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Jonathan Majors

Film, television and entertainment

Documented profile covering 10 controversies, including “2013–2016: Former Yale classmates describe altercations, intimidation and volatile behaviour” and “2013–2016: Emma Duncan accuses him of physical and emotional abuse during relationship”.

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Profile No. 1879 · Updated on 12 October 2026

10Documented controversies

8Sources

1Formal charge · all time1 followed by a conviction

1Conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

March 2025; conversation enregistrée en 2022

2025: Recording released in which Majors appears to acknowledge earlier assault against Jabbari

No legal proceedings

A recording released in 2025 appears to show Majors acknowledging that he assaulted Jabbari in an earlier incident, referring to pushing her against a car and grabbing her neck. This was separate from the incident tried in 2023.

Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
The Guardian‘I aggressed you’: Jonathan Majors reportedly admits to assault in audio recordingPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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2013–2016; accusations publiées en 2024

2013–2016: Emma Duncan accuses him of physical and emotional abuse during relationship

Allegations

Emma Duncan, a former partner and fiancée, accused Majors of, among other things, strangling, throwing and threatening her during their relationship at Yale.

Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
Los Angeles TimesJonathan Majors accused of abuse by two more women, troubling behavior on ‘Lovecraft Country’PressHigh reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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2015–2019; accusations publiées en 2024

2015–2019: Maura Hooper describes control, jealousy and emotional abuse

Allegations

Maura Hooper described Majors as controlling and emotionally abusive in a relationship involving a pregnancy followed by an abortion and tensions over her personal and professional life.

Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
Los Angeles TimesJonathan Majors accused of abuse by two more women, troubling behavior on ‘Lovecraft Country’PressHigh reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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2019–2020; révélé en 2024

2019–2020: Three Lovecraft Country employees reportedly filed internal complaints about intimidating behaviour

No legal proceedings

Three women working on Lovecraft Country reportedly informed HBO of experiences with Majors that they found troubling, including confrontations and degrading remarks.

Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
Los Angeles TimesJonathan Majors accused of abuse by two more women, troubling behavior on ‘Lovecraft Country’PressHigh reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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Case · 2 documented stages

December 2023–April 2024: Guilty of reckless assault and harassment, acquitted on two other counts, then sentenced to 52-week programme

Conviction

18 December 2023–8 April 2024

December 2023–April 2024: Guilty of reckless assault and harassment, acquitted on two other counts, then sentenced to 52-week programme

Conviction

A jury found Majors guilty of one count of third-degree reckless assault and one count of harassment, but acquitted him of intentional assault and aggravated harassment. In April 2024, he avoided imprisonment and received a conditional discharge requiring a 52-week intervention programme and continued therapy.

Attribution: Accused

Sources · 2

[1]
Associated PressMarvel kicked out Jonathan Majors after his conviction. It's thrown years of plans into disarrayNews agencyVery high reliability
[2]
Associated PressActor Jonathan Majors avoids jail time for assaulting his ex-girlfriendNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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25 March 2023–2023

25 March 2023: Arrested in New York after altercation with Grace Jabbari and charged with assault and harassment

Conviction

Majors was arrested following an altercation with his partner Grace Jabbari in a vehicle in New York. Prosecutors accused him of twisting her arm or finger and injuring her during the dispute.

Attribution: Accused

Sources · 2

[1]
Associated PressProsecutors drop charges against woman who accused Jonathan Majors the day after her arrestNews agencyVery high reliability
[2]
Associated PressMarvel kicked out Jonathan Majors after his conviction. It's thrown years of plans into disarrayNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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19 March–November 2024

2024: Grace Jabbari's civil action alleging assault, abuse and defamation — private settlement and dismissal with prejudice

Civil / administrative proceedings

Jabbari sued Majors in civil proceedings alleging a pattern of physical and emotional abuse between 2021 and 2023, as well as defamation and malicious prosecution. The parties subsequently reached a private settlement and filed a dismissal with prejudice.

Attribution: Accused

Sources · 2

[1]
Associated PressEx-girlfriend of actor Jonathan Majors files civil suit accusing him of escalating abuse, defamationNews agencyVery high reliability
[2]
Associated PressActor Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend drops assault and defamation lawsuit against once-rising starNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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2013–2016; révélations 2023

2013–2016: Former Yale classmates describe altercations, intimidation and volatile behaviour

No legal proceedings

Sources interviewed by Rolling Stone and subsequently cited by the Los Angeles Times described several verbal or physical altercations during Majors's years at the Yale School of Drama.

Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
Los Angeles TimesJonathan Majors accused of abusing ex-girlfriends, report saysPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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2022; révélé en 2023

2022: Magazine Dreams crew members allege pushing, physical intimidation and shouting

No legal proceedings

Production sources claimed that Majors pushed one person, physically intimidated another and shouted on the set of Magazine Dreams, reportedly leading to a complaint to the production company.

Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
Los Angeles TimesJonathan Majors accused of abusing ex-girlfriends, report saysPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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June–26 October 2023

October 2023: Majors files counter-complaint against Jabbari — charges against her immediately dropped

Case dismissed / dropped — against Grace Jabbari

Protagonist not prosecuted — these proceedings are not counted in their formal charges or convictions.

Following a counter-complaint by Majors, Jabbari was briefly arrested for assault and criminal mischief. Manhattan prosecutors dropped the charges the following day, stating that they lacked prosecutorial merit and pointing to inconsistencies in certain evidence supplied by the defence.

Person targeted by the proceedings: Grace Jabbari
Role of the person profiled: Protagonist not prosecuted

Sources · 1

[1]
Associated PressProsecutors drop charges against woman who accused Jonathan Majors the day after her arrestNews agencyVery high reliability

Last verified: 13 September 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

No documented link with another published profile for now.

Two profiles are linked when a documented controversy of one names the other. The link points to that controversy and its sources; it does not indicate a personal relationship.

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