Jonathan Majors on June 6, 2024.Photo:Hatnim Lee/Getty
Hatnim Lee/Getty
Jonathan Majorssays he unpacked childhood trauma during therapy and a domestic violence program he attended in the wake of his2023 assault trial in New York City.
The actor, 35, spoke toThe Hollywood Reporterfor his first formal interview since his April 2024sentencingin a feature published Friday, March 14. Majors revealed he experienced “sexual abuse from both men and women from the time I was 9.” Majors, who said his father left his family when he was 8, added, “From people who are supposed to look after you, in the absence of a father. I was f—ed up.”
Majors said he opened up to his mother — whom Majors remains close with,THRnoted — about the abuse in recent months and she apologized for not being able to protect him.
“I’m like, ‘It’s not even an issue, mom. I just want you to know,' " he said of their conversation. “And now we can all get busy and continue to connect and grow and learn from it, because it’s something that was in our family.”
Majors' acting career quickly derailed after hisMarch 2023 arrestin New York City over an alleged altercation with his ex-girlfriendGrace Jabbari; he wasfound guilty of two charges: misdemeanor assault in the third degree, recklessly causing physical injury as well asharassment in the second degree, after his December 2023 trial.
Jonathan Majors in The Hollywood Reporter.Frank Ockenfels 3
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Majors also told the outlet that processing his own experiences with abuse has led him to understand more about his own behavior in relationships. He andMeagan Good, whom Majors began dating in spring 2023,got engagedin November 2024.
Jonathan Majors on March 16, 2024.Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty
Majors' interview comes as the actor prepares for his first movie to release since his criminal trial.Magazine Dreams, in which he portrays an aspiring bodybuilder, is in theaters March 21. That movie was filmed before his 2023 arrest. He has yet to film a new movie, and while he toldTHRhe “absolutely” wants to keep acting, he said “that’s not my call. I don’t have a studio. And I’ve given up control.”
If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.
source: people.com
