(CNN) — Actor Jonathan Majors, who most recently starred in “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was arrested Saturday morning in an alleged domestic dispute, New York police said.
Majors, 33, was taken into custody following a 911 call made from an apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, according to a statement from the New York Police Department.
“The victim informed the police that she was assaulted,” the statement said. The 30-year-old woman had “minor head and neck injuries,” police said.
Majors faces charges of strangulation, assault and stalking, according to the New York police.
Jonathan Majors, seen here attending the European premiere of “Creed III” in London, England, was arrested on March 25, 2023 and is facing multiple charges, according to the New York police. (Credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
Priya Chaudhry, a lawyer for Majors, said the actor is “completely innocent” and “probably was the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows.”
“We are rapidly gathering and presenting evidence to the district attorney with the expectation that all charges will be dropped imminently,” Chaudhry said in a statement Sunday.
That evidence would include two written statements by the woman retracting the accusations, the attorney said, as well as video footage of a vehicle where the incident allegedly occurred and testimony from the driver and other witnesses.
“All the evidence shows that Mr. Majors is completely innocent and did not assault her at all,” Chaudhry said.
Majors is no longer in police custody, the New York police said Saturday night.
In the wake of the allegations, the US Army announced it is removing two recently published recruiting ads featuring Majors, saying in a statement it was “deeply concerned.”
“While Mr. Majors is innocent until proven guilty, prudence dictates that we withdraw our ads until the investigation of these allegations is complete,” the statement from the Army’s Office of Business Marketing said.
(CNN) — Actor Jonathan Majors, who most recently starred in “Creed III” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” was arrested Saturday morning in an alleged domestic dispute, New York police said.
Majors, 33, was taken into custody following a 911 call made from an apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, according to a statement from the New York Police Department.
“The victim informed the police that she was assaulted,” the statement said. The 30-year-old woman had “minor head and neck injuries,” police said.
Majors faces charges of strangulation, assault and stalking, according to the New York police.
Jonathan Majors, seen here attending the European premiere of “Creed III” in London, England, was arrested on March 25, 2023 and is facing multiple charges, according to the New York police. (Credit: Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
Priya Chaudhry, a lawyer for Majors, said the actor is “completely innocent” and “probably was the victim of an altercation with a woman he knows.”
“We are rapidly gathering and presenting evidence to the district attorney with the expectation that all charges will be dropped imminently,” Chaudhry said in a statement Sunday.
That evidence would include two written statements by the woman retracting the accusations, the attorney said, as well as video footage of a vehicle where the incident allegedly occurred and testimony from the driver and other witnesses.
“All the evidence shows that Mr. Majors is completely innocent and did not assault her at all,” Chaudhry said.
Majors is no longer in police custody, the New York police said Saturday night.
In the wake of the allegations, the US Army announced it is removing two recently published recruiting ads featuring Majors, saying in a statement it was “deeply concerned.”
“While Mr. Majors is innocent until proven guilty, prudence dictates that we withdraw our ads until the investigation of these allegations is complete,” the statement from the Army’s Office of Business Marketing said.
