LOADING ERROR LOADING Jonathan Majors , the former Marvel star who was convicted in December of assaulting his then-girlfriend Grace Jabbari earlier that year, tearfully addressed the incident Friday while accepting the so-called “Perseverance Award” at the Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards . “I reckon folks want to know about last year,” Majors said onstage . “As a Black man in the criminal justice system, I felt anger.
I felt sadness, hurt, surprise. When they snatched me up out of my apartment in handcuffs, I didn’t feel like all that. I didn’t feel like Jonathan Majors.
” Advertisement “I felt like a little scared, weak boy,” he added. “Despite the support and the evidence that was in my favor, I knew shit was bad. And it was bad because of who I was and what I am.
And this is what happens to Black people all too often ...
That’s a harsh reality I learned.” The predeclared winner at the fourth annual ceremony nonetheless cried onstage in the arms of his girlfriend Meagan Good . Majors, who was destined for stardom after Marvel cast him as an “Avengers” villain in 2020, saw the offer rescinded after his conviction .
“We live in a world where men, Black men in particular, are propped up as either superheroes or supervillains,” he said Friday. “But I’ve come to realize, me personally, I ain’t none of that. I’m imperfect.
I have shortcomings, I acknowledge them. I love my craft.” The 34-year-old was charged in March 2023 with assault,.
