No, Jonathan Majors was not in the military, but his father was an Air Force officer at Vandenberg Military Base.
The American actor Jonathan Majors was raised among military personnel. Jonathan Majors and his two siblings were raised on the California military base of Vandenberg because their father served in the Air Force. Sadly, Majors' parents later got separated, and Jonathan, his mother, and his siblings relocated to Dallas.
Majors didn't get in touch with his father again until the year 2020. According to the actor, the George Floyd and Black Lives Matter demonstrations brought the two together. “I hadn't spoken to him in about two years, but I spoke to him briefly this morning. He said he saw the same protests in the '60s, then in the '90s with Rodney King, and now again,” Jonathan explained.
Did Jonathan Majors lose ads from the military?
The Army's recently launched advertising campaign, which was intended to boost the service's recruiting numbers, has been pulled by actor Jonathan Majors' arrest.
Majors was the voiceover talent for two commercials that served as the centerpiece of a larger media campaign that launched at the beginning of the NCAA's March Madness college basketball tournament, according to authorities. Majors was detained on charges of strangulation, assault, and harassment. Army personnel believed that their appeal to young people would be enhanced by the success of the star of the recently released films “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.”
The Army's Enterprise Marketing Office said in a statement on Sunday that the Army was aware of Majors' arrest and was “deeply concerned by the allegations.” It also stated that Majors “is innocent until proven guilty; prudence dictates that we pull our ads until the investigation into these allegations is complete.” The Army's “Be All You Can Be” motto will be brought back in part by the “Overcoming Obstacles” and “Pushing Tomorrow” ads. They emphasized the Army's history as well as some of the numerous careers available to recruits. Starting in 1981, the “Be All You Can Be” catchphrase dominated its recruiting advertisements.
Before the campaign's launch in early March, a nearly two-minute preview video was made available. It showed soldiers jumping out of airplanes, fixing helicopters, navigating obstacle courses, and diving underwater. A narration said: “We bring out the best in the people who serve because America calls for nothing less.”
Who is Jonathan Majors’ daughter?
Jonathan had his daughter, Ella, after completing his studies at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Given the current state of social unrest and police brutality, Majors is concentrating on providing his daughter with a thorough education in black history.
“She has to understand that it's actually not ‘Black history—it's American history,” Jonathan told People. “The way it's taught now, it's honestly the Jim Crow system of separate but equal. We'll give it one month, 12 pages in the history book... we'll talk about Harriet Tubman, Rosa Park, MLK, then we'll give you a little quiz about it. And that's it.” In addition, Majors makes an effort to reassure his daughter of her beauty and race. His daughter once came to him upset because “her hair won't fall down—her hair goes up,” he recalled in an interview with W Magazine.
Jonathan responded by saying to her, “You have a crown. That's why your hair goes up. Your hair, your crown, came from daddy, came from his mama, came from his father, came from his sister. Sometimes that crown can get you in trouble in this world, and it's not right. And some people want to take that crown from you.”
Why was Jonathan Majors Arrested?
Jonathan Majors was arrested in New York after an altercation involving a 30-year-old woman, which authorities claim involved domestic violence, in March 2023. On December 18th, 2023, Jonathan Majors was found guilty of assault, harassment. The six-person jury reached a decision after spending four hours deliberating over three days. The actor is scheduled to receive a sentence on February 6.
Following the arrest of the actor, the woman who had made the accusation of assault against Jonathan Majors allegedly withdrew her claim in writing, as per the attorney representing the actor. The Los Angeles Times reported that Majors' attorney, Priya Chaudhry, and her staff have “two written statements from the woman recanting these allegations.” Jonathan Majors was arrested in New York on charges of assault, harassment, and strangulation.
According to the police, Majors was detained following the dispatch of a 911 call from an apartment complex in New York City. A statement from the NYPD stated that Majors and a 30-year-old woman who claimed to have been assaulted got into a domestic dispute. The woman was taken to a nearby hospital with minor head and neck injuries, but she recovered by morning.
According to Chaudhry, her client “is completely innocent and probably the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows.” Soon after his arrest, Chaudhry released a statement in which he claimed that the woman “was having an emotional crisis, for which she was taken to the hospital.” Furthermore, Majors “did not assault her whatsoever.”
Majors' team claimed they were “quickly gathering and presenting evidence,” incorporating video from “the vehicle where this episode took place” and evidence presented by witnesses, to the district attorney, and anticipating the dismissal of the charges. According to the New York Times, in March 2023, a judge granted a limited order of protection and mandated Majors' release on his own recognizance.
On December 18th, 2023, a six-person jury decided after deliberating for more than four hours over three days. The rest of his family and girlfriend, Meagan Good, were behind him. The sentencing is scheduled for February 6th. The charges, which are classified as a misdemeanor and a violation, have the potential to result in a prison sentence of up to one year. On two additional charges, he was found not guilty of intentional assault in the third degree and aggravated harassment in the second degree.
The actor’s attorney, Priya Chaudhry, said, “Majors looks forward to fully clearing his name,” suggesting he may file an appeal after the verdict. Mr. Majors is grateful to God, his family, his friends, and his fans for their love and support during these harrowing eight months.” The actor was dropped from the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe films after the verdict was read.
