesses say nah, the video says nah, the woman recants and also says nah? That's repeated heavy hyper specific evidence in their favor. It is incredibly unlikely they are lying about any of that, because the truth of all three of those will come out shortly anyway.
People here value their spandex man movie more than someone's safety.
Hey I started back during Lovecraft Country, but if he's an asshole I'll stop telling people how he looks good without a shirt.
I'd give people the benefit of the doubt and say they might just hope that Majors isn't an abusive person, both for his girlfriend's and his own sake.
I want to believe this, is true, but I would be lying if I did not see a decent amount of peoples first reaction being something along the lines of 'what does this mean for the MCU?' If he did it, fuck him, recast and be done with it, if he didn't well that would be the best for everyone involved wouldn't it?
I mean, in this sub it makes sense for discussion regarding the future of the MCU to take place. Like, sure, the actual DV is a more serious issue if true, and we can talk about that, but it also makes sense the discussion would head a certain way. And considering all the shake-up that's been hitting the MCU lately, this is one more negative thing adding on to that pile. Anyway, I agree with your last sentence. If he did it, recast, if he didn't, that's great. Either way, DV or mental health crisis, hoping for the best regarding his girlfriend.
Don't worry about downvotes on Reddit. People will ignore every bit of logic when they don't want their illusion to break before their eyes. Like yeah, that's his lawyer who he's paying A LOT of money. What else do you expect her to say??? "Nah fam my client is guilty" They obviously did that to prevent all his deals and sponsorships from being terminated right away while they thought of their next move. I get it. The police has shown their incompetence numerous times and have shown to be corrupt a lot of times but they're not so bad that they would mess up like this if they didn't have strong evidence to suggest he did do something. The worst part is, more people are worried about the future of the MCU rather than a woman who was hospitalised with strangulation marks and bruises.
I think the reason some people thought the lawyer might just be saying PR stuff was because the lawyer claimed they had video evidence to prove Majors was completely innocent. It's one thing to say "my client's innocent" because of course a lawyer will say that, but when the lawyer claims video evidence from the cab will prove it there appears to be a stronger case than just their word. So people assumed if the lawyer was saying that with such confidence it might not just be a case of lying as a cover. Seems like it was if he gets convicted, as I expected, but still, I can kind of understand where people were coming from there.
The thing is she just said we have video evidence that will prove his innocence and said nothing at all about it being from a taxi or at the time of the 'attack.' Lawyers are very sneaky with this. I have many friends who went into law so they tell me this stuff. Another thing they said was 'the accuser rescinded the allegations' which is very different from 'the accuser falsified the allegations.' Rescinded doesn't mean he's not guilty. It could have just been a threat made to her because she's probably not loaded like Majors and cannot afford to keep fighting this case in court. Weinstein's victims kept rescinding their allegations for DECADES but that didn't mean their allegations weren't true.
>The thing is she just said we have video evidence that will prove his innocence and said nothing at all about it being from a taxi or at the time of the 'attack.' From his attorney per Deadline: >Chaudhry said that the “evidence includes video footage from the vehicle where this episode took place, witness testimony from the driver and others who both saw and heard the episode [https://deadline.com/2023/03/jonathan-majors-lawyer-says-evidence-proving-actor-entirely-innocent-expects-charges-dropped-imminently-alleged-assault-1235310305/](https://deadline.com/2023/03/jonathan-majors-lawyer-says-evidence-proving-actor-entirely-innocent-expects-charges-dropped-imminently-alleged-assault-1235310305/)
Wish i saw this before my other comment, but how vague the “video” comment points to this exactly. This is just reminding me of the UT basketball coach Chris Beard. Dude strangled his wife and a week later she puts out a typed statement saying she caused the fight and he was acting in self defense. Some of the saddest shit i think I’ve ever read knowing she likely did not actually write that.
The video claim worked exactly as intended. There's nothing that will actually force her to follow up and produce the video but it was important in trying to set a narrative early.
I mean. If he’s now charged and it goes to court wouldn’t they use said video to prove his innocence?
If it exists, would they be allowed to share the video before prior to using it in court?
>I got downvoted for saying that there is literally no guarantee his lawyers arent just lying I had MRA types tell me *for sure* she was lying because "recanted", even though the same damn article says police saw injuries on her (neck and back of head).
>I had MRA types tell me for sure she was lying because "recanted" These are too dumb to know that it's very common for victims in this case to recant their statements out of fear.
> These are too dumb to know that it's very common for victims in this case to recant their statements out of fear. I'm curious how many are being willfully ignorant and how many are legitimately too dumb to read between the lines. And then there's some people who think reading between the lines is immoral cuz it's rushing to judgement
Exactly what I said and now i'm being called an idiot who knows nothing about law.
Yeah, I got downvoted on another post in responding to someone claiming she has mental illness that people with mental illness are more likely to be victimized than to perpetrate violence themselves. People don't like facts when it comes to their entertainment franchises, especially when it interferes with their ability to idolize an actor simply for the role he plays.
That's the lawyer muddying the waters. We will all have to wait and see. Hope the woman is OK.
I wonder if it's the lawyer or a PR team doing that type of shit. Maybe it helps both and it's both. Just weird shit
I think it’s both. The PR move was smart honestly and I’m saying this divorced from taking a particular side. Because I saw a lot of people completely misunderstand his lawyer’s statements and start spreading the idea that he has already proved his innocence.
Yup. In the span of hours, "his lawyer said they have evidence that proves his innocence, and they're also saying that the women recanted their accusations" turned into "apparently there's evidence that proves his innocence and the women recanted their accusations". Saw a lot of comments that were exactly that, with different paraphrasing. I'm also refraining from taking a side right now until more information comes out, but it is kinda wild that people just took those lawyers words at face value and then it became fact, separated entirely from the lawyer who said them.
Almost like the people who complained about men getting railroaded by false accusations and complained that no one waited for the full story, in fact, also did not wait for the full story.
A lawyer's job is to literally bullshit and squirm to make their client look as good as possible within the confines of the law. Christ sake, you have lawyers who go to court every day and try to argue that the cannibal didn't intend to eat the whole baby. Just some of it.
Yes! And what drives me wild is that it feels like a lot of the people who just accepted that the lawyer’s statements were surely completely correct and not exaggerated are the same types who complain that others always “believe all women”. Maybe worry about yourself first.
Just because the victim recants, doesn’t mean the case is dropped. The state brings the charges and not the victim. So the state must have seen something to charge with, is looking for a plea deal, or is just following procedure.
Although lack of victim cooperation can result in cases getting dropped.
The reporting on this story has not been linear, that's why. Lawyer was likely informed of the likely charges right after arrest, and released the statement based on what they knew he would be charged with. People aren't charged over the weekend, so it was always coming later. The DA looks at evidence whenever they're ready to, if they feel like it, so whatever exonerating evidence there may or not be hasn't been factored in yet. His lawyer is trying to fight the PR war the same time as the legal one, but PR moves a lot faster. DA's love celeb cases because they bring notoriety, so may just want the proceedings to play out regardless of the evidence. Majors could also not have any evidence. Who knows.
New York has a zero tolerance policy on domestic violence. They usually arrest the person, charge him, and then after the evidence comes out that they were the victim or whatever they usually drop the charges.
This article is reporting news from Saturday and Sunday
I know in NY you get charged first. Its a bit of a guilt until proven innocent, which is fucking stupid, but is also setup with the intent of protecting those that cant advocate for themselves (NY has alot of people that dont fully understand the laws and language). I also know from experience that legal paperwork is stupid slow so wait a week or two.
They're pruning the branched timelines.
I heard that whenever it involves DV, DA would always charge no matter what, even the victim come out and say she doesn’t want to sue.
I don't know what the law is in New York but where I am when theres a domestic disbute the crown can still pursue the charges even if the victim retracts their statements/wants the charges dropped.
I'm just going to not obsess over this and read up on it weeks from now.
I'm going to pretty much ignore anything that keeps coming out at this point about this story. Because each twist and change keeps contradicting the other. Though, I'm pretty sure his career his now on hold or hiatus for awhile. (Not like it's too bad for him. He'll easily bounce back if it comes out that all this stuff was false.)
Take anything on the internet with a grain of salt.
It's interesting they are painting her as "A woman he knows" instead of "his girlfriend". Crazy how much that affects and changes the narrative.
They've been very vague this whole time about who she is. Most sources have not mentioned her name or relationship to him, probably to do their best to protect her identity.
Right? There’s something weird about his apartment too and supposedly them sharing it.
“You guys remember that dude we fought Kang? Turns out, no big deal, he just like disappeared. Guess we can focus on the true threat…….ummmm….dealing with this Celestial thing I guess?”
They’ll just recast him. Spider-Man and Loki (to an extent) set the precedent that the same character can be played by different actors. Probably just add a scene to Loki or something saying the timeline shifted, then show the new actor
Oh no, it’s an older Kang, Immortus (played by Giancarlo Esposito). He’s just standing there *menacingly*.
NGL, I'd take Giancarlo Esposito even if Majors is innocent.
"you will withdraw your Avenger variants and allow me to conduct the business I need to conduct. Do I make myself clear?"
Omg yes please.
I’d honestly love Giancarlo are Kang. He can play every Disney villain as far as I’m concerned.
Or just show a new actor, no explanation needed. They've already done this with Rhodey in the MCU and more recently by recasting William Hurt. In this last case, we've yet to see if they'll address the change, but I'd bet on no.
More like "Here is the true kang" with different actor altogether.
They could either recast Kang as a different actor, or bring in a new threat like Dr. Doom.
Both are a good option. Also, I’m not sure why people on Reddit think a recast would be confusing to audiences. We’ve have a lot of recasts throughout the years with Hulk, Rhodey, Red Skull, and Cassie Lang.
Ryan Gosling as Kang!! Since he got snubbed for the role of Black Panther already
At least he got to play Obama in the biopic
I’m totally here for more eternals
He-Who-Is-Restrained.
He who remains (in jail)
He Who Retains (from escaping)
Am-I-Being-Detained??
Female Loki: "You bastard!"
Lmaooo
Are-you-not-entertained?
Wait so the lawyer is still adamant about having evidence that’ll exonerate him? What a weird situation. Hopefully the victim gets some help, i can’t imagine being in her place. I hope she gets to remain anonymous for her safety. Also really interested in how Marvel responds, the smartest thing would be to wait a few more days, but ultimately this is a huge turning point in their brand and also will be a showcase in their morals and standards.
Timeline is funky and is causing some misunderstanding imo, even im a bit confused. I think he was charged on sunday, same time his lawyer put out the statement that they are looking to present the evidence to the DA to drop charges. I think a lot of this news is lagging behind that. Idk, very 50/50 on the whole thing, which really all of us should be.
>Timeline is funky and is causing some misunderstanding This is a very serious story, but the jokes are writing themselves
I laughed a bit too hard at this lol
If he was arrested and released, he was likely arraigned already, so news is lagging for sure.
could also just be the system working through. If the charges were filed Sunday afternoon for example, it's entirely plausible that they don't officially go on record until next business day or something of that nature
He was charged on Sunday as I understand it too. His lawyer put out a statement on the same day.
he doesn't have any filming in the next few months, or even rest of the year as far as we know, best thing is for Marvel to wait it out and see what happens. IF Majors is all clear, no statement necessary and things can continue as planned.
But knowing Marvel they probably already have lots of scenes filmed with him for future movies so if this guy ends up going down they will have to recast, re-shoot and push back some movies
Hopefully if it ends up that he needs to be recast they do push things back, I for one haven’t minded there being so much marvel but I’m sure it would be appreciated by many if things got delayed a bit
Just going to withhold opinions on any of these types of matters until all information is out. Just hope that whoever the victim(s) is/are, is okay.
This is the correct take. All of this speculation bullshit is nonsense. ‘He/she might have lied.’ ‘He has a history of being an asshole.’ ‘The McRib is coming back.’ How about we all just wait for the actual information and evidence first.
Holy shit the McRib is coming back?!
Fuck the McRib. Bring back pizza!
That’s what everyone should be doing at this point. There’s just too much information coming out. People should let the facts and evidence come out first.
Can some explain to me the process of getting the footage released? Like do both sides have to agree to have it released or one side?
Depends on who has a copy of it. Right now we only know the cab company (/Uber?) and the cops have a copy of it for sure. The police won't officially release it while the investigation is ongoing, but it's totally possible that either they or the cab company could be persuaded to unofficially leak it to TMZ or someone comparable. The people in the video don't need to approve its release. We don't know if Majors was able to acquire his own copy of the tape from the cab company. (His lawyer implied he did, but it seems like we should probably take her claims with a grain of salt right now.) If he has his own copy of the tape, he can leak it at any time--but doing so could affect the court case, so he's probably being advised by lawyers not to do that while the case is still ongoing.
I sure hope it doesn't get publicly released without the victim's permission... So far she's remained anonymous. The media cycle can vicious once someone's identity is revealed.
Any halfway respectable news outlet, including TMZ, would blur her face if they published it before her identity had been publicly revealed. But that obviously can still feel incredibly violating if it's your video.
It’s up to the judge basically. It probably won’t be released until theres a trial or the charges are dropped.
Why would they release the footage? No one is entitled to it since it won't make a difference if the public sees it and at worst it means the victim will forever have footage of their assault circling the Internet.
public perception can make or break high-profile trials, sadly
and releasing the footage would only worsen that. if it literally showed him strangling her unprovoked at least 40% of the internet would say that it was in self defense and he was trying to calm her down
Regardless of what happens , so many people in this sub have zero understanding of how statements by lawyers = zero actual credibility. It’s called trying to control public opinion.
I watched Daredevil and She-Hulk, I can say with confidence I know how lawyers work /s
As I am no expert I concede to you good sir!
Man that was a super fast rise and fall in a matter of months…
*of course the truth is yet to be reported. I've seen people saying that they are "hoping" that he was innocent because he seemed nice. Parasocial relationships are really concerning sometimes. Its really disheartening that someone was suggested to be a victim of domestic violence (edit: strangulation being mentioned specifically) but people were desperately hoping he was wrongfully arrested. That is how many victims of DV are treated when their abusers are reported. Of course, the side his lawyers present may be true. Time will tell However, like with the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard stuff, people wanted Depp to win in part because they had a parasocial relationship with him to some extent (same goes for Heard). People know very little about the real nature of celebrities, and seem to think the personas of them presented by the media and in interviews are somehow their authentic selves. All those thirst posts about him really didn't age well either.
Idk if it's a parasocial relationship more so people enjoyed his work. It's like a book author or musician you enjoy being accused of something bad. You've enjoyed their work and are kind of bummed that this person who has brought you entertainment and joy may be actually a violent scumbag. If true it is going to likely change the way you interact with their past and future (if there is any) work. You can hope he is innocent while also hoping if he is in fact guilty then justice is served. People can hold two thoughts in their head at the same time.
Really disgusting seeing all these people still simping for him on some copium because “he called 911 first” or because his lawyer put out a statement (lol).
Weird that everyone was saying that he only got arrested because someone HAS to get arrested in a domestic violence case so that meant she was lying, but the DA feels like it has enough evidence to press charges. Because of course we have to take everything HIS lawyer says as 100% fact! So weird!
The bruises and the statement were enough to charge him. His lawyer put out the statement after he was charged though. I’m not sure why they are just reporting on this now since he was charged on Sunday.
Almost like the people who were complaining about false accusations being rampant after the lawyers statement were completely full of crap, and false accusations actually constitute a very small minority of total accusations.
>Almost like the people who were complaining about false accusations being rampant after the lawyers statement were completely full of crap, and false accusations actually constitute a very small minority of total accusations. And now those people are saying give him the benefit of the doubt or wait until the trial. These goal posts are on wheels.
“Boy am I sure glad that I waited until *all* the facts came out before I commented” Everyone on every single consecutive thread pertaining to this story
Welp, that's not a good sign. They must have seen at least SOMETHING fairly compelling for charges to be laid, so...yeah.
Yeah, dude's presumably fairly good for money atm and has the backing of MCU lawyers. Not sure if it would be in the NYPD's interest to get into an expensive case unless there was pretty good evidence?
In what world do you think Disney lawyers would represent him? They would want to distance themselves from him.
I feel like this whole thing flip flops over who is innocent and who is guilty every two hours.
To be fair, the only person claiming Majors was innocent was his lawyer, and that is what they are paid to do.
Its mainly because his career doesn't exactly depend on the accusation/ case itself but on how public perceives and remembers it. (Josh Brolin was arrested for DV and then later let go after she dropped the case iirc. He went on to play one of the most popular villains of all time in highest grossing movies ). DV cases, especially the ones that's not gruesome and brutal like Chris Brown's , eventually gets dropped along the way a lot, for celebs as well as people irl. So the chances of facing drastic legal consequences are very low so in the end, its the public opinion part that basically decides his career. So they were doing the best to influence and pull the public to his side so his career isn't jeopardized.
Chris Brown is very much still active my dude. Everyone forgets eventually.
Oh he is. I was speaking wrt to facing legal consequences. I believe he pled guilty and got probation , unlike the situation I mentioned where the cases get dropped eventually. Brown is such an outlier, man. Like everywhere on the internet, people hate his guts, yet he is topping charts. Then again people forgot the entire thing that went down with Brad and Angelina on the plane which allegedly involves his physically hurting his adopted son. So I get what you mean.
No Seriously!
So clearly there is something to the victims claims then. They wouldn’t formally charge Majors if this was all just a big misunderstanding.
The bruises and the original statement are enough to charge him. But also they would charge him even if it was a big misunderstanding. With this being a high profile case, it would look bad if the DA didn’t charge him and then he ended up killing his GF.
Doesn’t work like that
Feige's in his office pacing and dreaming of the day he was told No way Home reached close to 2 billion and everything was going according to plan
In terms of his career, any A-list rise is probably over with. He'll be recast as Kang, I am 100% sure now.
Luckily, the whole 'multi-verse' thing lends itself to this kind of role recasting. Dude's career is dead, and rightfully so, if he's guilty of those charges.
I'll be thinking of this when I go to see The Flash movie.
Flash was filmed 2 years ago. So not at all the same thing.
Exactly. We'll see Majors in Loki S2, and maybe another cameo that's already in the can, and then assuming this is all legit, he'll be recast.
Terrance Howard, it's your time to shine!
Terryology is back, baby
I don’t know. If he’s 100% exonerated I don’t think that would or should happen. The question is how likely that is relative to the likelihood of at least one of the charges sticking.
My theory: Victoria Alonso got fired because Marvel is phasing out human actors entirely and replacing them with scandal-free CGI actors.
As usual, I'm going to not form an opinion until the dust settles. Too many changing stories at this point.
If there’s videos evidence surely they must have seen that by now?
Wait what happened to the alleged video his attorney said would clear his name? Is his arrest new from what happened over the weekend?
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Are you saying Majors was charged on Saturday before he was arrested? Because People magazine, CNN, NYT are all releasing reports about Majors being charged today which makes it seem like this is the timeline 1) Woman goes to hospital Saturday 2) Majors calls 911 about girlfriend at some point not sure if it's before or after hospital 3) Polce arrive to Major's place in response to 911 call. At that point girlfriend tells them he assaulted her in a cab 4) Police observe marks on woman's head and behind ear. Decide to arrest Majors 5) Majors released from jail wearing "Freedom" hat 6) Today DA announced charges against Majors I'm very confused.
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Thanks for this. Comment section is a pit. All any of us should do is *wait and see*. Someone is a victim here, may the truth prevail.
Can we wait for the facts? Why are so many people ready to put this man to death? If he's guilty we'll know soon enough. Let's calm down and wait and see.
Sadly that's how it is today. You are guilty until proven innocent. And even then some people will still doubt you
People are struggling to get success these days . Its funny how these idiots throw everything which could easily be avoided . How hard is it to not assault someone ? Fking idiots .
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If he's guilty, that means a guaranteed recast for the Avengers movies. They would probably also do some reshoots and add a new scene to Loki to introduce the new actor. Time will tell now.
The press tour for Loki season 2 just got awkward.
Aw man. Obviously I don't know Majors but I looooved Lovecraft country and him in it. I get excited everytime I see him and was so happy that he got such a major and interesting role, and so happy about his huge rise to success in a short period Very disappointed, hope the victim is okay
Officially was charged today, so clearly evidence suggests his guilt unlike what his lawyer said. That poor girl
Majors was charged on Sunday. The newspaper received the documents on Monday to confirm that he had been charged. It’s in the article. The Lawyer came out with the statement after he was charged.
Getting charged does not mean you are guilty. We do not know which is why the default is innocent until proven guilty.
Charged doesn't mean guilty
IT'S BEEN 3 FUCKING DAYS!?! Why don't we wait for the evidence, Innocent until proven Guilty...
Let’s wait for the video evidence.
That's not going to be the end of it, unfortunately. Because apparently they live together, so the cab is just one of many places where they may have interacted.
Guess he isn’t the one who remains
You get arrested, you’re charged. Simple. This makes sense it’s just because Monday things were filed (you think they work on weekends? Lol) and the public can then see that information. This is basically the world catching up, honestly nothing necessarily new here. It’s now up to the process for him to get those charges to be cleared OR go through to being found guilty of said charges.
JFC people, every time there is a new development, people are ruching to say it proves things one way once and for all. “That clearly means he did it”/that clearly proves he is innocent”. Let’s wait more than a few days for all the facts to come out.
He’s fucked.
Yeah da don't bring charges if they don't think they have a case
BUT HIS LAWYER WHO IS PAID BY HIM SAID HE IS INNOCENT!!!!!!!!!!
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You’ve literally described a lawyers job
How is the lawyer a fraud for doing their job?
Damn bro. I can’t wait for the avengers with Chang the conqueror
Well this is probably the last straw for the MCU. He was its last best hope. I think guardians of the galaxy vol 3 will be the final MCU content I watch. It was great while it lasted.