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Jonathan Majors is speaking publicly for the first time since his domestic violence sentencing in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. In the exclusive cover story, the embattled 'Magazine Dreams' star opens up about being abused as child, his Marvel firing and his fight for Hollywood redemption.
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00:00Jonathan Majors is speaking publicly for the first time since his domestic violence sentencing
00:04in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter. In the exclusive cover story, the embattled
00:09magazine Dreamstar opens up about being abused as a child, his Marvel firing, and his fight for
00:14Hollywood redemption. In December 2023, Majors was convicted of one count of misdemeanor third
00:20degree assault and one count of second degree harassment of his ex-girlfriend, British dancer
00:24Grace Jabari, after pleading not guilty. The actor who played Kang the Conqueror in the MCU
00:29said he learned that he had been fired by Marvel Studios from a member of his legal team
00:33following the verdict. Majors said, he goes, I'm just going to tell you now, that way you're not
00:38surprised and you can start processing it. They fired you, Marvel fired you. Majors says that after his
00:44trial, in addition to a domestic violence program, he underwent therapy and re-engaged with his pastor
00:49and as a result began to unpack childhood traumas he had not confronted before. The actor revealed
00:54for the first time in the interview that he experienced sexual abuse as a child. He told
00:59THR, I dealt with sexual abuse from both men and women from the time I was nine, from people who
01:04are supposed to look after you in the absence of a father. I was up. The interview comes as Majors'
01:10film, Magazine Dreams, is finally being released by Briarcliff Entertainment on March 21st, more than
01:15two years after the movie's Sundance premiere. Concerning his professional future, Majors said,
01:19Do I hope to make more movies? Absolutely. That is my intention. But that's not my call. I don't have a
01:25studio and I've given up control. The story features the voices of prominent Hollywood figures
01:29like Matthew McConaughey advocating for Majors' return to acting. McConaughey, who co-starred with
01:34Majors in the 2018 film White Boy Rick, told THR, I've known and know him as someone who is
01:40continuously striving to improve as a human, a man, and an actor. I believe in him. But Mara Hooper,
01:46one of two of Majors' ex-girlfriends who gave a pre-trial statement to prosecutors in his trial
01:50alleging abuse, isn't sold on Majors' comeback. She told THR, I don't really care that his movie
01:55is coming out. What do you get at the end of a 52-week domestic violence course? Did the victims
02:00get a debrief? How could I know if he's changed? I don't see redemption happening here. To read the
02:05full cover story, go to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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