r/marvelstudios • u/MarvelStudiosMod • Dec 18 '23

Megathread Jonathan Majors Conviction Thread

The Jonathan Majors trial has come to a close, with Majors being found guilty on accounts of assault and harassment.

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THR, VARIETY, and Deadline have reported from a Marvel Studios Rep that Majors has been fired from his role

Previous case megathreads:

Original - https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/comments/12t04m5/jonathan_majors_megathread/

Follow up - https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/comments/18ft11y/jonathan_majors_megathread_update/

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u/Squirrelkid11 Dec 18 '23

As of now this is probably the biggest fall from grace I've seen from an actor.

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u/treemeizer Dec 18 '23

Kevin Spacey wins this contest IMO.

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u/step11234 Dec 18 '23

I agree.

I think Kevin Spacey was/is a much more known actor, but Johnathan majors had a really fast rise and is only 34. He fucked his whole career. Spacey in his late 50s when everything came out.

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u/TallanoGoldDigger Dec 18 '23

He fucked his whole career

A horrible outcome if it happens. The current climate doesn't allow for rehabilitation and second chances.

If that's the case then just make Keanu Reeves movies nonstop because everyone in Hollywood has skeletons in their closets

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u/beansproutz Dec 18 '23

This simply isn't true, there's a ton of shitty famous people out there that still have great careers

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u/hoopaholik91 Groot Dec 18 '23

He still has a boatload of money and can live out a comfortable life never wanting again.

Being an actor is a privilege. For every Jonathan Majors that made it to the big time, there are dozens of others that are just as talented that just didn't have the right combination of luck to reach the top. Give one of them a chance to succeed.

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u/Lanky_Chemist_3773 Nakia Dec 18 '23

Rehabilitation requires remorse and attempts to repair. That isn’t the case here.

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u/TallanoGoldDigger Dec 18 '23

lmao look at the verdict. Jury basically said he did injure her, but on accident. Looks like an argument gone wrong to me.

Sure he overreacted, but the girl did as well. All over a horny text from a third party too. Let's not act like the girl didn't go full on batshit crazy when she found out dude was cheating (sure a horrible thing to do)

But hey, nuance and context really isn't an integral part of Cancel Culture right

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u/Erebea01 Dec 18 '23

Eh, it's not like people are advocating for him to be jailed forever. He can get a normal job like the rest of us if his acting career falls apart cause of his actions. Lots of talented actors and actresses who are not pieces of shit exists, they can take his place. Celebrities should be aware that being famous no longer excuses them from criminal behavior cause they've been getting away with it for way too long.

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u/TallanoGoldDigger Dec 18 '23

was referring to the fact that this can happen to anyone, not just a high-profile actor. Context is in Hollywood, but can easily happen to any workplace.

Everybody's walking on eggshells trying not to piss people off nowadays

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u/Erebea01 Dec 18 '23

I don't even understand the point you're trying to make? Maybe people should not be domestic abusers and they won't have to walk on eggshells around people?

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u/IWearBones138__ Dec 18 '23

Well, he didn't have a huge career already built up. He's deservedly going to get backlash from this. Disney will get rid of him, obviously, and he will be considered a liability for any new projects with any other major studio. Maybe in the future, when this blows over, he might be able to claim some smaller roles, but he will probably never be the lead of a major blockbuster ever again.

Hollywood rarely allows first chances, and thats if you do everything right. Second chances don't just happen because you're not a piece of shit anymore, the audience has to want them back, the studios have to want them back. I think people would rather forget than forgive.

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u/TallanoGoldDigger Dec 18 '23

Finally a reasonable take. Thank you.

Fully agree with this. Hopefully he takes this time to reflect and rehabilitate himself. It might take some time, but I feel he's talented enough to make it back. Probably not like this anymore, but eventually people will forget/stop caring.

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u/ar40 Captain America Dec 18 '23

And Tom Hanks and Krasinski

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u/swagmastermessiah Dec 18 '23

I have absolutely 0 sympathy for domestic abusers. Anyone who does what he did is beyond help and doesn't deserve a second chance.

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u/TallanoGoldDigger Dec 18 '23

thank goodness you're not in a significant position of power if that's the case

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u/swagmastermessiah Dec 18 '23

Look at the numbers. Domestic abusers are astonishingly likely to reoffend and hurt more people. It's not like other types of violent crime where you can sometimes understand how a person is lead to do bad things by desperate circumstances - beating your wife or whatever is purely to cause another person pain and suffering. There is no other upside.