Jonathan Majors Accused of Abuse by Two More Women, ‘Lovecraft Country’ Crew Members Recall Difficult Behavior
by chrisdh79
Jonathan Majors Accused of Abuse by Two More Women, ‘Lovecraft Country’ Crew Members Recall Difficult Behavior
by chrisdh79
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[Here’s an archive link to the NY Times report.](https://web.archive.org/web/20240209010256/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/08/movies/jonathan-majors-girlfriends-abuse.html) Archived to bypass paywall.
Some passages:
>But in pretrial statements to the prosecution in that assault case and, separately, in interviews with The New York Times, another former girlfriend, Emma Duncan, accused him of emotionally and physically abusing her — choking her, throwing her around and bruising her. A third, Maura Hooper, also said that he had emotionally abused her.
>Speaking publicly for the first time, Ms. Duncan and Ms. Hooper, actresses who dated Mr. Majors before he shot to fame as the supervillain Kang in Marvel projects, described him as a controlling, threatening figure who isolated them from friends and career pursuits. “You lose your sense of worth,” Ms. Duncan said.
>And in interviews with former colleagues, The Times found that Mr. Majors had a history of volatility on the set of the HBO series “Lovecraft Country” that included confrontations with female co-workers that led them to complain to the network.
>On Thursday afternoon, a lawyer for Mr. Majors, Priya Chaudhry, said that Mr. Majors had not physically abused Ms. Duncan. She described the relationships with both women as “toxic” and said that Mr. Majors was taking responsibility for his role in them. She added that “countless” women in the entertainment industry “can attest to his professionalism.”
EDIT: Added better link.
His story is one of the greatest cautionary tales. He had EVERYTHING. He was being set up to be a huge Hollywood success. But, he was a dick on and off set. The lesson: don’t be a dick.